USA | ForkLog - Part 182

ForkLog 15 09.11.2020

FDIC posts vacancy for counsel with blockchain experience

The FDIC posted a vacancy for a counsel with experience in financial technology and blockchain. The role is open in the Fin Tech Innovation Team's specialized group.

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ForkLog 17 08.11.2020

Media: blockchain-friendly ex-CFTC head to become Biden adviser

Joe Biden is expected to turn to former CFTC chair Gary Gensler to advise his team on Wall Street oversight, according to WSJ.

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ForkLog 10 06.11.2020

Tyler Winklevoss: Fed Signals Investors to Buy Bitcoin

Tyler Winklevoss, CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, believes that the U.S. Federal Reserve is inadvertently signaling investors to buy Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 23 06.11.2020

US Justice Department flags risks in Visa’s planned acquisition of Plaid

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a suit in a federal court in Northern California against Visa over the purchase of fintech startup Plaid.

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ForkLog 13 05.11.2020

U.S. authorities seize Silk Road‑linked Bitcoin worth more than $1 billion — 69,370 BTC

On November 3, the U.S. Department of Justice seized 69,370 BTC linked to the Silk Road darknet marketplace.

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ForkLog 9 05.11.2020

US court orders crypto-pyramid organizers to pay more than $900,000

US district court in Colorado ordered the local company and its executive to pay restitution and a penalty for organizing a Ponzi scheme. The CFTC reports.

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ForkLog 43 05.11.2020

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried enters the top-20 sponsors of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign

FTX's Alameda Research CEO Sam Bankman-Fried donated $5.22 million to the campaign fund of Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Data are presented on the Opensecrets.org portal.

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ForkLog 11 05.11.2020

U.S. regulator to pay $470 000 to victims of cryptocurrency pyramid schemes

Victims of cryptocurrency-based pyramid schemes will receive payouts from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) totaling more than $470 000, the agency's site says.

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ForkLog 16 05.11.2020

U.S. authorities seize $24 million in cryptocurrency from alleged organiser of Brazil-based fraud scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $24 million in cryptocurrency from an alleged organiser of a fraud scheme in Brazil. This is stated in the department's press release.

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ForkLog 18 04.11.2020

Wyoming bitcoin advocate wins a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Cynthia Lummis, a Republican, became not only the first woman to represent Wyoming in the United States Senate, but also one of the few senior Bitcoin supporters in that chamber.

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ForkLog 22 03.11.2020

Layer1 cofounder challenges ownership of $20 million power plant

Layer1 cofounder and former president Yakov Dolich filed a motion to enjoin the sale by the company of a $20 million power plant and declare himself its owner.

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ForkLog 29 03.11.2020

FTX traders back Biden to win U.S. presidential election

FTX-traded futures prices and prediction markets point to Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's nominee, winning the U.S. presidential election on November 3.

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