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Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Thursday, September 20th 2018) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Guests Alex Mizrahi - https://twitter.com/killerstorm This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== https://gist.github.com/killerstorm/6f843e1d3ffc38191aebca67d483bd88 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=139581.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=150681.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=139581.0 https://gist.github.com/killerstorm/6f843e1d3ffc38191aebca67d483bd88 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=150681.0 Donate to Nopara in bitcoins: bc1q32xe73texphk3cgu33cyw7dajky9u76qltcv6m

Welcome to episode #126 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 19th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Optech https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/09/18/ Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative https://virtualmarkets.ag.ny.gov/ Samourai Stowaway TX https://bitcoinist.com/new-samourai-wallet-promises-to-improve-bitcoin-transactions-privacy/ https://twitter.com/LaurentMT/status/1041072395551956997 Satoshi Labs & Slush Pool Companies Pull Sponsorship of Hackers Congress https://twitter.com/satoshilabs/status/1042134938055794688 https://blog.trezor.io/satoshilabs-withdraws-support-hcpp-explain-why-public-letter-8bdba09e015d https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/the-official-reaction-to-satoshi-labs-and-braiins-systems/ https://archive.is/o3R8O https://about.urza.cz/ https://twitter.com/TereUrzova/status/1042341153054629888 https://twitter.com/_martinsip_/status/1042212452660928513 Nasdaq Purchasing Cinnober Fintech Company https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-appetite-nasdaq-is-acquiring-crypto-friendly-swedish-fintech-firm-cinnober/ https://www.cinnober.com/press-room/cinnober-and-bitgo-cooperate-on-cryptocurrency-exchange-offering Cody Wilson Assault Charges https://gizmodo.com/3d-printed-gun-activist-cody-wilson-charged-with-sexual-1829168263 https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-man-behind-3d-printed-gun-company-charged-with-child-sex-assault/591851213 Coveware: We’ll Pay The Ransomware For You https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2018/09/17/meet-the-firm-paying-ransoms-in-bitcoin-on-behalf-of-its-customers/#66173ab43bb9 Japanese Yen Stablecoin https://www.coindesk.com/1-billion-blockchain-fund-founders-plan-japanese-yen-stablecoin/ Bitcoin Catching On In Palestine https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-gaza-west-bank-bitcoin-palestine/ Fincen Improvement Act https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/9goje3/congress_sneaks_fincen_improvement_act_of_2018/ https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2018/09/12/house-section/article/H8127-1 New Bitfury Hardware https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2018/09/18/bitfury-launches-new-suite-of-bitcoin-mining-hardware/ Bitmain Scrutiny In The Mainstream(When Q2 Figures?) https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/view/articles/2018-09-17/bitcoin-s-biggest-name-forgot-a-rule-for-selling-shovels Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #125 of Block Digest! (Sunday, September 16th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Google Dragonfly Censorship In China https://theintercept.com/2018/09/14/google-china-prototype-links-searches-to-phone-numbers/ Former Google Marketing Guy Mocks Swatting Victim https://medium.com/@lopp/reflections-upon-a-swatting-a45c0209135f https://web.archive.org/web/20180915195434/https:/twitter.com/AdamSinger/status/1041025084717129728?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsinger https://web.archive.org/web/20180915194531/https:/twitter.com/Willwaukee/status/1041026978453831680?lang=en https://twitter.com/Willwaukee/status/1041026978453831680 Bitgo Approved To Be Crypto Asset Custodian in US https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1040227504664006656 https://www.ccn.com/coinbase-bitgo-reaffirm-plans-to-focus-on-serving-institutions-in-crypto/ Morgan Stanley To Launch Bitcoin Swaps? https://bitcoinist.com/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-trading-options/ Huobi Acquires License In Japan https://www.ccn.com/huobi-acquires-licensed-cryptocurrency-exchange-in-japan/ India Supreme Court Update(Ruling Tomorrow) https://www.coindesk.com/indian-central-bank-argues-cryptos-not-valid-as-currency-in-court-battle/ ECB: No Interest In Digital Euro https://www.coindesk.com/ecb-has-no-plans-to-issue-a-digital-euro-says-mario-draghi/ Midland Ontario Pays Cryptoransom https://www.ccn.com/this-canadian-town-is-coughing-up-bitcoin-after-ransomware-attack/ Ripple Labs and R3 Settle Lawsuit https://www.bankingtech.com/2018/09/r3-and-ripple-reach-settlement-over-legal-dispute/ Josh Garza Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/man-who-swindled-9m-in-wannabe-bitcoin-ponzi-scheme-headed-to-prison/ Ethereum To Replace The EVM https://www.coindesk.com/open-heart-surgery-inside-ethereums-crucial-replacement-of-the-evm/ Colorado Meetups https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-and-Beer/events/254716515/ https://www.meetup.com/Boulder-Valley-Bitcoin-Meetup/events/253900582/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #124 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 12th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Optech https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/09/11/ Coinbase, Circle, and DCG Form the Blockchain Association https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/11/digital-currency-trade-association-779391 https://coincenter.org/entry/welcome-to-the-party-blockchain-association Lightning Labs Releases New Lightning App https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2018/09/10/lightning-app.html Academia Sucks https://twitter.com/LaurentMT/status/1037771481588084736 https://epjdatascience.springeropen.com/articles/10.1140/epjds/s13688-018-0159-3 Gemini Launches Gemini Dollar Stablecoin https://medium.com/gemini/gemini-launches-the-gemini-dollar-62787f963fb4 https://bitcoinist.com/us-regulators-approve-winklevoss-twins-fiat-backed-stablecoin-gemini-dollar/ US Judge Rules Securities Law Covers ICOs In Criminal Matters https://twitter.com/crypto/status/1039545535428997127 Coingate Payment Processor Launches Lightning Support https://blog.coingate.com/2018/09/coingate-launches-bitcoin-lightning-network-payments-thousands-merchants/ https://xbt.net/blog/bitcoin-lightning-network-now-available-at-4000-merchants-via-coingate/ Star Xu(OKEx Founder) Being Investigated By Shanghai Police https://twitter.com/cnLedger/status/1039472962296926210 https://twitter.com/cryptovenus/status/1039454527613796352 https://www.coindesk.com/okcoins-star-xu-questioned-as-police-investigate-bitcoin-futures-allegations/ https://twitter.com/KenWong_/status/979229877822894081 https://coindoo.com/suicide-attempt-at-okex-offices-after-bitcoin-liquidation/ Canada Approves Bitcoin Trust Fund https://www.cointrust.com/news/canada-approves-first-ever-bitcoin-trust-fund-gets-mutual-fund-status SEC Halts Bitcoin/Ether Tracker One Product Trading https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cryptocurrency-sec/sec-halts-trading-in-two-cryptocurrency-products-citing-market-confusion-idUSKCN1LP0TW https://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2018/34-84063.pdf https://media2.mofo.com/documents/160405privatesecondarymarkets.pdf Hanwha South Korean Insurance Firm Launches Crypto Policy for Exchanges https://xbt.net/blog/hanwha-south-korean-insurance-firm-to-cover-crypto-exchange-hacks/ IMF Warning Marshall Islands Against National Cryptocurrency https://www.btcnn.com/imf-against-total-adoption-of-cryptocurrency-in-the-marshall-islands/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #123 of Block Digest! (Sunday, September 9th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Optech Newsletter(4:02) https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/09/04/ Stanford on Bitcoin Hard Forks(12:08) https://stanford-jblp.pubpub.org/pub/hard-forks-bitcoin The Source of Brave’s Woes: Coinbase(30:22) https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1038509401831878662 https://bitcointechtalk.com/saving-up-to-80-on-bitcoin-transaction-fees-by-batching-payments-4147ab7009fb?gi=4c3b323c80db https://medium.com/hasufl/an-analysis-of-batching-in-bitcoin-9bdf81a394e0 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/799780522499207169 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1038075795250405376 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1037167522594746369 Goldman Crypto Correction(49:40) https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-05/cryptos-crash-goldman-suspends-trading-desk-plans https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/06/goldman-sachs-cfo-calls-reports-of-shutting-down-crypto-desk-fake-news.html Conbase ETF?(58:48) https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1037698686753669120 https://web.archive.org/web/20180909015741/https://www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-is-exploring-a-bitcoin-etf-2018-9 Casa Lightning Node(1:08:11) https://medium.com/casa/announcing-the-casa-lightning-node-596df7a7427 Pieter & Alex talks HTLC Scripts(1:16:51) https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/1037360410435809280?s=19 https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-September/016359.html SBI & Bitmain(1:21:05) https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/1037691042852614145 Just Wu it! https://twitter.com/track2c/status/1037484421631242240 Japan’s FSA Issues New Guidelines(1:23:40) https://twitter.com/LiveBTCNews/status/1036470754387419141 https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/japans-fsa-imposes-additional-guidelines-for-new-cryptocurrency-exchanges/ PoS Figured Out?(1:26:49) https://www.coindesk.com/the-creator-of-proof-of-stake-thinks-he-finally-figured-it-out/ BCH Fails Stress Test(1:33:29) https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/9d94ja/bch_stress_test_failed_to_produce_even_on_maximum/ Antpool Activates Asicboost(1:36:17) https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/09/05/bitmain-bitcoin-mining-asicboost/ Jack Dorsey Takes Blockchains to Congress(1:37:46) https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1037422098799583232 https://www.coindesk.com/dorsey-tells-congress-twitter-is-thinking-about-blockchain-solutions/ Barry Makes an Appearance(1:47:26) https://twitter.com/barrysilbert/status/1037668653339168768?s=19 https://twitter.com/GrayscaleInvest/status/1037688060757127169?s=19 Kraken Layoffs Speculation(1:50:01) https://www.reddit.com/r/halifax/comments/9d7bv6/kraken_halifax_closes_their_doors_forcing/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-06/crypto-exchange-kraken-reduces-staff-amid-digital-downturn The Bromance is Over(Skipped in episode, but worth reading) Craig & Roger - https://twitter.com/blockdigest/status/1035875500206514176 https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1035871731825537024 https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1035873001709789185 Gavin & Craig - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036967098365276160 Craig & Gavin - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036968168458080257 Gavin & Emin - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036967100412088321 Amaury and Ryan - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036949531160530946 Craig & Amaury - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036968151731167233 Cobra and Craig - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036856512482660352 Jihan & Cobra - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036970005567483904 Craig & Jihan - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036968162271453184 Jihan & Craig - https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1036970007576494082

Welcome to episode #122.5 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 5th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Shapeshift Instituting Mandatory KYC https://bitcoinist.com/shapeshift-ends-anonymity-with-announcement-of-mandatory-kyc-data-collection/ Civic To Subsidize KYC Verification For Next Year https://www.coindesk.com/civic-to-spend-43-million-in-tokens-in-aggressive-user-expansion/ Goldman Sachs Putting Hold on Crypto Trading Desk, Concentrates On Custodianship https://www.businessinsider.de/goldman-sachs-retreats-from-launching-crypto-trading-desk-2018-9?r=US&IR=T CORRECTION: According to the Goldman Sachs CFO, this was all fake news. We will issue an additional video / audio correction in the next episode: https://twitter.com/sallyshin/status/1037803409968050176 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #122 of Block Digest! (Sunday, August 26th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== DPW Holdings Re-activating Old Hydro Dam For Mining(3:04) https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/23/1555665/0/en/Dpw-Holdings-Super-Crypto-Mining-Announces-Valatie-Falls-Hydroelectric-Dam-to-Become-Operational-in-Fourth-Quarter-2018.html https://xbt.net/blog/hydroelectric-dam-in-valatie-falls-ny-to-be-restored-and-dedicated-to-crypto-mining-operation/ Bitmain Flailing To Stay Relevant With Water Cooling(15:00) http://archive.is/i0wNo https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bitmain-launches-antminer-s9-hydro-a-pioneering-water-cooled-miner-300701597.html ProShares ETF Denied(23:36) https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nysearca/2018/34-83904.pdf Decision Being Revisited(35:17) https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1032735310071906305 https://twitter.com/HesterPeirce/status/1032725874314027008 https://www.coindesk.com/what-an-sec-bitcoin-etf-rejection-review-really-means/ Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof as a Keynote Speaker for Decentralized18(43:20) https://www.decentralized.com/ https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1032923086121779200 Pg. 374 “But this effort…”, pg. 392-394 “The philosophy articulated..” First Neutrino Commit Merged In Bitcoin Core(59:54) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/12254 Cobra Bcash Client(1:06:56) https://medium.com/@CobraBitcoin/announcing-cobra-client-a-safe-implementation-of-the-bitcoin-cash-protocol-and-november-hard-fork-334bc86ce32f ShenMa Testing New Miners(Ex-Bitcoin Employee) (1:12:39) https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1033397943473041408 Bitmain Popcorn(1:15:56) https://twitter.com/big_blockers/status/1033465687962869760 https://twitter.com/yhaiyang/status/1033185491380654082 https://twitter.com/btcking555/status/1033260577316130816 https://samsonmow.com/bitmain-ipo-and-technical-challenges/ N.Korean Lazerus Targets Mac OS(1:34:27) https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447492/North-Koreans-add-Mac-OS-to-cryptocurrency-stealing-malware-attacks Mt.Gox Estate Now Accepting Claims(1:41:28) https://www.ccn.com/mt-gox-estate-begins-accepting-claims-from-bitcoin-creditors/ https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/201808_announcement_en.pdf Singapore Central Bank Partners with Nasdaq/Deloitte(1:44:46) https://bitcoinist.com/singapores-central-bank-partners-with-nasdaq-deloitte-on-settling-tokenized-assets/ Janine's Final Thought(1:54:30) Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #121 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 22nd 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Optech Newsletter https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/08/21/ Bcash Split Coming?/nChain Bcash Client https://twitter.com/ryanxcharles/status/1031638627623882752 https://www.bitcoinabc.org/2018-08-20-announcing-bitcoin-abc-0-18-0/ https://bitsonline.com/nchain-announces-bitcoin-sv-bch/ Softbank and Tencent(?) Denies Investing in Bitmain https://cointelegraph.com/news/ubers-largest-shareholder-softbank-denies-deal-with-bitmain-other-investments-uncertain https://twitter.com/ChinaCryptoNews/status/1031495811488612352 https://cointelegraph.com/news/dst-global-denies-bitmain-ipo-investment-few-days-after-softbank-tencents-involvement-called-into-question Vitalik Calls Bitcoiners “Oligarchic” https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1030869149315215361 Ledger and Intel SGX Discussion https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1030520572164427777 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1031094176971214848 Energy Researcher Clears Up Bitcoin Argument https://www.ccn.com/alarm-over-bitcoin-mining-is-a-red-herring-energy-researcher/ https://theconversation.com/stop-worrying-about-how-much-energy-bitcoin-uses-97591 Bitcoin Geopolitics in Turkey https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-drops-against-turkish-lira-as-treasury-seeks-to-calm-investors/ https://www.nasdaq.com/article/emerging-market-woes-spark-surge-in-bitcoin-trading-volume-cm1010498 zCash “BOLT” Lightning Clone Releases Code https://www.coindesk.com/the-code-for-an-anonymous-lightning-network-is-now-live/ https://hackernoon.com/them-lightning-network-nodes-sure-do-look-centralized-to-me-what-gives-ee39c9b12ac0 Ripple Nodes Take 6 Months to Sync https://twitter.com/pavolrusnak/status/1028212351504404481 AT&T Sued for Crypto Loss https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/cryptocurrency-investor-sues-att-for-224-million-over-loss-of-digita.html Bitconnect Leader Arrested in India https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitconnects-alleged-ringleader-arrested-india-local-reports/#1534784048 WeChat Bans Crypto News Accounts https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-media-banned-from-wechat-in-sudden-online-sweep/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 15th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Slide Deck 1 https://www.slideshare.net/JohnSmith4879/bitmainzh-cnen Slide Deck 2 https://www.slideshare.net/JohnSmith4879/bitmain2 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #120 of Block Digest! (Sunday, August 8th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Optech Newsletter https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/08/07/ SEC Delays VanEck ETF https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/cboebzx/2018/34-83792.pdf Goldman Sachs Crypto Custody Solution https://bitcoinist.com/goldman-sachs-bitcoin-custody/ BCash Slack Censorsor Deadalnix https://np.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/959tbe/amaury_creator_of_bitcoin_cash_has_been_banned/ https://twitter.com/BashCo_/status/1026883949702864896 Bitmain in the Lone Star State https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/08/06/bitmain-to-open-new-blockchain-data-center-in-texas/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180806005156/en/Bitmain-Chooses- Rockdale-Texas-Newest-Blockchain-Data Censorship Hits Crescendo on Social Media https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/1026500710194708483 Japanese Exchanges Shooting for Self-Regulator Body https://www.ccn.com/japans-licensed-crypto-exchanges-formally-apply-for-self-regulatory-body/ https://bitsonline.com/japanese-exchanges-form-digital-asset-group/ Bitcoin in Brazilian Politics https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-brazil-presidential-candidate/ Defense Distributed’s Fight May Bleed Into Crypto https://www.coindesk.com/trigger-warning-why-the-3d-printed-gun-debate-matters-to-crypto/ Malware Infected Routers Mining Monero https://bitcoinist.com/cryptojacking-malware-mikrotik-routers/ https://thehackernews.com/2018/08/mikrotik-router-hacking.html DEA Says Bitcoin Criminal Activity Down https://www.ccn.com/dea-criminal-activities-account-for-just-10-percent-of-bitcoin-transactions/ West Virginia to Offer Blockchain Voting this Midterm https://www.coindesk.com/west-virginia-to-offer-blockchain-voting-statewide-in-midterm-elections/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #119 of Block Digest! (Sunday, August 5th 2018) 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 Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Starbucks...Bitcoin...ICE...Oh My(1:48) https://twitter.com/crypto/status/1025380654295539716 https://twitter.com/blockstream/status/1025494847388573701?s=21 https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/introducing-bakkt-e1794dd3a45d https://www.bakkt.com/index https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-could-be-first-worldwide-currency-nyse-owner/ Canadian Bitcoin Miners Building Their Own Power Grid(24:03) https://btcmanager.com/mining-firms-building-electrical-grids-to-circumvent-government-apprehensions/ New Community Fork of Bitcoin.org(34:40) https://twitter.com/hrdng/status/1025791234781196288 https://btcinformation.org/en/posts/announcing-btcinformation.html Bitcoin… When Moon?(46:22) https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/bitcoin-we-dont-expect-new-highs-in-2018-97e6a7a385f7 OKEx Socialized Losses(1:02:57) https://bitcoinist.com/okex-forced-perform-clawback-416-million-bitcoin-trade-goes-awry/ Coinbase Not Allowing Venezuelans to Withdraw[Due to Bug](1:12:11) https://twitter.com/Codiox/status/1025163809533636608 https://www.ccn.com/coinbase-bug-prevents-canadian-users-from-withdrawing-cryptocurrency-funds/ Coinbase Custody List(1:17:30) https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-is-exploring-a-range-of-new-assets-e700496844be Square Shifts to Private Brokers From Public Exchanges(1:21:23) https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/03/square-bitcoin-private-brokers-replace-public-exchanges.html North Carolina Bans Political Campaign Crypto Donations(1:27:46) https://bitcoinist.com/north-carolina-bans-crypto-donations-for-political-campaigns/ Trevon James Subpoenaed By SEC Regarding Bitconnect(1:31:33) https://twitter.com/BitcoinTre/status/1025459485714919427 Long Island Blockchain Also Subpoenaed By SEC(1:36:55) https://www.coindesk.com/sec-subpoenas-another-firm-following-claimed-blockchain-pivot/ Philippines ICO Regulations Coming Down Pipeline(1:38:50) https://www.coindesk.com/philippines-proposed-ico-rules-presume-all-tokens-are-securities/ Bitpico “Lost Faith In Bitcoin”(1:44:08) https://twitter.com/bitPico/status/1025816258414039040 Ethereum Integrating ENS with DNS(1:52:51) https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-is-getting-its-first-top-level-domain-name/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_hijacking Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #117 of Block Digest! (Sunday, July 29th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Public Dissent Over Winklevoss ETF Ruling(1:27) https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/peirce-dissent-34-83723#.W1o-36vBMDU.twitter Bitmain “Transparency” Report https://blog.bitmain.com/en/transparency-policy-shipping-mining-practices/ https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/704476839566135298 http://archive.is/VTQUE Cobra Positioning to Push Away From Bitcoin https://twitter.com/cobrabitcoin/status/1023273672881197056 https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/issues/2548 Moreno Seeks Extradition Guarantees in Exchange for Security, Commercial Deals https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/comunicado-oficial-32/ https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/1023298200067813376 https://archive.is/qdBVe#selection-2169.4-3001.101 https://archive.is/qWxDO#selection-1101.0-1105.425 Don’t Use Bitfi https://twitter.com/ryancdotorg/status/1022870589973848066 https://rya.nc/bitfi-wallet.html First Wallstreet Swap of Futures for Real Bitcoin https://www.ccn.com/institutional-investors-swap-bitcoin-futures-for-physical-btc-in-wall-street-first/ https://twitter.com/CMEGroup/status/1022145206773325825 Nasdaq Closed Door Crypto Meeting http://fortune.com/2018/07/27/nasdaq-cryptocurrency-meeting/ https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2018/06/nasdaq-ceo-adena-friedman-talks-about-nasdaqs-involvement-with-blockchain-technology-and-cryptocurrencies/ Crypto Hedge Fund Shorting ETH https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/07/25/why-major-cryptocurrency-investors-are-betting-heavily-against-ethereum/#329b75f75d83 Lightning Powered Decentralized Reddit https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/07/25/thundermessage-bitcoin-voting/ https://thundermessage.com/ Coinbase Integrating Giftcard Conversion https://www.btcnn.com/coinbase-can-now-turn-your-cryptos-into-digital-gift-cards/ North African Wind Powered Mining Operation https://bitcoinist.com/huge-wind-farm-to-power-bitcoin-mining-will-be-built-in-north-africa/ Bitgo Introduces “New Technology” For UTXO Selection https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-companies-slash-fees-cutting-edge-tech/ Google Removes Real Metamask From Chrome Store, Leaves Malware https://www.coindesk.com/google-yanked-metamask-from-the-chrome-store-left-a-phishing-scam-up/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #117 of Block Digest! (Sunday, July 29th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Public Dissent Over Winklevoss ETF Ruling https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/peirce-dissent-34-83723#.W1o-36vBMDU.twitter Bitmain “Transparency” Report https://blog.bitmain.com/en/transparency-policy-shipping-mining-practices/ https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/704476839566135298 http://archive.is/VTQUE Cobra Positioning to Push Away From Bitcoin https://twitter.com/cobrabitcoin/status/1023273672881197056 https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/issues/2548 Moreno Seeks Extradition Guarantees in Exchange for Security, Commercial Deals https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/comunicado-oficial-32/ https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/1023298200067813376 https://archive.is/qdBVe#selection-2169.4-3001.101 https://archive.is/qWxDO#selection-1101.0-1105.425 Don’t Use Bitfi https://twitter.com/ryancdotorg/status/1022870589973848066 https://rya.nc/bitfi-wallet.html First Wallstreet Swap of Futures for Real Bitcoin https://www.ccn.com/institutional-investors-swap-bitcoin-futures-for-physical-btc-in-wall-street-first/ https://twitter.com/CMEGroup/status/1022145206773325825 Nasdaq Closed Door Crypto Meeting http://fortune.com/2018/07/27/nasdaq-cryptocurrency-meeting/ https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2018/06/nasdaq-ceo-adena-friedman-talks-about-nasdaqs-involvement-with-blockchain-technology-and-cryptocurrencies/ Crypto Hedge Fund Shorting ETH https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/07/25/why-major-cryptocurrency-investors-are-betting-heavily-against-ethereum/#329b75f75d83 Lightning Powered Decentralized Reddit https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/07/25/thundermessage-bitcoin-voting/ https://thundermessage.com/ Coinbase Integrating Giftcard Conversion https://www.btcnn.com/coinbase-can-now-turn-your-cryptos-into-digital-gift-cards/ North African Wind Powered Mining Operation https://bitcoinist.com/huge-wind-farm-to-power-bitcoin-mining-will-be-built-in-north-africa/ Bitgo Introduces “New Technology” For UTXO Selection https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-companies-slash-fees-cutting-edge-tech/ Google Removes Real Metamask From Chrome Store, Leaves Malware https://www.coindesk.com/google-yanked-metamask-from-the-chrome-store-left-a-phishing-scam-up/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Thursday, July 26th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Chris J - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Matt Corallo - https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Introduction of the topic: motivations of open-source developers, specifically those working on Bitcoin-related infrastructure https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1020056156683849729 https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1013403943890817025 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #116 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 25th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Optech Newsletter Update (1:32) https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/07/24/ https://segwit.space/ Upgrade Path to Quantum Safe Bitcoin Keys (7:45) https://gist.github.com/harding/bfd094ab488fd3932df59452e5ec753f Use Destination Groups In Coin Selection (16:55) https://twitter.com/kallewoof/status/1021777442778755072 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/12257 Update: Ecuador Hasn’t Made A Decision on Assange’s Asylum (22:00) https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1021377704229310464 Ross Ulbricht “Murder-for-Hire” Charges Dropped (29:18) https://twitter.com/Free_Ross/status/1021455617788006400 https://twitter.com/RealRossU/status/1021575330522439681 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1021459976060047361 https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-boss-ordering-5-assassinations/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180724171659/https:/twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/1020292460323450880?lang=en ProtonMail Not Doing An ICO (40:24) https://protonmail.com/careers#blockchain-dev https://twitter.com/ProtonMail/status/1021719945087012864 https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/91fxi8/regarding_protoncoin_rumors/ Bitmain Raises 1 Billion Dollars Prior to Possible IPO (46:33) http://news.8btc.com/bitmain-raises-another-1-billion-prior-to-its-ipo Zap Wallet Updates (53:05) https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/new-zap-desktop-zap-ios-and-whats-next-806ce35e4fe7 Follow Up on Sichuan Flood (1:06:10) https://www.ccn.com/flooding-in-sichuan-province-reveals-hidden-world-of-chinas-small-time-bitcoin-miners/ Chinese Mining Crackdown Continues (1:11:04) https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-region-to-shut-down-illegal-bitcoin-miners-by-september/ G20 Deadline for Global AML Regulations Coming Up (1:18:02) https://www.coindesk.com/g20-eyes-october-deadline-for-crypto-anti-money-laundering-standard/ http://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/P160718-1.pdf Liquid Close to Launch (1:28:02) https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1021660464588058624 Bcash Victims Think They’re Sending Bitcoin To Businesses (1:29:51) https://twitter.com/olthoff/status/1021516685117939714 Fed Chairman Declares No Jurisdiction Over Crypto, No Oversight Coming (1:39:13) https://coincenter.org/link/despite-criticisms-fed-agrees-it-won-t-regulate-cryptocurrency Coinbase Full of Shit (1:42:30) http://fortune.com/2018/07/24/coinbase-insider-trading/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #115 of Block Digest! (Sunday, July 22nd 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Optech Group Founded https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chaincode-devs-google-alumni-create-industry-group-help-bitcoin-scale/ https://bitcoinops.org/ Ecuador in Talks with U.K. Government to End Julian Assange’s Asylum https://youtu.be/erTCzmJEPZ0?t=34s https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/695353755974250496 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1020296638844162049 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1020704721261260802 https://twitter.com/SMaurizi/status/1020216635305734144 https://twitter.com/AssangeLegal/status/1020320349349654529 https://twitter.com/DeputadoFederal/status/1020307908482019330 http://www.julianburnside.com.au/whatsinside/uploads/2017/06/Amicus_brief_English.pdf http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/comunicados/cp_28_18_eng.pdf https://couragefound.org/donate/ https://shop.wikileaks.org/donate Congressional Hearing Breakdown https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/basic-guide-digital-age-breaking-down-congress-crypto-hearing/ https://bitcoinist.com/congressman-calls-for-cryptocurrency-investigation-another-wants-to-ban-it/ India Supreme Court Update https://www.ccn.com/breaking-indias-supreme-court-sets-september-date-for-final-cryptocurrency-petition-hearing/ Parity Strips GUI https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-client-parity-drops-wallet-tech-in-major-upgrade/ HSBC “Cautiously” Looking at Crypto Uses https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliversmith/2018/07/19/hsbcs-global-head-of-digital-says-the-bank-is-cautiously-looking-at-crypto-use-cases/#259f748a3766 Proof North Korea is Mining Bitcoin? https://blockchainflashnews.com/north-korea-obtained-more-than-10000-bitcoins-in-2017-expert-says/ Cheapair CEO Interview https://bitcoinist.com/cheapair-ceo-drop-coinbase-interview/ Grayscale Annual Report https://blockonomi.com/grayscale-report/ Coinbase Forms PAC https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-coinbase-forms-political-action-committee/ Paxful Expanding Into Venezuela https://www.coindesk.com/paxful-bitcoin-crypto/ Crypto Twitter Graph Analysis https://medium.com/@avivzohar/the-cryptocurrency-filter-bubble-faa0901f0e0a Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Thursday, July 19th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Blake Anderson - https://twitter.com/BitcoinBlake Ansel Linder - https://twitter.com/AnselLinder This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin & Markets Podcast http://bitcoinandmarkets.com/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #114 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 18th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Chris - https://twitter.com/ricecrypto This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcointopia Joinmarket Update https://github.com/joinmarket-org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.3.4 https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/blob/master/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.3.4.md https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket/wiki Peter Thiel and Jihan Wu Investing in Block.one? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-16/block-one-is-said-to-win-funding-from-peter-thiel-jihan-wu Bitmain Opens Silicon Valley Office http://cryptocoinjunky.com/bitmain-opens-20000-square-foot-office-in-silicon-valley/ Kodak’s Mining Scam Collapses https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/07/17/blow-for-bitcoin-as-kodak-mining-scheme-collapses-but-the-bitcoin-price-holds/#1747763d6724 Coinbase Greenlit to List Securities https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-16/coinbase-says-it-has-green-light-to-list-coins-deemed-securities Coinbase Immediately Corrects Itself https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-17/coinbase-says-it-was-wrong-about-sec-approval-of-acquisitions Black Rock Is Evaluating Crypto Currencies https://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackrock-cryptocurrency/blackrock-is-evaluating-cryptocurrencies-ceo-says-idUSKBN1K61MC Oh Wait! Black Rock Says Zero Client Interest In Crypto https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-16/blackrock-s-fink-says-clients-have-zero-interest-in-crypto Green Address Updates https://blog.greenaddress.it/2018/07/16/two-factor-recovery-sending-to-bech32-updates/ SBI Holdings VCTRADE Exchange Now Open to Public https://wivacoin.com/bank-owned-cryptocurrency-exchange-launched-in-japan-17-07-2018/ New Goldman Sachs CEO More Positive on Bitcoin https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/07/17/big-for-bitcoin-goldman-sachs-new-ceo-is-keen-on-crypto/ GMO Launching “Net Bank” Which Will Use Blockchain Settlement https://www.coindesk.com/gmos-new-internet-bank-will-settle-payments-with-blockchain/ Two Congressional Hearings On Crypto In One Day https://www.coindesk.com/congress-is-now-holding-two-crypto-hearings-this-wednesday/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh_JskUngik Related CFTC Tweet… https://twitter.com/CFTC/status/1019215163638124549 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #113 of Block Digest! (Sunday, July 15th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== US Government Has Gone 200% Horseshit on Bitcoin/Russia FUD https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-13/bitcoin-was-russian-hackers-currency-of-choice-u-s-says https://www.thenation.com/article/a-new-report-raises-big-questions-about-last-years-dnc-hack/ https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-goes-wild-as-mueller-probe-finds-russian-hackers-used-bitcoin/ ***Security Researcher Vote Analysis https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8074-recount_2016_an_uninvited_security_audit_of_the_u_s_presidential_election#video Ledger Planning Move Into Custodial Products https://bitcoinnews.com/ledger-generates-29-4m-profit-from-hardware-wallets-plans-to-launch-crypto-custodian-service/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliversmith/2018/07/09/french-crypto-wallet-ledger-is-solving-bitcoins-biggest-flaw-for-financial-giants/#2b90ea7f3ca1 Metal Bitcoin Seed Storage Stress Test - Jameson Lopp https://medium.com/@lopp/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test-21f47cf8e6f5 New York Approves Power Rates for Mining https://bitcoinist.com/new-power-rates-for-cryptocurrency-miners-in-upstate-new-york/ http://www3.dps.ny.gov/pscweb/webfileroom.nsf/ArticlesByCategory/BB3E5C36350EFF3A852582C8005D1D79/$File/pr18052.pdf?OpenElement= Coinbase Shitcoin Bonanza https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1017863343288115200 https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-exploring-cardano-basic-attention-token-stellar-zcash-and-0x-9e44f0eb823f?source=collection_home---4------0---------------- https://bitcoinist.com/coinbase-exploring-new-cryptocurrency-additions-prices-react/ Andreas Brekken “Centralizing” Lightning Network https://bitcoinist.com/one-person-lightning-network-capacity/ Cheapair Integrating BTCPayServer https://www.cheapair.com/blog/update-on-our-search-for-a-new-bitcoin-payment-processor/ Namecheap Also Investigating BTCPayServer https://twitter.com/Namecheap/status/1017827650251960325 Alexander Vinnik Extradited to...France? https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/07/13/ex-btc-e-operator-alexander-vinnik-to-be-extradited-to-france/ Indian Exchanges Moving to Crypto-to-Crypto Trading Only to Survive https://thebitcoinnews.com/indian-crypto-exchanges-find-a-legal-loophole-to-survive-for-now/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Thursday, July 12th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Jonathan Bertrand - https://twitter.com/KryptykHex This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Quebec Moratorium/Price Scheme https://chainstate.org/2018/06/19/quebec-crypto-mining-price/ New Rates Apply to All Datacenters https://twitter.com/KryptykHex/status/1015527681780273157 Bitmain Favoritism Accusations https://twitter.com/KryptykHex/status/1015249227889434624 Quebec Mining Negative Outlook https://twitter.com/BitratesNews/status/1014858544997421056 Hydro-Quebec Reports on Applying Miners https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1014427613786460161 Johnathan Bertrand Tweet Thread https://twitter.com/KryptykHex/status/1012298422458748928 Johnathan Bertrand Tweet Thread Two(Alot in French) https://twitter.com/KryptykHex/status/1014283137084477445 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #112 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 11th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Schnorr Signature BIP Proposal https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-schnorr.mediawiki Matt Blaze Sells Domain to Cryptocurrency Company https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/6/17540818/crypto-com-domain-matt-blaze-monaco-mco-cryptology-sale https://archive.is/mmWfF http://www.mattblaze.org/blog/newaddress https://crypto.com/ https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1015432384706203648 https://archive.is/L0eVc https://archive.is/jtL34 https://archive.is/rGAlZ Exchanges Banning/Stealing Funds from Iranian Users https://twitter.com/MrHodl/status/1015267096375316480 https://twitter.com/SonOfAHiitch/status/1015266598909808640 https://twitter.com/Ziya_Sadr/status/1015255966030401536 https://www.coindesk.com/iran-crypto-exchanges/ https://twitter.com/Ziya_Sadr/status/1015468312644419584 Swiss Stock Exchange Launching Crypto Exchange http://www.businessinsider.com/swiss-stock-exchange-operator-six-launching-cryptocurrency-exchange-2018-7 Israeli Exchange Bits of Gold Sharing User Data With Tax Authority https://www.ccn.com/israel-bitcoin-exchange-agrees-to-share-customer-info-with-tax-authority/ South Korea Defining Legal Entity Framework for Crypto Businesses https://bitcoinist.com/south-korea-recognize-crypto-exchanges/ Coinbase Custody Partner Used User Funds to Pay For Its Operations https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-is-officially-open-for-business-182c297d65d9 https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-45 SolidX ETF SEC Comments https://www.easycoinbuy.com/news/sec-opens-comments-for-cboe-bitcoin-etf-proposal Gemini Hires Former NYSE CIO http://www.icopdf.com/en/crypto-news/8013/Gemini Local Bitcoins Home Invasion https://localbitcoins.com/forums/#!/general-discussion:armed-break-inhome-invasio Bancor Hack https://twitter.com/Bancor/status/1016420621666963457 https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1016431510705012744 https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1016570314862493698 https://twitter.com/waxwing__/status/1016572791049609216 https://twitter.com/_prestwich/status/1016441364404473861 Opera IPO...and Looks Who Is Investing… https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/browser-maker-opera-has-filed-to-go-public/ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1737450/000114420418036749/tv496863-f1.htm https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/11/opera-adds-a-crypto-wallet-to-its-mobile-browser/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #111 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 4th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Liquid Issued Assets https://blockstream.com/2018/07/02/liquid-issued-assets.html China Flood Affecting Bitcoin Hashrate? https://ledgeble.com/bitcoin-hashrate-drops-30-after-2-day-flood-in-bitcoin-mining-capital/ http://news.8btc.com/floods-in-sichuan-china-is-not-significant-enough-to-cause-a-drop-on-bitcoin-hashrate http://theminersunion.com/2018/07/02/decentralizing-colocation/ https://www.smartbit.com.au/charts/block-interval European Parliament Analysis on “Virtual Currencies” and Monetary Policy http://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/149900/CASE_FINAL%20publication.pdf http://www.case-research.eu/en/marek-dabrowski http://www.case-research.eu/en/lukasz-janikowski-100575 Finnish Tax Administration Clarifies Guidelines on Cryptocurrencies https://twitter.com/Technom4ge/status/1014493049739776006 https://www.vero.fi/syventavat-vero-ohjeet/ohje-hakusivu/48411/virtuaalivaluuttojen_tuloverotu/ India Supreme Court Does Not Stay RBI Circular https://www.bloombergquint.com/law-and-policy/2018/07/03/supreme-court-refuses-to-stay-rbis-virtual-currencies-circular Bitcoin Alert Keys and Alert System Vulnerabilities Revealed https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-July/016189.html BTCC Relaunching https://btcc.kf5.com/hc/kb/article/1161195/?lang=en https://twitter.com/YourBTCC/status/1013629140560330752 https://bitcoinist.com/btcc-relaunch-suggests-exchange-will-create-binance-style-token/ Bitcoin.org Sponsor/Paid Advertisement https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/pull/2485 GMO Announces Upgraded B3 At Same Price as B2 http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=782 Photon Based POW Proposal https://www.powx.org/ EOS RAM Price Explosion http://bitcoinist.com/ram-price-explodes-amid-eos-network-speculation/ Coinbase Pro Receives Backlash of Negative Feedback http://bitcoinist.com/new-coinbase-pro-platform-off-to-a-rocky-start-amid-flurry-of-criticism/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYj

Welcome to episode #110 of Block Digest! (Sunday, July 1st 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== New Try At Tether FUD https://medium.com/thedailydose/tether-double-spending-vulnerability-confirmed-exchanges-may-be-at-risk-6-28-2018-beea0f19dd51 https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/8ulr0t/a_doublespend_has_been_successfully_performed_on/e1gispn BCH Full Retard(BitDB) https://twitter.com/2nd_Entropy/status/1012736893388230656 https://bitdb.network/ Don’t Snark at the Stark https://diar.co/volume-2-issue-25/ https://lnmainnet.gaben.win/ | https://github.com/chemicstry https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/06/26/lighting-network-transactions/ https://diar.co/response-to-lighting-labs-lightning-network-dev-teams/ https://twitter.com/starkness/status/1013056728475332610 https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1013215174419857408 https://twitter.com/ruigomeseu/status/1013201526532313089 Expanding Bitcoin’s Reach with Accessible Wallets https://medium.com/@patestevao/expanding-bitcoins-reach-with-accessible-wallets-600d2a912a14 https://hackernoon.com/the-key-to-bitcoin-adoption-in-developing-countries-60edfbe60786 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRixiTkTC-o New Electrum Release https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES New Electrum Personal Server Release https://github.com/chris-belcher/electrum-personal-server/releases/tag/eps-v0.1.2 Trezor T Monero Support https://twitter.com/TREZOR/status/1012308383305695232 SEC Moves To Ease Bitcoin ETF Requirements? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-28/sec-poised-to-advance-etf-approval-rule-long-sought-by-industry https://www.ccn.com/sec-mulls-unconventional-bitcoin-etf-application/ Ulbricht Case Re-Evaluation Denied https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1012344999143510018 https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/062818zr_k425.pdf First Chinese Lawsuit Using Evidence on Bitcoin Blockchain https://twitter.com/katherineykwu/status/1012689193812877312 Block One Monopolizing EOS BP Votes https://twitter.com/econoar/status/1012367262123098112 https://block.one/news/voting-eos-community-member/ Bitmex Closing Quebec Accounts https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1013085334840672256 https://twitter.com/BitBitCrypto/status/1012779971880898561 Bithumb Recovers Portion of Hacked Funds http://bithumb.cafe/archives/33767 https://www.coindesk.com/bithumb-claims-to-have-retrieved-14-million-in-hacked-cryptos/ Full Billionaire Mode Toshi https://twitter.com/ProfFaustus/status/1012760394212040704 http://archive.is/St1ee https://twitter.com/ProfFaustus/status/1013071772269375488 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYj

Welcome to episode #109 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, June 27th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Entire Country Loses Major International Banking Connection https://www.wsj.com/articles/unbanked-marshall-islands-gets-further-cut-off-from-the-worlds-money-1529665201 http://archive.is/NOG83 Erik Voskuil’s Response to Betterhash Proposal https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/wiki/Decoupled-Mining-Fallacy Secret Service Asking Congress for Private Crypto Regulations/Laws https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090816/https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hhrg-115-ba01-wstate-rnovy-20180620.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091406/http://www.blockchainalliance.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130417030326/https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2013/03/bitcoin-zerocoin.html https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1011881983163686912 https://twitter.com/ummjackson/status/1011690888651657216 Undercover Operation Targeting Darknet Markets Results in 35 Arrest https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1011753804818247682 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/first-nationwide-undercover-operation-targeting-darknet-vendors-results-arrests-more-35 https://www.ccn.com/us-justice-department-seizes-20m-in-bitcoin-in-nationwide-drug-bust/ Ripple Begging Coinbase to List XRP https://www.ccn.com/ripple-ceo-says-xrp-should-be-added-on-coinbase-publicly-for-first-time-not-a-security/ Andreessen Horowitz Shitcoin Fund http://bitcoinist.com/andreessen-horowitz-launches-300-million-a16z-cryptocurrency-fund/ Metronome ICO Disaster http://bitcoinist.com/jeff-garziks-metronome-ico-sells-50-of-tokens-to-three-investors/ Australia and New Zealand State “No Central Bank Crypto” Coming Anytime Soon https://www.coindesk.com/2-apac-nations-have-ruled-out-central-bank-digital-currencies/ Follow Up On Bitpico Bcash Attack https://pastebin.com/bJjGvUTu C-Lightning Moves Into Beta https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1011299943154413568 Casa’s Privacy Model https://medium.com/casa/casa-privacy-model-ee6d1a08fd82 Janine's ZIP https://github.com/zcash/zcash/issues/3362 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #108 of Block Digest! (Sunday, June 24th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Coinbase Fraud Complaint to SEC https://mashable.com/2018/06/20/sec-coinbase-complaints-fraud.amp/?__twitter_impression=true New “Anteater” Miner(NOT an Endorsement to Buy) https://dpwholdings.com/dpw-holdings-coolisys-technologies-introduces-the-anteater-a-crypto-miner-featuring-the-samsung-10-nanometer-chip-set/ Mt Gox: Announcement of Commencement of Civil Rehabilitation Proceedings https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20180622_announcement_en.pdf Up Uranus https://twitter.com/kari_paul/status/1010219784993206273 New Mining Farm at Former Intel Plant in Colorado http://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-inside-crypto-mining-farm-open-former-intel-facility/ http://gazette.com/bitcoin-mining-firm-pays-13m-for-vacant-colorado-springs-intel-plant/article/1628139 https://blockchain.info/charts/hash-rate?daysAverageString=7&timespan=180days New Mining Price Scheme From Hydro-Quebec https://chainstate.org/2018/06/19/quebec-crypto-mining-price/ House Representatives Must Declare Crypto Holdings Over 1000$ https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-investments-us-house-reps-investments/ Nvidia Overestimated GPU Demand https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/nvidia-overestimated-bitcoin-mining-demand-stuck-with-excess-gpu-inventory-report-1870690 Bcash DDoS https://twitter.com/bitPico/status/1010309235459096577 https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/8t69qd/bitpico_launching_attack_nodes_against_bch_what/ Route Success Probability on Lightning Network https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8sajmb/ln_the_chances_to_route_a_certain_amount_of_btc/ EOS Freezes 27 Addresses https://www.coindesk.com/eos-blockchain-arbitrator-orders-freeze-of-27-accounts/ Japanese Exchanges Required to Beef Up AML Policies https://www.coindesk.com/japans-financial-watchdog-orders-aml-shake-up-at-6-crypto-exchanges/ Crypto Robbery in Austria https://www.reddit.com/comments/8szpc9 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #107 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, June 20th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bitcoin Core 0.16.1 Released https://bitcoincore.org/en/2018/06/15/release-0.16.1/ BIS Crypto Paper https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2018e5.pdf Richard Heart’s “Project” BitcoinHex https://bitcoinhex.com/ SEC: Bitcoin and Ethereum “Are Not Securities” https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/14/bitcoin-and-ethereum-are-not-securities-but-some-cryptocurrencies-may-be-sec-official-says.html https://twitter.com/msantoriESQ/status/1007637639829344256 John McAfee’s Reaction https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1007251950717587456 https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1008352577791184896 https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/1008986299636723713 https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1008957156819914752 Russia Creating New Class of “Digital Property Rights” To Cover Cryptocurrency http://bitcoinist.com/russia-classify-cryptocurrencies-digital-rights/ http://bitcoinist.com/russia-moves-to-regulate-crypto-issues-first-commercial-bonds-transaction-via-blockchain/ http://bitcoinist.com/russia-unveils-ico-regulations-ruble/ Russian Mining Farm Opening in Norway https://www.cointrust.com/news/russian-bitcoin-mining-farm-to-be-built-in-norway Lloyd Blankfein Current Position on Crypto https://twitter.com/crypto/status/1009145434650972161 Satoshi Alert Key Prank https://twitter.com/kanzure/status/1007441372209655808 Interview With Jihan Wu https://www.yours.org/content/an-interview-with-wu-jihan-on-stories-behind-the-birth-of-bch-and-the-91025b96a842 EOS Network Fails Within One Day https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1007991691100516353 https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/06/16/eos-stops-functioning-network https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4/status/1008974899690463232 Bithumb Hack https://imgur.com/a/efoVosE https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/1009301162871451649 Lord Vitalik Dictates Roadmap Change https://www.coindesk.com/proposed-ethereum-roadmap-activate-biggest-upgrades-together/ https://twitter.com/VladZamfir/status/1008101968307372033 Square Receives BitLicense in New York https://www.coindesk.com/square-gets-a-bitlicense-new-york-crypto/ Swiss Exchange Lykke Adds KYC Requirement on Short Notice https://twitter.com/anwfr/status/1009067737203793922 Gab.ai’s Coinbase Account Closed http://bitcoinist.com/centralized-crypto-coinbase-shuts-gab/ Walmart Awarded Patent on Cryptocurrency Smartgrid http://cryptocoinjunky.com/walmart-wins-patent-for-electrical-grid-powered-by-bitcoin/ Bitcoin Cash Trademark https://twitter.com/bhec39/status/1008845515201695744 Lightning Gem Live on Mainnet https://lightninggem.com/ Zap Wallet Integrating with iMessage https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1007740219607613440?s=19 [Thought] Julian Assange Vigils for 6th Anniversary of Asylum https://twitter.com/suigenerisjen/status/1008761965676810241 https://twitter.com/WISEUpAction/status/1009149598663872512 https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/1009149853744721920 Tether Update https://tether.to/fss-report-transparency-update/ https://tether.to/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSS1JUN18-Account-Snapshot-Statement-final-15JUN18.pdf Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYj

Welcome to episode #106 of Block Digest! (Saturday, June 9th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Leaf-Node Weakness in Bitcoin Merkle Tree Design https://twitter.com/musalbas/status/1005576072115752960 https://bitslog.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/leaf-node-weakness-in-bitcoin-merkle-tree-design/ LN Yalls Monetized Email Inbox Feature https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/1006270429160353792 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/906832698207023104 LN-Enabled Online Graffiti Board https://satoshis.place https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/1006574765522337793 https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8q7ygt/day_3_of_satoshisplace_lightning_network_powered/ https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/06/11/lightning-network-penis-doodle/ https://twitter.com/hrdng/status/1006615544643162114 https://twitter.com/starkness/status/1006729688721645569 Switzerland Monetary Referendum https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/06/11/almost-500000-people-in-switzerland-voted-for-a-bitcoin-like-financial-system/#66e2690926b9 https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180610/Sovereign-Money-Initiative.html https://www.vollgeld-initiative.ch/english/ https://www.breakingviews.com/considered-view/switzerlands-safe-money-vote-is-flawed-but-useful/ No Reason Behind RBI(India) Crypto Exchange Ban https://qz.com/1303363/indias-cryptocurrency-crackdown-was-backed-by-zero-research-rbi-admits/ Japanese Exchange Offering Interest for Lending Them BTC https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8q6mms/this_japanese_exchange_will_borrow_your_bitcoin/ Tezos Foundation: KYC Before We Will Give You Your Tokens https://twitter.com/TezosFoundation/status/1005870093375504384 CFTC Demands Trade Data From Four Exchanges http://bitcoinist.com/4-exchanges-must-turn-over-comprehensive-information-to-us-government-investigators/ http://archive.is/gJUdD That’s Right! More Tether FUD! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-13/professor-who-rang-vix-alarm-says-tether-used-to-boost-bitcoin Coinbase to Add ETC https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1006344839569403905 Coinbase Index Fund Open to Investors https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-index-fund-is-open-for-investment-61217606f1ef https://chainstate.org/2018/06/12/coinbase-opens-weighted-index-fund-to-investors/ Apple Bans Mining Apps http://bitcoinist.com/apple-outlaws-cryptocurrency-mining-apps/ Swiss Bank Adding Crypto Business Accounts https://news.bitcoin.com/switzerland-shows-the-way-bank-first-to-offer-crypto-business-accounts/ Interesting Lightning Network Use-Case https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8pd8t8/i_want_a_smart_currency_based_phone_where_the/ [Pre-Loaded Janine Thought] Comparative Advantage Documentary https://twitter.com/TomerKantor/status/1006577946939846657 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcppBP_8sY0 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #105 of Block Digest! (Saturday, June 9th 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 Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Lighthouse - Bcashers Continuing to Pick Things Out of the Trashcan https://twitter.com/realcoingeek/status/1005161825065893890?s=12 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Dominant_Assurance_Contracts Bitcoin Cash Supporter Steals Tank-like Vehicle https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bitcoin-cash-evangelist-accused-joyriding-194209475.html https://archive.is/94oth https://twitter.com/movrcx/status/1004150947457699840 https://twitter.com/orionwl/status/1005444001267441664 https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md https://github.com/joshuayabut/bips/blob/master/bip-0200.mediawiki Financial Identity Trilemma Syndrome https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/ian-grigg-on-how-the-banking-system-is-about-to-collapse-and-how-to-fix-it-c6c8c1bb6681 Jihan Wu Mulling Bitmain IPO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/crypto-s-32-year-old-billionaire-mining-king-is-mulling-an-ipo R3 Is Running Out Of Money http://fortune.com/2018/06/07/blockchain-firm-r3-is-running-out-of-money-sources-say/ https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/880402685001961473 CryptoKitties Transactions Down by 98% https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1005164433772109824 Bitcoin - Bolivar Trading Skyrocketing with 14,000% Inflation in Venezuela https://qz.com/1300832/bitcoin-trading-in-venezuela-is-skyrocketing-amid-14000-inflation/ https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1005121173489967104 New York DFS Clears Trading Privacy Coins https://coincenter.org/link/the-new-york-state-department-of-financial-services-just-approved-the-trading-of-privacy-protecting-cryptocurrency CFTC Transcript https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opabehnam7 Coinbase Dives Further into the Land of Regulation https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/06/coinbase-is-acquiring-a-securities-dealer-in-order-to-trade-your-startup-tokens/ Your Keys, Your Coins, and FBAR https://twitter.com/CryptoTaxGirl/status/1005255678972317696 New Bitcoin ETF Filing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-06/bitcoin-etf-dreams-kept-alive-with-new-solidx-vaneck-sec-filing EU Begins Probe into Malta AML Agency https://twitter.com/ReutersBiz/status/1004868416874930176 Make ASICs Secretly First to Fix ASIC Centralization! https://medium.com/obelisk-blog/introducing-obelisk-launchpad-b78756eaa74c Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #104 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, June 6th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf 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 ===== Blue Matt Mining Protocol Proposal https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/bips/blob/betterhash/bip-XXXX.mediawiki BIP To Add Support For Longer Node Addresses Re: Tor, I2P https://twitter.com/orionwl/status/1002803396875866117 https://gist.github.com/laanwj/4fe8470881d7b9499eedc48dc9ef1ad1 Microsoft Acquires Github https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17422788/microsoft-github-acquisition-official-deal Coinbase Expands Into Japan https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/coinbase-opens-japan-office-appoints-former-morgan-stanley-banker-ceo/ GMO B2 7nm ASIC Preorders! https://twitter.com/ETHxCC/status/1003904928027328514 https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1004189376165761024 http://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/nxt/news/18/01471/?n_cid=nbpnxt_twbn Bye Bye Bcash Dust Limit https://twitter.com/proffaustus/status/1003528039681191938?s=21 https://coingeek.com/coingeek-nchain-announce-miners-choice-initiative-bitcoin-cash-transaction-fees-values/ http://archive.is/9mbcn Potential Consensus Bug in Parity https://twitter.com/ParityTech/status/1004151159291031552 https://twitter.com/cwgoes/status/1004174466149113856 https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/8ovvdl/please_upgrade_your_parity_clients_to_1113_or/ Ledger Releasing Native Wallet App https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8oq976/ledger_the_initial_version_of_the_ledger_wallet/ Wozniak Agrees with Jack Dorsey https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/04/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-hopes-bitcoin-will-become-global-currency.html China Blockchain System to Address Check Fraud https://www.coindesk.com/china-has-built-a-blockchain-system-that-could-replace-paper-checks/ Twitch And Crypto Tips http://cryptocoinjunky.com/twitch-app-streamlabs-allows-for-cryptocurrency-tipping/ Kik Post ICO http://business.financialpost.com/technology/kik-ceo-who-issued-cryptocurrency-says-blockchain-isnt-for-everyone https://www.ccn.com/months-after-raising-a-100-million-ico-kik-founder-calls-blockchainunconvincing/amp/ South Korea Supreme Court: Bitcoin is an Asset https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/south-korean-supreme-court-rules-bitcoin-asset/ IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department Worried http://bitcoinist.com/crypto-assets-reduce-demand-central-bank-money/ Vote for McAfee! http://bitcoinist.com/john-mcafee-running-us-president-2020/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

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

Welcome to episode #102 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, May 30th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Proposed Multisig Improvement for Bitcoin https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/483 Bcash Copies Blockstream’s Tree Signatures? https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/status/1001720084564393984 https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/8joo00/first_tree_signature_on_bitcoin_cash_using_new/ https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/8joo00/first_tree_signature_on_bitcoin_cash_using_new/dz2bj7j/ Japan Moves On To Full Ban of Privacy Coins https://the-blockchain-journal.com/2018/05/29/japans-ban-on-privacy-coins-must-be-a-wake-up-call/ EOS Remote Exploit Vulnerabilities https://twitter.com/cnLedger/status/1001335269180653568 https://www.reddit.com/r/eos/comments/8mwn0s/chinese_internet_security_giant_360_has_found/dzr18i3/ Related: The EOS embedded “constitution” https://twitter.com/panekkkk/status/1001627755736322048 Whalepanda Says Rootstock Had Private Token Sale https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/1001103153369112576 https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8mqo7e/rootstock_rsk_the_altcoin_killer_had_a_private/ Bitgo Institutional Custodial Situation https://coinpedia.org/news/bitgo-qualified-custodian-crypto-assets/ Poloniex KYC Freeze https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8mrp5v/poloniex_freeze_announcement_what_happens_after/ https://imgur.com/a/jyguxt5 http://archive.is/NfiEk Bitcoin Core is Finally Here http://bitcoinist.com/roger-ver-bitcoin-core-cryptocurrency/ https://twitter.com/BitcoinCore_ https://bitcoincore.cm/ Bitcoin Addiction Therapy in the UK http://bitcoinist.com/uk-hospital-cryptocurrency-addiction-therapy/ Satoshi Statue in Kiev? http://archive.is/BrA8S Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #101 of Block Digest! (Saturday, May 26th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Coinbase Buys Paradex http://fortune.com/2018/05/23/coinbase-paradex/ https://0xproject.com/pdfs/0x_white_paper.pdf German Exchange Deutsche Börse AG Consider Securities Lending on “Blockchain” https://twitter.com/AFME_EU/status/999274028891287553 http://www.deutsche-boerse-cash-market.com/dbcm-en/newsroom/press-releases/Deutsche-Boerse-Group-and-HQLAX-partner-to-build-securities-lending-solution-on-the-R3-Corda-blockchain-platform/3357600 1. Recent upgrade of BCH is not backwards compatible at VersionHandshake https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin/issues/427 2. BCH dev GSPP wants us to implement BCH features, we are reluctant to do it https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin/issues/432 3. BCH dev GSPP complains about disrespecting BCH https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin/issues/433 Zimbabwe High Court Reverses Bitcoin Ban http://bitcoinafrica.io/2018/05/25/zimbabwe-high-court-suspends-ban-on-cryptocurrencies-set-by-central-bank/ Acinq Strike API Live on Mainnet https://medium.com/@ACINQ/strike-our-stripe-like-api-for-lightning-is-live-cd1dce76ce2e Alexander Vinnick of BTC-e Confesses to Money Laundering https://bitcoinnews.com/btc-es-vinnik-confesses-to-laundering-billions-of-dollars-of-bitcoin/ Russian Crypto Regulation https://en.bitnovosti.com/2018/05/22/russian-state-duma-adopted-the-draft-law-on-regulation-of-cryptocurrency-transactions/ South African Kidnapping https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-africa-gang-kidnaps-13-year-old-boy-demands-ransom-of-15-bitcoins British Company Trademark Trolling Bitcoin https://www.ccn.com/uk-company-acquires-bitcoin-trademark-threatens-etsy-store-over-btc-themed-items/ India Crypto Taxes https://www.coindesk.com/india-considers-new-tax-on-cryptocurrency-trades/ Crypto Donations in Politics Create Blowblack https://www.merkle.press/2018/05/former-obama-aide-targeted-by-anti.html Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Naomi Brockwell and Chris Pacia join us for an open discussion about Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Guests ======= Naomi Brockwell - https://twitter.com/SkyCorridors Chris Pacia - https://twitter.com/ChrisPacia

Welcome to episode #100 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, May 23rd 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Argentina Bank Using Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments https://www.coindesk.com/bank-argentina-just-added-bitcoin-cross-border-payments/ Bitfury’s Crystal Intention https://twitter.com/sysmannet/status/997497811087319041 Bitcoin Maximalism Flawed? https://medium.com/@noahruderman/why-bitcoin-maximalism-is-deeply-flawed-96a26ab0b7a8https://twitter.com/devilscompiler/status/997424214268436480 Purse.io called its BCH implementation bcash https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/998306051526045696 Recent upgrade of Bitcoin ABC is not backwards compatible at VersionHandshake. https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin/issues/427 Coinbase Banking License http://bitcoinist.com/coinbase-aims-obtain-banking-licenses/ https://www.ccn.com/coinbase-may-apply-for-a-banking-license-report/ Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Issues Blanket Crypto Ban https://btcmanager.com/reserve-bank-of-zimbabwe-bans-the-countrys-only-monetary-hope-bitcoin/ Bryan Kelly Scammer Past? https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/998654498418581506 http://cryptolife.net/scam-alert-nautiluscoin/ Kraken Coincenter Donation https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-exchange-coin-center/ Bitcoin Gold Doublespend Attack https://forum.bitcoingold.org/t/double-spend-attack-on-exchanges/1362/2 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #98 of Block Digest! (Thursday, May 17th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Blake Anderson - https://twitter.com/BitcoinBlake This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Update on CSW-Kleiman Lawsuit https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/man-who-claims-he-created-bitcoin-committed-perjury-lawsuit-says/ SEC Launches Howeycoin https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-88 https://www.howeycoins.com/index.html https://www.investor.gov/howeycoins Bitfinex goes KYC https://twitter.com/whalepool/status/997028873534627840?s=21 Bisq Drops Cash App and Venmo https://bisq.community/t/important-cash-app-and-venmo-payment-methods-have-been-blocked-due-to-chargeback-activity/5459/23 German Bank Using Bitcoin Instead of SWIFT https://www.ccn.com/german-online-bank-dismisses-swift-favors-bitcoin-for-international-money-lending/ GMO ‘All In’ Crypto https://www.hashespersecond.com/news/japanese-giant-gmo-is-all-in-crypto-developing-7nm-asic-chips-for-purchase-in-18/#jp-carousel-858 Samurai & goTenna Transactions https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/samourai-and-gotenna-enable-bitcoin-transactions-without-internet-access/ Institutional Coinbase https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/996362852825907200 https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-institutional-deea317d23af Consensus 2018 https://twitter.com/anondran/status/996028942980210688 https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes/status/996074905782423552 https://twitter.com/CarpeNoctom/status/996096808320425985 https://twitter.com/Token_Mario/status/996028695176413184 https://twitter.com/paulvigna/status/996024674478895104 https://twitter.com/anambroid/status/996432810884915201 https://twitter.com/PhilCrypto77/status/996104092597538822 https://twitter.com/barrysilbert/status/996008327648657408 https://twitter.com/jmcorgan/status/996434257026453506 State Comptroller Bans Israeli Officials Owning/Trading Bitcoin https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/996836749685882880 Bitmain Invests in Circle https://qz.com/1278983/the-biggest-bitcoin-miner-is-turning-into-a-venture-capital-juggernaut/ #EFFfail and “PGP is dead!” https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/995994062581850112 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #97 of Block Digest! (Saturday, May 12th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== How Bitcoin was Compromised? https://blog.bitcoin.com/the-story-of-how-bitcoin-was-compromised/ Huawei Brings Bitcoin Wallets to App Store Original article: https://twitter.com/Beautyon_/status/994673137370501120 First correction: https://archive.is/PB8RY#selection-1845.0-1845.423 Second correction: https://archive.is/sOwVu#selection-1845.0-1845.378 https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8im188/huawei_releases_bitcoin_wallet_in_app_store/ Frances “I Know It Better Than You” Coppola: Bitcoin Core is not transparent https://web.archive.org/web/20180512111207/https:/twitter.com/Frances_Coppola/status/995211041490554881?lang=en https://web.archive.org/web/20180512111458/https:/twitter.com/Frances_Coppola/status/995227152382681088?lang=en https://web.archive.org/web/20180512111759/https:/twitter.com/Frances_Coppola/status/995228894306471938?lang=en https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/graphs/contributors https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/955774452184346625 Upbit Raided for Fraud in South Korea https://www.btcnn.com/south-korean-exchange-upbit-raided-over-fraudulent-activities/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-11/cryptocurrency-exchange-upbit-raided-by-south-korean-authorities https://twitter.com/cryptomanran/status/995001338328207360 https://twitter.com/cryptomanran/status/994916632358252544 https://twitter.com/DumpMt/status/994771092479926273 https://blockchain.info/address/14LuAvrRzAmeikgaafs7H5695xs5dVXqA5?filter=1 https://blockchain.info/address/155FsTtEFq4eGCcBxDseuwLKPbmtWbyHJR https://blockchain.info/address/16W4XcUAKPmSES9MiUCio28msSCp8rDZgs https://blockchain.info/address/1EiiKCCnFgHjEvPZdu29qqgdBm8zTvpU3U Bitflyer Looking to Snipe Wall Streeters in Hiring Spree https://coinpedia.org/news/bitflyer-tap-more-talent-wall-street/ Novogratz and Bloomberg Partner on Crypto Index https://coinpedia.org/news/mike-novogratz-bloomberg-lp-galaxy-crypto-index/ Nvidia Predicts Decline in Sales to Crypto Miners https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/11/chipmaker-nvidia-sees-fewer-crypto-miners-more-gamers-in-future.html https://www.ccn.com/nvidia-made-289-million-from-cryptocurrency-mining-in-q1/ Pineapple Fund Shuts Down https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8ieffr/farewell_from_the_pineapple_fund/ Electrum Pro Malware Wallet Exit Scams https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8iiute/stealware_electrum_pro_exit_scams_blames_real/ Dandelion TX Relay Protocol Being Tested https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-developers-build-prototype-for-dandelion-privacy-tool/ Canaan Planning IPO http://cryptocentral.info/topic/2801/bitmain-s-biggest-bitcoin-mining-rival-plots-1-billion-hong-kong-ipo https://www.ccn.com/bitmains-biggest-bitcoin-mining-rival-plots-1-billion-hong-kong-ipo/ To HIT or not to HIT (BIP69 vs BIP126 - I mixed up the two the last time, so I must correct myself.) https://imgur.com/a/Tqd3aZo Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #96 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, May 9th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Samourai, Boltzman, and STONEWALL https://btcmanager.com/bitcoins-most-private-wallet-samourai-launches-new-features/ LightningPeach from Bitfury Groups https://lightningpeach.com/ Eric Schneiderman Resigns as Attorney General https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/993658032977596416 https://www.americanbanker.com/slideshow/eric-schneidermans-many-tangles-with-financial-firms https://twitter.com/AsiffHirji/status/991805146291228672 https://blog.coinbase.com/building-trust-through-compliance-10d0ee00cff5 Bill Gates shorting Bitcoin? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/07/bill-gates-i-would-short-bitcoin-if-i-could.html https://twitter.com/tylerwinklevoss/status/993562310567452673 https://www.coindesk.com/gates-foundation-use-ripple-interledger-tech-mobile-payments-push/ Xapo Bunker https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/bunkers-for-the-wealthy-are-said-to-hoard-10-billion-of-bitcoin Raven Coin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/cryptocurrency-project-ravencoin-gets-back-p2p-asset-transfer-basics/ Coinbase Delusionally Thinking They Are Well Organized https://medium.com/@barmstrong/how-we-make-decisions-at-coinbase-cd6c630322e9 Deep Monero Reorgs https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/8hignb/frequent_deep_mining_forks_xmrto_offline_double/ Monero Added to Circle https://twitter.com/circlepay/status/993520240599404546 Bytecoin Trouble https://twitter.com/Bytecoin_BCN/status/993816815091494912 https://twitter.com/Poloniex/status/993849311061577728 https://www.reddit.com/r/BytecoinBCN/ Bitcoin ABC ‘Incident Report’ https://www.bitcoinabc.org/2018-05-07-incident-report/ http://archive.is/3PMbG ICE Looking to Open Bitcoin Exchange for Institutions https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/technology/bitcoin-new-york-stock-exchange.html Square Restaurant Services https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/square-announces-restaurants-platform.html Follow Up on Bitcoin Bankruptcy Case in Russia: Bitcoin is Valuable Property https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/russian-court-ruling-recognizes-bitcoin-valuable-property/ PiedPiperCoin on Silicon Valley https://twitter.com/TechAtBloomberg/status/993316991770546176 https://twitter.com/btcArtGallery/status/993991459358437376 SEC ETH Meeting Doesn’t Happen https://twitter.com/anondran/status/993523873651052544 https://twitter.com/BTCtradePt/status/993494927228186624 https://twitter.com/WhenM0on/status/993508005273591808 https://twitter.com/_Kevin_Pham/status/993689582561517568 https://medium.com/@stevus24654/update-on-the-fake-sec-hearing-about-crypto-on-may-7th-2018-2fd7e52d2b04 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #96 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, May 9th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Samourai, Boltzman, and STONEWALL https://btcmanager.com/bitcoins-most-private-wallet-samourai-launches-new-features/ LightningPeach from Bitfury Groups https://lightningpeach.com/ Eric Schneiderman Resigns as Attorney General https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/993658032977596416 https://www.americanbanker.com/slideshow/eric-schneidermans-many-tangles-with-financial-firms https://twitter.com/AsiffHirji/status/991805146291228672 https://blog.coinbase.com/building-trust-through-compliance-10d0ee00cff5 Bill Gates shorting Bitcoin? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/07/bill-gates-i-would-short-bitcoin-if-i-could.html https://twitter.com/tylerwinklevoss/status/993562310567452673 https://www.coindesk.com/gates-foundation-use-ripple-interledger-tech-mobile-payments-push/ Xapo Bunker https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/bunkers-for-the-wealthy-are-said-to-hoard-10-billion-of-bitcoin Raven Coin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/cryptocurrency-project-ravencoin-gets-back-p2p-asset-transfer-basics/ Coinbase Delusionally Thinking They Are Well Organized https://medium.com/@barmstrong/how-we-make-decisions-at-coinbase-cd6c630322e9 Deep Monero Reorgs https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/8hignb/frequent_deep_mining_forks_xmrto_offline_double/ Monero Added to Circle https://twitter.com/circlepay/status/993520240599404546 Bytecoin Trouble https://twitter.com/Bytecoin_BCN/status/993816815091494912 https://twitter.com/Poloniex/status/993849311061577728 https://www.reddit.com/r/BytecoinBCN/ Bitcoin ABC ‘Incident Report’ https://www.bitcoinabc.org/2018-05-07-incident-report/ http://archive.is/3PMbG ICE Looking to Open Bitcoin Exchange for Institutions https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/technology/bitcoin-new-york-stock-exchange.html Square Restaurant Services https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/square-announces-restaurants-platform.html Follow Up on Bitcoin Bankruptcy Case in Russia: Bitcoin is Valuable Property https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/russian-court-ruling-recognizes-bitcoin-valuable-property/ PiedPiperCoin on Silicon Valley https://twitter.com/TechAtBloomberg/status/993316991770546176 https://twitter.com/btcArtGallery/status/993991459358437376 SEC ETH Meeting Doesn’t Happen https://twitter.com/anondran/status/993523873651052544 https://twitter.com/BTCtradePt/status/993494927228186624 https://twitter.com/WhenM0on/status/993508005273591808 https://twitter.com/_Kevin_Pham/status/993689582561517568 https://medium.com/@stevus24654/update-on-the-fake-sec-hearing-about-crypto-on-may-7th-2018-2fd7e52d2b04 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #95 of Block Digest! (Saturday, May 5th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem 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 ===== UK Parliament Hearing on Ripple https://www.coindesk.com/ripple-put-defense-uk-parliament-blockchain-hearing/ Class Action Lawsuit Against Ripple Labs https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/992440695624433664 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5938711a9de4bb74f63b4059/t/5aebc4112b6a28e0ef4a0381/1525400594617/Coffey+v+Ripple+Labs+Complaint.pdf Goldman Sachs Trading Desk https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/technology/bitcoin-goldman-sachs.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/goldman-sets-new-norm-for-bitcoin-on-wall-street-venture-capitalist.html https://twitter.com/GoldmanSachs/status/992399091958255616 http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-stockholm-office-fintech-trading-2018-5 Mycelium Losing Touch https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8giqj4/mycelium_needs_more_beta_testers_join_our_beta/ Bitcoin.com Lawsuit Ended http://bitcoinist.com/plug-pulled-bitcoin-com-lawsuit-failing-raise-4000/ Lit Lightning Node in a Box http://monarchcrypto.com/2018/05/the-lit-box-lightning-made-easy Square Shares Slump After Bitcoin Trash Talk https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/30/square-shares-drop-after-short-seller-citron-calls-bitcoin-strategy-nonsense.html Vaultoro (Bitcoin to Gold Exchange) Adopts Lightning https://twitter.com/Vaultoro/status/992346988371886087 https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/992400667452100608 Physical Bitcoin Cash https://www.ccn.com/physical-bitcoin-banknotes-launched-in-singapore-to-drive-adoption-2/ https://medium.com/@megaXcoin/introducing-tangem-the-first-smart-banknote-for-digital-assets-1975a209faa1 https://tangem.com/ A Second On-Chain Social Media on Bcash https://www.blockpress.com/ EthCon Dance https://twitter.com/omise_go/status/992048703866368001 https://twitter.com/a_ferron/status/992174054344921088 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #94 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, May 2nd 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Blockstream Eltoo Proposal for Layer 2 https://blockstream.com/eltoo.pdf https://twitter.com/AaronvanW/status/991672906437611523 Japan’s Financial Regulator is Pushing Exchanges to Drop Altcoins Like Monero https://twitter.com/jakeadelstein/status/990866881576747008 https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/990881751777112064 Bitcoin.com Labeling Update https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/991398076832153600 https://twitter.com/moneytrigz/status/991279174554931200 http://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-activated-immune-system-bitcoin-com-lawsuit-opens-donations/ Colorado Crypto Bill Update https://legiscan.com/CO/bill/SB277/2018 Protonmail(Also Operates VPN) Users Requesting Lightning Integration https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/284483-feedback/suggestions/33659026-accept-bitcoin-on-the-lightning-network Update to Belcher’s P2Pool Payment Channel Proposal https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2135429.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2135429.msg36049736#msg36049736 ---===Join #braidpool on freenode===--- NASDAQ Crypto Exchange in Future? https://exchangereviews.org/nasdaq-considers-becoming-a-cryptocurrency-exchange/ Unicef “SETI@home” Crypto Mining to Raise Funds.... https://www.coindesk.com/unicef-taps-in-browser-mining-to-raise-funds-for-children-in-need/ ETH Under Scrutiny https://twitter.com/katherineykwu/status/991355731684347906?s=19 http://archive.is/d0tC3 Peter Thiel Helping Big Investors Buy Bitcoin https://www.wsj.com/articles/peter-thiel-backed-venture-to-help-big-investors-bet-on-bitcoin-1525176121 http://archive.is/nL8oU Banks Worst Nightmare http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43923561 Insane Bank of America Account Closure https://www.coindesk.com/bank-america-closing-three-year-olds-account-crypto/ https://www.crypto-asset-management.com/ http://archive.is/xzVVx Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #93 of Block Digest! (Sunday, April 29th 2018) [ Shinobi Apologizes for epic volume level fail with intro. :( ] Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== MIT Research on “Destroying Bitcoin” https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610809/lets-destroy-bitcoin/ Room77 Owner Gets Blocked by r/BTC over Bcash, Accepts LN Payments https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8f3u0m/psa_if_you_send_bcash_altcoins_or_any_other_fake/ https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/990236077876236289 Bitcoin.com FUD to Fraud https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/989023150095716352 https://twitter.com/brianchoffman/status/988907114318958594 Bcash/Bitcoin Lawsuit Against Bitcoin.com https://walletinvestor.com/magazine/lawsuit-is-being-organized-versus-bitcoin-com-for-misleading-novice-bitcoin-users/ “Cryptocurrency Is Not Just a Boy’s Club” https://twitter.com/morgenpeck/status/988821351296307202 https://www.glamour.com/story/meet-the-women-of-cryptocurrency https://twitter.com/bergealex4/status/989292772216590336 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwolfson/2018/04/27/the-negative-impact-of-having-all-women-panels-at-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-conferences/amp/ Sequoia Attempts Bogus Lawsuit Against Binance https://www.coindesk.com/sequoia-sues-crypto-exchange-binance-after-investment-deal-collapses/ http://news.8btc.com/binance-founder-denies-sequoia-allegations-in-the-lawsuit Chilean Court Forces Banks to Re-open Closed Exchange Bank Accounts https://www.buda.com/blog/posts/chilean-economy-minister-about-bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies/ https://coinivore.com/2018/04/27/chilean-court-orders-banks-re-open-cryptocurrency-exchange-accounts/ Indian Central Bank Ban Challenged in Court https://btcmanager.com/indian-central-bank-challenged-in-high-court-over-unconstitutional-crypto-regulation/ Phillipines Creating Tax Free Economic Zone for Cryptocurrency Companies https://blockmanity.com/philippines-legalizes-cryptocurrency-exchanges-special-tax-free-zone/ Taiwanese Legislator Calling for Clear Crypto-Regulations http://news.8btc.com/taiwans-legislator-calls-on-fsc-to-clarify-regulations-on-bitcoin French Bitcoin Tax Cut https://71republic.com/2018/04/27/france-cutting-taxes-bitcoin/ 600 Miners Confiscated in China for Unauthorized Power Use https://btcnewstoday.net/china-continues-bitcoin-mining-crackdown-by-seizing-600-computers/ TD Ameritrade Puts Ad on the blockchain https://www.coindesk.com/td-ameritrade-put-actual-ad-bitcoin-blockchain/ Snoop Dogg with Ripple? https://www.coindesk.com/snoop-dogg-to-perform-at-ripples-blockchain-week-party/ Roger Ver Continues Digging His Hole https://btcmanager.com/roger-ver-of-bitcoin-com-calls-an-unknown-exchange-bitxoxo-the-largest-indian-exchange/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #92 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, April 25th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Attorney General Exchange Inquiry https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-launches-inquiry-cryptocurrency-exchanges Kraken CEO Refuses to Answer http://archive.is/o47Y3 https://twitter.com/jespow/status/986700932778934273 https://blog.kraken.com/post/1561/krakens-position-on-regulation/ Regulation & Robinhood in the Rockies https://twitter.com/ColoBlockchain/status/987396917301669888 https://twitter.com/RobinhoodApp/status/987367866897858560 https://www.neverstopmarketing.com/the-emergence-of-the-crypto-rocky-mountain-ecosystem/ Coinbase Reorg https://twitter.com/balajis/status/985912102081650688 https://news.earn.com/earn-com-joins-coinbase-a282a36411d2 https://blog.coinbase.com/welcome-balaji-srinivasan-coinbases-new-chief-technology-officer-e746503d7ab6 Coinbase Censorship https://twitter.com/WikiLeaksShop/status/987510235349663744 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/987531916055318528 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/988778613527982080 Ethereum / SEC Connection? https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/988519452747665408 https://twitter.com/bergealex4/status/988586777962147840 Coinbase to Stop Merchant Services Custodial Aspect (Fiat Cashout) https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog/status/987649499454681088 https://www.cheapair.com/blog/a-letter-to-our-bitcoin-customers/ Local Bitcoins Demands KYC For Large Amounts http://bitcoinist.com/bye-anonymity-localbitcoins-id-kyc/ NFC Lightning https://www.coindesk.com/lightning-nfc-new-plan-bring-bitcoin-retail/ Kraken Halts Operations in Japan https://www.btcnn.com/krakens-release-crypto-exchange-pulls-itself-out-of-the-japanese-governments-grip/ Shapeshifting the Past https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees/status/985907113611313152 https://www.ccn.com/increased-segwit-adoption-may-have-finally-solved-bitcoins-fee-problem Poloniex & OKEX Suspend ERC20 Trading https://twitter.com/Poloniex/status/989123551788785666 https://cointelegraph.com/news/okex-halts-erc20-deposits-following-discovery-of-critical-ethereum-smart-contract-bug Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #91 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, April 14th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== OKEx Drops Bitcoin Cash Alt Pairings https://twitter.com/OKEx_/status/979260775612129281 LitePay Shuts Down https://twitter.com/LTCFoundation/status/978256533434847232 Bitcoin.com Writer Caught Doing Sockpuppetry https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/979325093666082817 https://twitter.com/AaronvanW/status/979327229879611392 Vitalik “Not Giving Away ETH” Buterin Gives Away Ethereum Token OMG https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/978865168984797185 Craig Wright Falls out with Big Bcash Supporters https://twitter.com/todu77/status/979150797152940032 https://twitter.com/ProfFaustus/status/979014289242673152 https://twitter.com/PeterRizun/status/978453208854011904 https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/980077712730742784 https://twitter.com/el33th4xor/status/981169717984415750 https://twitter.com/el33th4xor/status/981206068222144512 https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/978788667476119552 https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/981566579400781824 EasyDNS April Fools’ Joke About Satoshi https://twitter.com/easyDNS/status/980340851980361728 Sweden Considers Nationalising Digital Payments in Cashless Society https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/981272067701166085 Coinbase Shares Their Asset Listing Process https://blog.coinbase.com/our-process-for-adding-new-assets-to-coinbase-gdax-march-2018-update-c204d76de55d Ripple Tried to Bribe Its Way into Exchanges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/ripple-is-said-to-struggle-to-buy-u-s-listing-for-popular-coin https://twitter.com/lwsnbaker/status/981630371438579712 Not Quite A Ban on Bitcoin in India https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/981890547551035393 Europe’s KYC/AML Compliance System A Complete Waste of Money https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/981797865482801152 Tim Draper Predicts 250K Bitcoin https://twitter.com/TimDraper/status/984854925552254977 Samsung Confirmed to Partner with Halong https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/samsung-building-asic-chips-halong-mining/ Halong Miners Ship and Come Online https://twitter.com/chiefyx/status/980982295304851462 https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/981565094315339776 https://twitter.com/brianchoffman/status/979484328253108224 https://twitter.com/MyRig_com/status/984418271280562178 https://twitter.com/MyRig_com/status/983872076271337472 Cobra Ready to Eat Crow https://twitter.com/CobraBitcoin/status/984860435542405122 Gemini Introduces Block Trading https://gemini.com/blog/introducing-gemini-block-trading/ Monero Forks the ASIC https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/monero-just-hard-forked-and-it-resulted-four-new-projects/ Bcash Civil War (CSW vs. Rizun) https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/984883616466591744 Backpage CEO Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering https://cointelegraph.com/news/backpage-ceo-pleads-guilty-to-laundering-millions-in-crypto Bitmain Gets Go Ahead for Washington State Mining Farm https://www.coindesk.com/bitmain-gets-go-ahead-us-bitcoin-mining-operation/ Japanese Triple-1 Company Claims to Have Developed 7nm ASICs https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000033229.html Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #90 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, March 25th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Coinbase Trying to Buy Earn.com(21 Inc). Why? https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-talks-buy-one-bitcoins-best-funded-startups/ SEC To Examine Hedge Funds Involved in Crypto https://cointelegraph.com/news/wsj-sec-to-examine-up-to-100-crypto-related-hedge-funds https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-focused-hedge-funds-on-secs-radar-1521757104 http://archive.is/oisAd The Many Traditions of Non-Governmental Money - Nick Szabo https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-many-traditions-of-non-governmental.html Binance Moving to Malta https://twitter.com/JosephMuscat_JM/status/977115588614086656 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/the-world-s-biggest-cryptocurrency-exchange-is-moving-to-malta Yahoo Japan to Launch Crypto-Exchange https://www.coindesk.com/yahoo-japan-launch-cryptocurrency-exchange-2018-says-report/ Blockstream “Lapps” https://twitter.com/humanifold/status/976937056462020608 https://blockstream.com/2018/03/22/filebazaar-joins-the-lightning-charge-lapps.html https://blockstream.com/2018/03/23/lightning-publisher.html https://blockstream.com/2018/03/24/tipping-on-lightning-with-nanotip-lapp.html Washington State Chelan County Passes Mining Moratorium https://www.ccn.com/washington-county-places-a-moratorium-on-bitcoin-mining/ UK To Create Crypto Task Force https://coinjournal.net/uk-government-is-looking-into-cryptocurrencies-with-new-task-force/ Atlanta, Georgia Ransomware https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/39608167/hackers-demanding-bitcoin-ransom-attack-atlanta-city-computers/ Bitstamp Selling to South Korean Investors https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korean-investors-to-buy-crypto-exchange-bitstamp-for-400-mln-sources-report Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #89 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, March 21st 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Trump Issues Executive Order to Address Venezuelan Petro https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-taking-additional-steps-address-situation-venezuela/ https://www.coindesk.com/trump-orders-new-sanctions-against-venezuelas-national-cryptocurrency/ G20 Regulation Letter and Rejection http://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/P180318.pdf https://investir.lesechos.fr/marches/bitcoin-cryptomonnaies/g20-le-fsb-rejette-les-appels-a-une-regulation-des-cryptomonnaies-1750099.php#QUkmb86Zzr1zf7Aj.99 https://www.coindesk.com/financial-stability-board-downplays-crypto-impact-on-global-finance/ US Congress Releases Economic Report on Cryptocurrencies https://dailyhodl.com/2018/03/19/us-congress-releases-extraordinary-report-praising-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-technology/ https://www.congress.gov/115/crpt/hrpt596/CRPT-115hrpt596.pdf Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Will Become the World’s “Single Currency” http://www.businessinsider.de/jack-dorsey-bitcoin-will-become-the-worlds-single-currency-2018-3?r=US&IR=T Craig Wright Doesn’t Know What Cryptography Is https://archive.is/M0lem https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto https://einzelgaengerinmotte.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/cryptocurrency-for-artists-and-social-change.pdf (slides 23, 27, 32, 39, 42) https://twitter.com/ProfFaustus/status/976367688871165952 Bitmex Research: New Financial Data on Tether and Puerto Rico https://blog.bitmex.com/tether-addendum-new-financial-data-released-from-puerto-rico/ GQ Magazine Profiles Cambridge Analytics Whistleblower’s... Wardrobe https://www.gq.com/story/cambridge-analytica-and-the-new-wave-of-hacker-style https://twitter.com/max_read/status/975839387996033028 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/976160146857508864 Snowden Documents on NSA Tool to Track / Identify Bitcoin Users https://theintercept.com/2018/03/20/the-nsa-worked-to-track-down-bitcoin-users-snowden-documents-reveal/ https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/976193209406763008 Trezor and Ledger Vulnerabilit(ies) https://saleemrashid.com/2018/03/20/breaking-ledger-security-model/ https://qz.com/1233401/a-teen-hacker-exposed-a-security-hole-in-ledgers-hardware-wallets/ https://twitter.com/LedgerHQ/status/976011672195354624 https://twitter.com/TREZOR/status/976388852234489856 https://twitter.com/spudowiar/status/976197291227967490 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/923494747427213312 Lightning Network DDoS https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/976158861722726405 Bitfury Expansion in Norway https://medium.com/@BitFuryGroup/bitfury-ceo-announces-major-norway-expansion-meets-with-government-officials-a40ccc35c094 Andreessen Horowitz Invests $12 Million in CryptoKitties http://fortune.com/2018/03/20/cryptokitties-andreessen-horowitz-cryptocurrency-ethereum/ Beginning of the End for Bitmain? https://bitcoinist.com/halongs-dragonmint-bitmain-monopoly/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #89 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, March 21st 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Trump Issues Executive Order to Address Venezuelan Petro https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-taking-additional-steps-address-situation-venezuela/ https://www.coindesk.com/trump-orders-new-sanctions-against-venezuelas-national-cryptocurrency/ G20 Regulation Letter and Rejection http://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/P180318.pdf https://investir.lesechos.fr/marches/bitcoin-cryptomonnaies/g20-le-fsb-rejette-les-appels-a-une-regulation-des-cryptomonnaies-1750099.php#QUkmb86Zzr1zf7Aj.99 https://www.coindesk.com/financial-stability-board-downplays-crypto-impact-on-global-finance/ US Congress Releases Economic Report on Cryptocurrencies https://dailyhodl.com/2018/03/19/us-congress-releases-extraordinary-report-praising-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-technology/ https://www.congress.gov/115/crpt/hrpt596/CRPT-115hrpt596.pdf Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Will Become the World’s “Single Currency” http://www.businessinsider.de/jack-dorsey-bitcoin-will-become-the-worlds-single-currency-2018-3?r=US&IR=T Craig Wright Doesn’t Know What Cryptography Is https://archive.is/M0lem https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto https://einzelgaengerinmotte.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/cryptocurrency-for-artists-and-social-change.pdf (slides 23, 27, 32, 39, 42) https://twitter.com/ProfFaustus/status/976367688871165952 Bitmex Research: New Financial Data on Tether and Puerto Rico https://blog.bitmex.com/tether-addendum-new-financial-data-released-from-puerto-rico/ GQ Magazine Profiles Cambridge Analytics Whistleblower’s... Wardrobe https://www.gq.com/story/cambridge-analytica-and-the-new-wave-of-hacker-style https://twitter.com/max_read/status/975839387996033028 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/976160146857508864 Snowden Documents on NSA Tool to Track / Identify Bitcoin Users https://theintercept.com/2018/03/20/the-nsa-worked-to-track-down-bitcoin-users-snowden-documents-reveal/ https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/976193209406763008 Trezor and Ledger Vulnerabilit(ies) https://saleemrashid.com/2018/03/20/breaking-ledger-security-model/ https://qz.com/1233401/a-teen-hacker-exposed-a-security-hole-in-ledgers-hardware-wallets/ https://twitter.com/LedgerHQ/status/976011672195354624 https://twitter.com/TREZOR/status/976388852234489856 https://twitter.com/spudowiar/status/976197291227967490 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/923494747427213312 Lightning Network DDoS https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/976158861722726405 Bitfury Expansion in Norway https://medium.com/@BitFuryGroup/bitfury-ceo-announces-major-norway-expansion-meets-with-government-officials-a40ccc35c094 Andreessen Horowitz Invests $12 Million in CryptoKitties http://fortune.com/2018/03/20/cryptokitties-andreessen-horowitz-cryptocurrency-ethereum/ Beginning of the End for Bitmain? https://bitcoinist.com/halongs-dragonmint-bitmain-monopoly/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #88 of Block Digest! (Friday, March 16th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Jim Bell's Shut Down the Federal Justice System https://fedjusticeshutdown.org/ Coinbase… https://twitter.com/ButtCoin/status/973324665035919362 Coinbase Receives E-Money License in UK https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-receives-e-money-license-from-u-k-financial-regulator/ IMF Calls for International Regulation of Bitcoin/Crypto using Blockchain https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/13/imf-christine-lagarde-calls-bitcoin-crackdown-cryptocurrencies Japan Calls for G20 United Crypto Regulations https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/03/13/japan-urges-g20-officials-introduce-unified-crypto-regulation/ Gemini Proposes Self-Regulatory Organization https://gemini.com/blog/a-proposal-for-a-self-regulatory-organization-for-the-u-s-virtual-currency-industry/ U.S. House Subcommittee hearing on cryptocurrencies and ICO markets https://www.pscp.tv/w/1DXxyXZgkWNJM 800,000$ of Miners Stolen in Quebec http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/03/13/vol-et-sequestration-dans-une-entreprise Plattsburgh Issues the First Ban on Mining in the U.S. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xk4qv/bitcoin-ban-plattsburgh-coinmint-mining Surprise! Monero ASICs! https://twitter.com/BITMAINtech/status/974180147166261248 https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/974324239464624128 Blockstream’s Liquid Release Candidate Ready https://blockstream.com/2018/03/13/liquid-release-candidate-network-is-ready-to-go.html Lightning Labs Raises $2.5 Million Alongside Beta Release of LN https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2018/03/15/lnd-beta.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2018/03/15/bitcoins-highly-anticipated-lightning-network-goes-live-as-startup-raises-2-5-million/#2fc6a6767eb0 OpenBazaar Raises $5 Million from Bitmain https://www.coindesk.com/openbazaar-raises-5-million-from-bitmain-omers-ventures/ SEC Charges Equifax Executive of Insider Trading https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-40 https://twitter.com/NakedSecurity/status/973951784329891840 Binance offers $250,000 Bounty to Find Hacker https://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001615252-Binance-Hacker-Bounty https://the-blockchain-journal.com/2018/03/12/binance-will-give-a-250-000-bounty-reward-to-find-the-hackers/ Binance to Launch Decentralized Exchange https://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001668872 https://the-blockchain-journal.com/2018/03/14/binance-will-launch-a-decentralized-exchange/ Researchers Find 34,200 Vulnerable Ethereum Contracts https://web.archive.org/web/20180305130350/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/researchers-find-34-200-vulnerable-ethereum-smart-contracts/ JW POW Change Paper https://github.com/JWWeatherman/PoW_Hardfork/blob/master/README.md Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #88 of Block Digest! (Friday, March 16th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Jim Bell's Shut Down the Federal Justice System https://fedjusticeshutdown.org/ Coinbase… https://twitter.com/ButtCoin/status/973324665035919362 Coinbase Receives E-Money License in UK https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-receives-e-money-license-from-u-k-financial-regulator/ IMF Calls for International Regulation of Bitcoin/Crypto using Blockchain https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/13/imf-christine-lagarde-calls-bitcoin-crackdown-cryptocurrencies Japan Calls for G20 United Crypto Regulations https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/03/13/japan-urges-g20-officials-introduce-unified-crypto-regulation/ Gemini Proposes Self-Regulatory Organization https://gemini.com/blog/a-proposal-for-a-self-regulatory-organization-for-the-u-s-virtual-currency-industry/ U.S. House Subcommittee hearing on cryptocurrencies and ICO markets https://www.pscp.tv/w/1DXxyXZgkWNJM 800,000$ of Miners Stolen in Quebec http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/03/13/vol-et-sequestration-dans-une-entreprise Plattsburgh Issues the First Ban on Mining in the U.S. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xk4qv/bitcoin-ban-plattsburgh-coinmint-mining Surprise! Monero ASICs! https://twitter.com/BITMAINtech/status/974180147166261248 https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/974324239464624128 Blockstream’s Liquid Release Candidate Ready https://blockstream.com/2018/03/13/liquid-release-candidate-network-is-ready-to-go.html Lightning Labs Raises $2.5 Million Alongside Beta Release of LN https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2018/03/15/lnd-beta.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2018/03/15/bitcoins-highly-anticipated-lightning-network-goes-live-as-startup-raises-2-5-million/#2fc6a6767eb0 OpenBazaar Raises $5 Million from Bitmain https://www.coindesk.com/openbazaar-raises-5-million-from-bitmain-omers-ventures/ SEC Charges Equifax Executive of Insider Trading https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-40 https://twitter.com/NakedSecurity/status/973951784329891840 Binance offers $250,000 Bounty to Find Hacker https://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001615252-Binance-Hacker-Bounty https://the-blockchain-journal.com/2018/03/12/binance-will-give-a-250-000-bounty-reward-to-find-the-hackers/ Binance to Launch Decentralized Exchange https://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001668872 https://the-blockchain-journal.com/2018/03/14/binance-will-launch-a-decentralized-exchange/ Researchers Find 34,200 Vulnerable Ethereum Contracts https://web.archive.org/web/20180305130350/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/researchers-find-34-200-vulnerable-ethereum-smart-contracts/ JW POW Change Paper https://github.com/JWWeatherman/PoW_Hardfork/blob/master/README.md Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #87 of Block Digest! (Sunday, March 11th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Bitmain Private Central Banks https://www.coindesk.com/bitmain-wants-invest-blockchain-powered-central-banks/ Bitmain Subsidiary in Washington https://www.coindesk.com/bitmain-reportedly-developing-mining-facilities-in-pacific-northwest/ https://companies-number.com/wa/604141489-ANT-CREEK-LLC CFTC Commisioner Speech at DC Blockchain Summit http://www.mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/keynote-address-by-cftc-commissioner-brian-quintenz-before-the-dc-blockchain-sum/ Bitpay Deception and Fallout https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/972317758536015872 https://twitter.com/Technom4ge/status/972557811136827392 https://twitter.com/IBREA_ORG/status/972494732411600896 https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/972797724612546560 Eric Wall Fired From Bitcoin.com https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/972511140910632961 https://twitter.com/IamNomad/status/972528340593717248 Prasos Loses All But One Banking Partner http://www.darkwebguide.net/finnish-bitcoin-bank-service-provider/ Karpeles says ‘It wasn’t me’ https://twitter.com/MagicalTux/status/971891904286568450 https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/82ykgu/re_the_dumpening/ Bitcoin Misery Index https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/03/10/the-bitcoin-misery-index-bmi-is-flashing-a-buy-signal/#1decbe866a22 http://archive.is/vOqkX Bitcoin Core Commits Being Open Timestamped Now https://twitter.com/orionwl/status/972473712665677825 Keybase Partners with Stellar Development Foundation https://twitter.com/malgorithms/status/971750023120801792 https://twitter.com/malgorithms/status/971828593201418243 https://keybase.io/blog/keybase-stellar https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/971755023641214978 Blockrize to Offer Crypto Rewards for Credit Card https://www.btcnn.com/credit-card-firm-gives-out-cryptocurrency-instead-of-air-miles/ https://www.blockrize.com/ US Marshal Services Auctioning ~2000 BTC https://cryptocoinspy.com/bitcoin-auction-nearly-20-million-headed-for-u-s-government-coffers/ South Korea’s Largest Payment App Integrating Crypto in 2018 https://www.ccn.com/south-koreas-kakao-integrate-cryptocurrency-12000-merchants-millions-users/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #86 of Block Digest! (Wendesday, March 7th 2018) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== GMO Declaring Mining Income https://ir.gmo.jp/en/pdf/irlibrary/disclose_info20180305_e.pdf Slushpool Implements Stratum Protocol Upgrades to Support Overt AsicBoost https://twitter.com/slush_pool/status/971097971973677057 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/slush-pool-now-compatible-asicboost-miners/ https://twitter.com/HalongMining/status/971295384491515904 Deadal Nix Doesn’t Know the Difference… https://twitter.com/deadalnix/status/971327348816728065 FinCen Considers Token Sellers Money Transmitters https://coincenter.org/link/fincen-raises-major-licensing-problem-for-icos-in-new-letter-to-congress SEC Issues Statement on Platforms Trading in ICOs https://twitter.com/SEC_News/status/971422311906775042 https://archive.is/HolfD Coinbase Announces Index Fund https://blog.coinbase.com/announcing-coinbase-index-fund-3925fbf548db MtGox Coins Moved & Sold Around Time of the Crash https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/82m0dl/mtgox_trustee_has_sold_some_btc_and_bch/dvbbiot/ More Evidence on FBI / Geek Squad Collaboration https://twitter.com/EFF/status/971125764971048961 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/03/geek-squads-relationship-fbi-cozier-we-thought Pieter Wuille Facts & Calendar https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/970886011365412864 http://pieterwuillefacts.com/ PayPal Trying to Patent Chaumian ecash, or Opendimes? https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-eyes-instant-crypto-payments-tech/ Weiss Ratings, Revisited: NEO https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/970294376193757184 https://web.archive.org/web/20180306230239/https://weisscryptocurrencyratings.com/news/ratings-rants-raves-386 https://weisscryptocurrencyratings.com/ratings/frequently-asked-questions-61 Widespread Shadowbanning, Suspensions, and Scammy Spam across Crypto-Twitter https://twitter.com/bitcoinmom/status/970527780549967872 https://twitter.com/NeerajKA/status/971084837317734400 https://twitter.com/real_vijay/status/971149984748851200 https://twitter.com/mikeinspace/status/971394675096596480 https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/971068474796724224 https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/971100066789363712 https://twitter.com/Bitcoin https://twitter.com/jack/status/971091324848910337 CashApp Auto BTC Conversion https://twitter.com/lopp/status/971500990624124929 BClashic Blocks Bigger than Bitcoin Cash Blocks https://twitter.com/rm0rf/status/971152168756633600 Second Venezuelan Cryptocurrency? http://archive.is/G2dau Samurai Wallet: Sentinel & Compatibility with OpenDimes https://samouraiwallet.com/sentinel.html https://twitter.com/LachlanCraigie/status/971285756890222594 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV