Block Digest #18 - Stormy Times For Digital Currencies, Equifax Hacked and IOTA Vuln Report

Welcome to episode #18 of Block Digest! (Thursday, September 7th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Inline Producers MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Gibus - https://twitter.com/_GIBUS_ This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Quote from Loren Schmidt https://twitter.com/lorenschmidt/stat... “…anyone can pick up a camera and magic will happen, you aren't fucking special, you just have access to resources we don't. i say: don't mythologize yourself. actively tear down your pedestal. be honest and share your tools.” Vulnerability disclosed in #IOTA, a $2B cryptocurrency https://twitter.com/neha/status/90583... https://medium.com/@neha/cryptographi... https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/stat... Equifax Hacked https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/credi... Legislation introduced to Congress ‘Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act’ https://coincenter.org/entry/reps-pol... http://fortune.com/2017/09/07/cryptoc... https://polis.house.gov/news/document... https://coincenter.org/pdf/CTFA.pdf B.C. Securities Commision announces first Bitcoin Investment Fund http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/News/News_Relea... Japan’s internet group GMO is developing Bitcoin Mining Hardware and opening a mining facility in Europe https://bitsonline.com/japan-gmo-bitc... @rogerkver has unfollowed @coinbase. SAD! https://twitter.com/big_blockers/stat... The origin of the “Satoshi’s coins” myth: https://bitslog.wordpress.com/2013/04... === Blast from the Past === Banking On Bitcoin - Erik Vorhees and Gavin Andresen talk about who controls Bitcoin [Seek 1hr 17mins 24 secs] https://gostream.is/film/banking-on-b... (Note link may not work in all juristictions) “Gavin Andresen should be the dictator of Bitcoin Core” From London Bitcoin Meetup Coinscrum Apr 2015 https://youtu.be/RIafZXRDH7w?t=27m55s (Video by http://iamsatoshi.com).