Tag: United States
All news related to the United States.
US Senate Calls for Facebook to Stop Novi Wallet Pilot
Reading Time: < 1 minute A group of US senators have urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to immediately end the Novi digital wallet pilot.
SEC Speaks Out Against Creation of “Safe Haven” for ICOs
Reading Time: < 1 minute SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has opposed calls for a “safe haven” that would protect initial coin offerings (ICOs) projects from being held accountable to the regulator.
US Senator Proposes to Use Natural Gas For BTC Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minute US senator Ted Cruz has proposed using the energy generated from oil and gas production to mine Bitcoin.
Binance.US Appoints New CEO
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brian Schroeder, president of the American division of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has taken over as CEO.
Bloomberg: Bitcoin ETF Approval Rate is 75%
Reading Time: < 1 minute Until the end of the year, the US authorities may agree to approve a product focused on Bitcoin.
Gary Gensler: The SEC Has No Plans to Ban Cryptocurrencies
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has no plans to ban cryptocurrencies, as stated the head of the regulator Gary Gensler.
SEC Initiates Investigation Against Circle
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated an investigation into Circle.
US to Unite 30 Countries in Fight Against Illegal Use of Cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States will bring 30 countries together to step up cooperation in the fight against cybercrime and curb the illegal use of cryptocurrencies.
Verifone Terminals to Accept Cryptos in the US
Reading Time: < 1 minute Verifone has partnered with crypto payment system BitPay to allow retailers to accept digital assets as payment.
Elon Musk Asks US Authorities to Not Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US government should not regulate the cryptocurrency market, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said to CNBC.
US Senators Ask Treasury to Monitor Impact of Crypto Mining on the Semiconductor Supply Chain
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Treasury Department should study and report to Congress on the activity and impact of crypto miners from other countries on the global economy.
Democrats in the US Congress Want to Eliminate Tax Loopholes in Reporting Crypto Transactions
Reading Time: < 1 minute The idea behind this operation is to avoid the understatement of the capital gains tax.
FTX.US to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading
Reading Time: < 1 minute FTX.US, a US subsidiary of crypto exchange FTX, has just announced it plans to offer cryptocurrency derivatives trading in less than a year.
US House of Representatives Proposes Amendment of Infrastructure Plan for Cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minute Anna Eshoo, member of the US House of Representatives, has asked in an open letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi to amend the provisions on taxation of cryptos in the infrastructure bill.
New York Mets Add Tezos As an Advertised Brand
Reading Time: < 1 minute The New York Mets have recently added open-source blockchain network Tezos as an advertised brand at the team’s baseball park Citi Field.
US Federal Reserve: We Need to Win the CBDC Race
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lael Brainard, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System (FRS), has said that the US needs to “urgently” accelerate the development of the digital dollar.
A New Law Affecting the Crypto Industry Might Be Approved in the US
Reading Time: < 1 minute Some US senators have introduced a bill that if approved would change the filing requirements for all crypto-related companies.
Robinhood Files to Go Public on NASDAQ
Reading Time: < 1 minute Online broker Robinhood has just filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
US Congress Passes Bill to Study Blockchain and Digital Tokens
Reading Time: < 1 minute The House of Representatives of the United States Congress passed on June 22 the The Consumer Safety Technology Act.
Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Technologies Receives Green Light to List Shares on Nasdaq
Reading Time: < 1 minute Crypto mining company Hive Blockchain Technologies has received the approval from the regulators to list its shares on the NASDAQ.
US Hedge Funds Will Hold 10.6% of Crypto Assets in 5 years
Reading Time: < 1 minute Within 5 years US-based hedge funds will hold as much as 10.6% of all crypto assets in the market, a percentage currently worth $312 billion.
The SEC Unveils 4 Factors Potential BTC Investors Must Consider
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released a new number of its Investor Alerts and Bulletin.
235 US Hospitals Are Victims of Bitcoin Ransomware Ryuk
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bitcoin ransomware Ryuk has been used to attack 235 US hospitals and psychiatric hospitals since 2018.
US Federal Officials Recover Part of BTC Paid by Colonial Pipeline in Ransomware Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Department of Justice announced yesterday the FBI has recovered part of the Bitcoins that Colonial Pipeline paid to the hackers.
US Puts Ransomware Attacks At the Same Level as Terrorism
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Department of Justice has reported that ransomware attacks now have the same priority as terrorism.
