USA | ForkLog - Part 66

ForkLog 8 29.12.2023

Court backs SEC in Terraform Labs case

The Southern District of New York court sided with the SEC in the lawsuit against Terraform Labs (TFL) and its founder Do Kwon.

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ForkLog 17 25.12.2023

Coinbase responds to accusations of undermining crypto regulation

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase rejected accusations that it was trying to obstruct the development of crypto regulation.

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ForkLog 14 21.12.2023

U.S. court finalises confiscation of 69,370 BTC from Silk Road darknet market

The U.S. Court of Appeals has formally authorised the confiscation of 69,370 BTC (about $3 billion) belonging to the closed darknet marketplace Silk Road.

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ForkLog 9 20.12.2023

U.S. grand jury returns indictment against founder of five cryptocurrency scam projects

A federal grand jury in Phoenix, Arizona, returned an indictment on charges of fraud and money laundering against the founder of the mining company Dunamis Global Technologies.

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ForkLog 10 19.12.2023

Bitcoin companies earmark $78m to back pro-crypto candidates in the United States

Bitcoin companies including Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, Kraken and other Bitcoin market participants have earmarked $78 million to support the Fairshake political action committee, which advocates pro-crypto candidates in the U.S. presidential race.

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ForkLog 10 18.12.2023

Cipher Mining to buy more than 37,000 Bitcoin miners from Bitmain

Cipher Mining has agreed with Chinese manufacturer Bitmain to purchase a large batch of equipment for mining Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 11 15.12.2023

SEC rejects Coinbase’s bid to shape crypto regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Coinbase's petition to develop rules for the cryptocurrency industry.

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ForkLog 31 15.12.2023

Nirvana Finance hacker agrees to forfeit $12.3 million

The hacker responsible for the Nirvana Finance breach and an unnamed DEX pleaded guilty and agreed to forfeit stolen assets totaling $12.3 million.

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ForkLog 23 15.12.2023

SafeMoon DeFi Project Files for Bankruptcy

On December 14, SafeMoon's attorney Mark Rose filed for bankruptcy for the DeFi project.

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ForkLog 10 13.12.2023

IRS names the biggest crypto cases of 2023

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation division published a list of ten of the department's most well-known and high-profile cases in 2023 — four of which relate to digital assets.

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ForkLog 11 12.12.2023

Bipartisan support grows in the U.S. Senate for bill expanding KYC requirements

Five senators backed the bill proposed by Elizabeth Warren, which would introduce KYC procedures for 'crypto wallets, miners, validators and other network participants'.

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ForkLog 7 12.12.2023

IRS seeks $24 billion in taxes from FTX

FTX lawyers are appealing the IRS's 'absurd' demand that the exchange pay $24 billion — three times larger than its obligations to customers.

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