USA | ForkLog - Part 98

ForkLog 8 22.11.2022

US lawmakers push to place robo-cars on national-security threat list

US lawmakers urged scrutiny of autonomous driving technologies imported from China for potential national security threats.

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ForkLog 24 22.11.2022

Founders of HashFlare and Polybius Bank Accused of Laundering $575 Million

In Tallinn, the founders of HashFlare cloud-mining service and Polybius Bank were detained. They face fraud and money-laundering charges involving $575 million.

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ForkLog 9 18.11.2022

US to Strengthen AI Role in Online Video Accessibility

American lawmakers introduced a bill updating accessibility requirements for streaming and videoconferencing powered by AI.

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ForkLog 27 17.11.2022

US Congress probes Binance’s role in FTX collapse

The role of Binance in the sudden collapse of one of its rivals, the FTX exchange, drew close attention from the US Congress. The Block reported that Representative Patrick McHenry.

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ForkLog 13 16.11.2022

FTX Bahamas unit seeks Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the United States

FTX Digital Markets (FDM), the Bahamas-based subsidiary of FTX, filed in the Southern District of New York a petition under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 8 16.11.2022

US banks test concept for a blockchain platform for the digital dollar

A group of banking institutions announced the launch of a pilot for a blockchain-based digital money platform named the Regulated Liability Network (RLN). The press release said.

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ForkLog 73 15.11.2022

Waymo Turns Robotaxis Into Mobile Weather Stations

Waymo, Alphabet's subsidiary, has taught robotaxi vehicles to generate real-time weather maps to enhance taxi services in Phoenix and San Francisco (USA).

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ForkLog 17 11.11.2022

CFPB identifies the most common bitcoin-scam schemes since 2018

Romantic scams and the pig-butchering scheme have been identified as the most common tactics used by bitcoin scammers. The CFPB said.

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ForkLog 16 10.11.2022

Bitcoin climbs back above $17,000 as US inflation data is released

Against the publication by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) inflation data, Bitcoin prices rose by 6%, returning to above $17,000. Ethereum price breached the $1,200 level.

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ForkLog 10 10.11.2022

US sentences handed down in case involving sale of secret data for cryptocurrency

A Maryland nuclear engineer and his wife have been sentenced to prison terms for espionage.

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ForkLog 23 07.11.2022

US resident pleads guilty to Silk Road fraud involving 50,000 BTC

A 32-year-old Georgia resident, James Zhong, pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining 50,000 BTC on the Silk Road dark-net marketplace, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

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ForkLog 8 04.11.2022

IRS reveals hundreds of cryptocurrency cases as investigations widen

The IRS Criminal Investigation Division is developing hundreds of crypto-related cases, according to its head, Jim Li.

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