Block Digest #26 - China Bans Leaving China

Welcome to episode #26 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, September 19th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ The topic for today is continuing the discussion around China's increasingly heavy hand on the cryptocurrency ecosystem, including the news that they may be restricting the travel of exchange executives in anticipation of the coming investigations and shutdowns. We also talk about WikiLeaks' #SpyFiles, Russia's decision to ban USD trading at seaports, and the legal pursuits of the original Pepe frog's creator. Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # China bans leaving China http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/09/19/china-bans-bitcoin-executives-leaving-country-miners-preparing-worst http://www.afr.com/news/world/china-shuts-down-bitcoin-industry-bans-executives-from-leaving-the-country-20170918-gyjuks http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2017/09/18/458303.html Mining could be banned in China too http://news.8btc.com/will-bitcoin-mining-farm-in-china-be-closed https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/910093160235229184 Cited by Shinobe: https://medium.com/@bergealex4/mining-in-china-a-tale-of-bits-and-ore-8c6b4d14e907 # Moscow Seek Vinnik Held in Greece over Bitcoin Laundering http://www.securityweek.com/us-moscow-seek-russian-held-greece-over-bitcoin-laundering https://www.rt.com/business/403804-russian-sea-ports-ruble-settlements/ # Wikileaks Release More Spy Files https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/910072376372625408 https://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/russia/ # Slack Valuation of 5+ Billion more about data http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/technology/startups/slack-5-billion-valuation-softbank Exporting your chat history: https://levels.io/slack-export-to-html # Pepe Lawsuit https://motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8x8gaa/pepe-the-frogs-creator-lawsuits-dmca-matt-furie-alt-right # South Africa Pick n Pay Online Retailer to Accept Bitcoin https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-africa-pick-n-pay-online-retailer-to-accept-bitcoin