Block Digest #103 - My Best Friend Maduro

Welcome to episode #103 of Block Digest! (Saturday, June 2nd 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Man’s Life Savings Seized at Border https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/31/a-64-year-old-put-his-life-savings-in-his-carry-on-u-s-customs-took-it-without-charging-him-with-a-crime/?utm_term=.ff15f54acf2a Block Size Report https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/blocks?q=size(1000000..)&s=size(desc) https://blockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/blocks?q=size(1000000..)&s=size(desc) https://blockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/blocks?q=size(2000000..)&s=size(desc) https://twitter.com/waxwing__/status/1002289266687381506 https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/1002204076971577346 Major Service Disruption for UK & Europe in the Bitcoin- I Mean, Visa Network https://twitter.com/VisaNewsEurope/status/1002579704161951745 https://twitter.com/Suitpossum/status/1002586355451473925 https://twitter.com/AllieHBNews/status/1002593385910325249 https://twitter.com/CamiRusso/status/1002644620931665920 https://www.visaeurope.com/newsroom/news/visa-service-disruption?linkId=52484014 Japan banning Monero is good for Monero https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1002887412819693568 Brief ZeroLink update China Backing Off on Bitcoin Purge? https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8nieh0/china_is_warming_up_to_bitcoin_again/ http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1104753.shtml South Korea National Assembly Proposes ICO Ban Be Lifted http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=22613 Bittrex Bank Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-31/bittrex-gets-bank-agreement-to-help-you-buy-bitcoin-with-dollars Huobi Plans Brazil Expansion https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-huobi-confirms-move-brazilian-market/ More Growth in Crypto Markets Than Securities Markets in Brazil https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/05/30/more-people-opening-crypto-trading-accounts-in-brazil-than-traditional-securities/#22df09857e21 Venezuela Bans Imports of Crypto Miners...Except Bitmain https://www.ccn.com/venezuela-bans-imports-of-cryptocurrency-mining-equipment-report/ https://twitter.com/rcitterio/status/1002388843813834752 https://pastebin.com/Z9L5pT5y Bcash Meetup Bribing Starving People in Venezuela to Attend https://twitter.com/plaincrypt/status/999886667728142336 https://twitter.com/janeygak/status/1002814915596283904 Bitmain Catching Heat Over Bytom ASICs https://www.coindesk.com/bitmains-new-antminer-is-drawing-criticism-from-early-chinese-users/ Taiwanese Miner Shot By Gang Members After Failing to Pay Back Startup Investment https://ethereumworldnews.com/bitcoin-miner-shot-by-taiwanese-gangsters/ GMO Piloting Crypto Rewards in Video Games https://news.ibinex.com/2018/06/01/japanese-internet-giant-to-launch-in-game-bitcoin-rewards/ Baidu Wikipedia Blockchain https://www.coindesk.com/baidus-wikipedia-now-logs-revisions-on-a-blockchain/ Who Cares Who Satoshi Is https://zycrypto.com/bootstrapped-gavin-satoshi-nakamotos-identity-revealed/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV