USA | ForkLog - Part 179

ForkLog 12 08.12.2020

Bitmain sells 3,000 Antminer S19 miners to a U.S. company with deliveries through August 2021

VBit Technologies purchased 3,000 Antminer S19-series ASIC miners from the Chinese manufacturer Bitmain for more than $8 million.

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ForkLog 24 07.12.2020

US lawmakers urge ban on banks holding stablecoin collateral

The Biden administration should withdraw the OCC decisions, as part of the Treasury, regarding cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. The statement was issued by U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 58 03.12.2020

Brad Garlinghouse explains delay in Ripple’s relocation from the United States

San Francisco-based Ripple has taken a wait-and-see stance on relocating its jurisdiction after Joe Biden was elected U.S. president. The fintech company's CEO Brad Garlinghouse said this in an interview with CNN's Julia Chatterley.

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ForkLog 27 03.12.2020

US lawmakers propose regulation of stablecoins

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress requiring stablecoin issuers to obtain banking licenses and regulatory approval. The initiative is led by a group of lawmakers headed by Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib.

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ForkLog 21 02.12.2020

65% of PayPal customers willing to use Bitcoin as a payment method

65% of PayPal customers say they are willing to pay with Bitcoin for goods and services at 28 million points of sale, according to a survey by Mizuho Securities USA.

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ForkLog 34 30.11.2020

Delaware County authorities paid hackers $500,000 in Bitcoin

The Delaware County information systems in Pennsylvania were hit by a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack. Authorities paid the attackers $500,000 in Bitcoin, according to Bleeping Computer.

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ForkLog 8 30.11.2020

Opinion: Biden Should Integrate Bitcoin Into the U.S. Financial System

The Biden administration, instead of creating a digital dollar modeled on China, should focus on integrating Bitcoin into the U.S. financial system. This is the view of Niall Ferguson, the former Harvard and Oxford history professor and now a senior research fellow at Stanford.

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ForkLog 11 30.11.2020

Fraudsters inflate Bitcoin price to sell Bitcoin Inc. shares

Organizers of a new fraud scheme offered users to purchase corporate shares of a company called Bitcoin Inc., valued at $210 million.

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ForkLog 31 26.11.2020

Brian Armstrong: The Trump administration is readying a ‘farewell gift’ for the crypto industry.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared his concerns about the Trump administration's plans to tighten controls on cryptocurrency users.

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ForkLog 14 26.11.2020

US court rejects creditors’ bid to freeze Cred assets

The Delaware bankruptcy court rejected the emergency motion by Cred's platform users to freeze its assets held on exchanges, Cointelegraph reports.

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ForkLog 20 26.11.2020

US spy chief warns of China’s dominance in digital currencies

The director of the U.S. National Intelligence John Ratcliffe urged SEC chair Jay Clayton to discuss the threat posed by China, which has been increasing its activity in the cryptocurrency space. The appeal is contained in a letter that came into the possession of the Washington Examiner.

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ForkLog 13 25.11.2020

Binance gives US users 14 days to withdraw funds

American users of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance have received notices demanding they leave the platform within a 14-day window, according to Decrypt.

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