USA | ForkLog - Part 173

ForkLog 19 03.02.2021

Miami mayor aims to allow salaries to be paid in Bitcoin

Plans to expand the use of Bitcoin in Miami include the possibility of paying city employees' salaries in the leading cryptocurrency. This was stated by Mayor Francis Suarez in an interview with Forbes.

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ForkLog 17 02.02.2021

US blockchain startup announces grant for IPFS-based projects

Based in San Francisco, the blockchain startup Unstoppable Domains has launched a grant program for innovative projects using IPFS technology.

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ForkLog 18 02.02.2021

Robinhood chief executive to testify before U.S. Congress

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will examine the actions of the crypto-friendly Robinhood platform during the GameStop stock rally, Politico reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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ForkLog 18 02.02.2021

California man pleads guilty to laundering $13 million through an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange

U.S. authorities charged a California resident with running an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange and money laundering. He pleaded guilty, according to the Department of Justice website.

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ForkLog 23 29.01.2021

Robinhood at the centre of the GameStop, Dogecoin and Reddit-trader scandal

Robinhood, a platform friendly to cryptocurrencies, has found itself at the centre of a financial scandal that threatens to reshape Wall Street's market practices. The situation surrounding GameStop and AMC Entertainment shares, hedge funds, and the Reddit community on the platform has already drawn the attention of the U.S. Congress.

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ForkLog 22 29.01.2021

Court rejects defendant’s bid to cooperate with North Korea, Ethereum developer

A federal judge in New York rejected the motion by former Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith to drop charges of providing information assistance to North Korea, Law360 reports.

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ForkLog 19 28.01.2021

US and Bulgarian authorities report successful operation against NetWalker ransomware

US authorities, together with Bulgarian law enforcement, conducted an operation aimed at disrupting NetWalker ransomware.

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ForkLog 11 27.01.2021

San Francisco Resident Jailed for Cryptocurrency Fraud

A US court sentenced a San Francisco resident to six months in prison for defrauding ICO investors. This is stated in a Department of Justice statement.

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ForkLog 48 27.01.2021

Bitcoin advocate Chamath Palihapitiya to run for California governor

Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of the venture-capital firm Social Capital, announced his candidacy for governor of California.

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ForkLog 32 27.01.2021

US launches cryptocurrency charity fund to fight cancer

The American Cancer Society (ACS), a nonprofit organization, has created a charitable fund with donations exclusively in cryptocurrency. This is stated on the ACS website.

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ForkLog 13 27.01.2021

American trader charged in $5m cryptocurrency fraud

U.S. federal prosecutors charged 24-year-old trader Jeremy Spence with running a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, Coin Signals. The scheme's victims numbered 170 investors, according to the DOJ filing.

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ForkLog 17 26.01.2021

US universities’ largest endowments have invested in Bitcoin

Several well-known U.S. universities have invested in Bitcoin through Coinbase and other cryptocurrency exchanges. CoinDesk reports, citing sources.

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