USA | ForkLog - Part 71

ForkLog 27 26.09.2023

Sinaloa cartel-linked Ethereum wallet sanctioned by the United States

OFAC has imposed sanctions on Himenes Castro — a member of the Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa. He used an Ethereum wallet to transfer funds linked to fentanyl trafficking.

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ForkLog 11 25.09.2023

US trains Ukraine to detect sanctions evasion through cryptocurrencies

Ukrainian law enforcement completed the second stage of online training focused on tracking cryptocurrencies to combat sanctions evasion.

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ForkLog 47 22.09.2023

Bitcoin lab leak: community revisits the NSA’s role

On 15 September, Iris Energy co-founder Daniel Roberts posted a screenshot of the NSA's 1996 article titled 'How to Make a Mint: The Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash'.

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ForkLog 12 21.09.2023

Republicans’ anti-CBDC bill labelled ‘absurd stupidity’ by Democrats

The Republican bill to ban the Fed from distributing CBDCs to individuals drew sharp criticism from Democrats.

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ForkLog 21 20.09.2023

Hester Peirce hints at shifts in SEC crypto policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce signalled in a Cointelegraph interview that the agency's current crypto policy could change.

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ForkLog 16 19.09.2023

Solana chief cites reasons for developers leaving the United States

Solana cofounder Anatoly Yakovenko expressed concern about the exodus of blockchain developers from the United States, urging local lawmakers to study the industry more closely to regulate it.

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ForkLog 16 19.09.2023

Court urges SEC and Binance.US to cooperate

The court declined to compel Binance's U.S. unit to provide expanded information regarding client asset handling, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 24 18.09.2023

Binance.US trading volume sinks amid SEC dispute

On September 16, Binance's U.S. trading volume fell to $5.1 million amid restructuring and the departure of CEO Brian Schroeder following allegations by the SEC.

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ForkLog 11 17.09.2023

US Senator Urges Greater Transparency in Crypto Markets

The chair of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Sherrod Brown, urged tighter disclosure requirements for companies in the digital-asset industry.

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ForkLog 17 15.09.2023

SEC accuses Binance.US of unwillingness to cooperate

The American arm of Binance is declining to cooperate with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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ForkLog 15 15.09.2023

Former Celsius Network executive pleads guilty

Former Celsius Network chief executive Roni Cohen-Pavon pleaded guilty to four counts, including fraud and price manipulation.

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ForkLog 15 14.09.2023

CFTC calls DeFi exchanges an ‘obvious threat’.

Unregulated exchanges in the DeFi space pose an 'obvious threat' to markets and clients, said Ian McGinley, the CFTC's enforcement director.

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