USA | ForkLog - Part 187

ForkLog 26 21.09.2020

U.S. regulator allows banks to hold stablecoin reserves

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), part of the U.S. Treasury, has allowed national banks and federal savings associations to hold stablecoin issuers' reserves.

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ForkLog 19 20.09.2020

Bitmain selects service partner in North America

The US-based mining company Core Scientific has become Bitmain's sole joint repair center in North America.

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ForkLog 10 18.09.2020

US authorities offer developers $25,000 to design a digital-wallet user interface

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has invited external developers to design the user interface of a digital wallet. The prize fund for the contest is $25,000, reports CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 12 18.09.2020

Twitter to bolster account security ahead of the U.S. presidential election

Twitter will boost security for some accounts ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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ForkLog 7 18.09.2020

U.S. charges five Chinese nationals in cyberattacks against hundreds of companies and crypto-jacking

U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with involvement in a fraudulent scheme whose victims numbered more than 100 companies worldwide. In addition to data theft, the hackers also infected victims' computers with ransomware and engaged in crypto-jacking, according to U.S. Department of Justice documents.

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ForkLog 24 17.09.2020

U.S. authorities accuse two Russian nationals of stealing $16.8 million from crypto-platform clients

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has accused two Russian citizens of fraud and organizing cyberattacks targeting clients of three crypto-service providers, according to OFAC's press release.

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ForkLog 76 16.09.2020

Kraken becomes the first US crypto exchange to obtain SPDI status

The Bitcoin exchange Kraken became the first in the United States to obtain the status of a Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI), conferring it with the functions of a traditional financial institution. The Wyoming Banking Board approved the California company's application.

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ForkLog 15 16.09.2020

US eases licensing for crypto and fintech firms

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced a new simplified regulatory regime for financial-services firms, including crypto and fintech companies. Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 11 14.09.2020

US charges Argyle Coin founder with $25 million fraud

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida have charged a 51-year-old Washington resident with fraud. According to a Department of Justice press release, he created a pyramid scheme and launched a cryptocurrency asset allegedly backed by diamonds.

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ForkLog 19 11.09.2020

Russian ‘troll factory’ employee charged with fraud involving cryptocurrency accounts

OFAC indicted Russian national Artem Lifshits in a conspiracy to steal Americans' personal data and to open fraudulent banking and cryptocurrency accounts, the agency said in a press release.

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ForkLog 27 11.09.2020

IRS announces bounty for defeating Monero privacy

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will pay a contractor $625,000 to help track transactions in the Monero cryptocurrency network, bypassing technologies that protect user anonymity.

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ForkLog 17 10.09.2020

AT&T suit over $200m payout to bitcoin investor Terpin dismissed

The Central District of California dismissed the suit by BitAngels founder Michael Terpin against telecoms giant AT&T seeking damages, writes CoinDesk.

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