USA | ForkLog - Part 178

ForkLog 11 18.12.2020

American pleads guilty to Bitcoin fraud and money laundering in a $630,000 scheme

Austin Nedved, a resident of Northborough, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a scheme involving fraud and money laundering through peer-to-peer platforms Paxful and LocalBitcoins. The scheme targeted elderly people and netted more than $630,000 for himself and his co-conspirators, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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ForkLog 49 17.12.2020

Core Scientific to acquire more than 58,000 Antminer S19 miners from Bitmain

The American blockchain-hosting provider Core Scientific has signed an agreement with Bitmain Technologies to purchase more than 58,000 Antminer S19 ASIC miners in addition to the previous contract.

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ForkLog 17 16.12.2020

Massachusetts Regulator Poised to File Suit Against Robinhood

The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's Securities Department plans to sue the cryptocurrency-friendly Robinhood platform. It is accused of violating state laws not related to digital assets, according to WSJ.

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ForkLog 9 15.12.2020

Bitcoin enthusiast to lead Wyoming state policy

Cynthia Lummis, the Republican representative, appointed cryptocurrency advocate Tyler Lindholm as Wyoming's director of state policy.

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ForkLog 23 14.12.2020

Media: Russian hackers breached U.S. Treasury systems

Russia-linked hackers breached the U.S. Treasury and one of the Department of Commerce's divisions, Reuters and The Washington Post reported.

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ForkLog 17 14.12.2020

Media: Oligarch Kolomoisky organised Bitcoin mining at a US plant

In the facilities of the CC Metals & Alloys (CCMA) steel plant in Kentucky, owned by Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi and his business partners, a data center appeared where a third party mines cryptocurrencies. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

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ForkLog 11 12.12.2020

US software maker CleanSpark to spend nearly $20m on acquisition of ATL Data Centers

CleanSpark, a Nevada-based software company focused on energy-management microgrid software, reached an agreement to acquire ATL Data Centers for $19.4 million.

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ForkLog 14 10.12.2020

Circle CEO Urges U.S. Cooperation in Crypto Regulation

US authorities should collaborate with blockchain industry representatives in shaping regulatory requirements, as Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire indicated in a letter to the US Treasury.

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ForkLog 7 10.12.2020

US charges Oyster Protocol founder with multimillion-dollar tax evasion

U.S. authorities charged the founder of the now-defunct Oyster Protocol cryptocurrency project Amir Bruno Elmāni, known as Bruno Block, with multimillion-dollar tax evasion, the Department of Justice said.

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ForkLog 30 10.12.2020

Core Scientific and Foundry Partner to Bring $23 Million to the Bitcoin Mining Industry

American mining company Core Scientific announced a partnership with Foundry that will provide financing for the firm and its clients totaling $23 million.

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ForkLog 13 10.12.2020

Paxos Applies for National Bank Charter

Paxos has filed with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) an application to obtain a national trust bank charter. If approved, the firm would become the first custodian of digital assets to be regulated as a "crypto bank" at both federal and regional levels.

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ForkLog 15 10.12.2020

US court sentences Argyle Coin founder to prison term

In the United States, the founder of the Argyle Coin cryptocurrency project, Jose Angel Aman, was found guilty of orchestrating a $25 million Ponzi scheme. The decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida is stated in a Justice Department press release.

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