Block Digest #189 - Decentralization Theatre

Welcome to episode #189 of Block Digest! (Thursday, September 6th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Court Rules CSW “Willfully Fraudulent” https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1166634862780006400 CoinBase Infighting https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ch73el/inside_coinbases_executive_turmoil/euqe84c/ Zcash Company and Foundation Fight Over Trademark https://twitter.com/ZcashFoundation/status/1168718205663055872 https://archive.is/5D0yO https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/note-about-trademark-strategy/34807 Background: Episode #147 - Coinbase and Zcash https://youtu.be/cvbm0YlKV04?t=3887 Episode #186 Renew the Grocery Tax https://youtu.be/C7RdrjWhd3U?t=3285 The Block “Hacked” By White Hat https://medium.com/@ousef/how-i-hacked-the-block-and-what-they-did-about-it-part-1-1361d24e732c Tax-Free Bitcoin in Portugal https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-portugal-clarified-its-bitcoin-tax-code-other-nations-should-take-note https://www.audico.pt/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/57_INFORMACAO_14436.pdf VanEck & SolidX Routing Around SEC? https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/vaneck-solidx-to-offer-pilot-bitcoin-etf-to-institutional-investors Bakkt Warehouse Open https://twitter.com/Bakkt/status/1169958283517542407 https://twitter.com/Bakkt/status/1166743438332743685 Miners Leaving Iran https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/heavy-handed-regulations-run-cryptominers-out-of-iran Mining in Siberia https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-farms-are-flourishing-on-the-ruins-of-soviet-industry-in-siberia Most Mixed Bitcoins Not Used For Illicit Purpose https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chainalysis-most-mixed-bitcoin-not-used-for-illicit-purposes Chainalysis: Taiwan, Province of China https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1167107912440958976 SNICKER https://gist.github.com/AdamISZ/2c13fb5819bd469ca318156e2cf25d79 Shamir Backups https://twitter.com/pavolrusnak/status/1169337464080752641 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV