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Welcome to episode #85 of Block Digest! (Saturday, March 3rd 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 Hit With Class Action Suit Over Coins Sent Via Email https://restislaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Faasse-v-Coinbase-Complaint-1.pdf https://bitsonline.com/coinbase-email-class-action/ Coinbase Hit With Second Class Action Suit Over Bcash Launch https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/documents/403/11288/CoinbaseComplaint.pdf Bitcoin.com Mnemonic Seed Vulnerability https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/814equ/vulneribility_bitcoincom_wallet_stores_mnemonic/dv0f202/ https://twitter.com/lowstrife/status/969464954670628864 Japanese Amazon Rival Rakuten Blockchainizing Their Rewards Program https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/27/rakuten-will-roll-its-9b-loyalty-program-into-a-new-blockchain-based-cryptocurrency-rakuten-coin/ 16 Japanese Exchanges Form Group to Self-Regulate Industry https://bitsonline.com/japanese-exchanges-form-digital-asset-group/ SEC ICO Enforcement http://archive.is/KRxgQ Meanwhile, at the CFTC… https://twitter.com/giancarloCFTC/status/969605376982372353 Jameson Lopp Leaves Bitgo for Casa https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/03/02/bitcoin-thieves-beware-super-secure-wallet-maker-casa-raises-2-million/#19e605b44423 Chrome Extension Replaces “Blockchain” with “Multiple Copies of Excel Spreadsheet” https://twitter.com/cynthiablee/status/969293034264322048 https://twitter.com/cynthiablee/status/969812620663336960 https://twitter.com/acityinohio/status/969725576880664578 Bank Frick in Lichtenstein Begins Crypto Trading http://www.coindaily.co/2018/03/02/liechtenstein-bank-is-worlds-first-to-offer-cryptocurrency-investments/ German Finance Ministry On VAT Treatment of Bitcoin https://www.scribd.com/document/372651554/2018-02-27-Umsatzsteuerliche-Behandlung-Von-Bitcoin-Und-Anderen-Sog-Virtuellen-Waehrungen Russian Court Rules Crypto Cannot Be Seized for Debt Repayment https://www.btcnn.com/cryptocurrencies-cant-seized-debt-payment-moscow-court-rules/ Quebec Government Growing Skeptical Over Mining Investments? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-02/quebec-throws-cold-water-on-bitcoin-miners-seeking-cheap-power Australians Can Now Buy Bitcoin at Newstands All Across Australia https://blog.coinninja.com/blog/2018/3/1/australians-can-now-buy-bitcoin-and-ether-at-1200-newsstands Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #84 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, February 27th 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 ===== Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 Release https://twitter.com/bitcoincoreorg/status/968078246087659521 https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-core-dev/2018-February/000052.html https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.0/ CSW 10 Billion Dollar Lawsuit https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/968187874268114944 https://www.scribd.com/document/372445546/Bitcoin-Lawsuit https://twitter.com/NeerajKA/status/968186943744901121 https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/80e2l9/10_billion_lawsuit_filed_against_craig_wright/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/80fzhw/craig_s_wrights_email_to_dave_kleiman_is_provably/ http://blog.wizsec.jp/2018/02/kleiman-v-craig-wright-bitcoins.html https://www.wikihow.com/Forge-Email Circle Acquires Poloniex http://fortune.com/2018/02/26/circle-cryptocurrency-trade-bitcoin/ https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/968123146611109889 https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/968202570719117313 New Crypto Taxes Platform https://twitter.com/CAKovalik/status/968231055705628672 https://www.cointaxes.com/ Israeli Supreme Court Blocks Bank From Closing Crypto Business Accounts https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/80fdqd/israeli_supreme_court_national_bank_must_enable/ ECB Unveils “Better Than Blockchain” Payments System https://www.ccn.com/better-than-blockchain-the-ecb-unveils-tips/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #83 of Block Digest! (Sunday, February 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 ===== Cobra calls for PoW change https://twitter.com/CobraBitcoin/status/967237696379813888 https://medium.com/@CobraBitcoin/an-open-letter-to-the-bitcoin-community-to-change-the-proof-of-work-algorithm-12a6545c20d0 Coinbase update on SegWit and Scaling https://blog.coinbase.com/announcing-segwit-support-on-coinbase-4e51117857c7 https://blog.gdax.com/segwit-support-on-gdax-6a5a636068e9 Coinbase IRS notification https://support.coinbase.com/customer/portal/articles/2924446 SEC charges former Bitcoin exchange Bitfunder of fraud https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-23 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-21/bitcoin-exchange-operator-charged-with-lying-to-sec-about-hack Bank of America admits Bitcoin a threat https://bitcoinist.com/bank-of-america-bitcoin-threat-sec-report/ https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-america-cryptocurrency-risk-factor-annual-report-10-k/ Reactions to Venezuela’s ‘Petro’ https://www.coindesk.com/what-saying-petro-crypto-venezuelans-bitcoin/ https://www.coindesk.com/senator-menendez-venezuela-petro-cryptocurrency/ Opposition-run parliament calls scheme “corrupt” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy/venezuelas-congress-declares-petro-cryptocurrency-illegal-idUSKBN1EY2H2 Jorge Millán: https://twitter.com/jorgemillant/status/950787924236304385 (translation: “This is a new fraud disguised as solutions to the crisis. Here the only novelty is that this inefficient Government wants to compensate the lack of production with these virtual barrels, generating new and illegal debt.”) https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Ajorgemillant%20until%3A2018-01-11&src=typd (tweets marked with the hashtag #SesiónAN are from the same session) Old copy of whitepaper (“ERC20”) https://web.archive.org/web/20180220111615/http://www.elpetro.gob.ve/Whitepaper_Petro_en.pdf New copy of whitepaper (“NEM”) http://www.elpetro.gob.ve/Whitepaper_Petro_en.pdf All tokens on NEM still held by Venezuelan government http://chain.nem.ninja/#/mosaic/8535e936f581954b648e09b0e6486353fddb4b9cb2e1e18411b43df66f0f6090/0 Chris Burniske: https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/967009325502910464 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-02-20/venezuela-s-petro-is-a-stunt-token-of-oil-not-a-true-crypto Iran and Turkey Considering Blockchain Currencies https://www.coindesk.com/turkish-lawmaker-proposes-national-cryptocurrency-creation/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/turkey-iran-to-release-state-backed-cryptocurrencies-on-heels-of-venezuelas-petro Bitpay Drops “Adult” Businesses https://twitter.com/bhec39/status/967422558470537216 NY Open to Revisiting Bitlicense https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-crypto-ny-lawmaker-pledges-make-bitlicense-something-works/ Georgia Bill Proposed to Accept Bitcoin/Crypto for Taxes https://blog.coinninja.com/blog/2018/2/23/georgia-joins-in-considering-bitcoin-for-tax-payment Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #82 of Block Digest! (Wendesday, February 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 ===== Polish Central Bank Paying for Disinformation Campaign? https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/02/17/polands-central-bank-secretly-paid-youtubers-slander-cryptos Bitmex Tether Research https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/965135084914290694 https://blog.bitmex.com/tether/ Dutch Bank ING Confirms Bitfinex Has Account With Them https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-bitfinex/ing-says-cryptocurrency-exchange-bitfinex-has-an-account-with-it-idUSKCN1G42MU Petro Launch http://sg.intrendings.com/business/venezuela-says-launch-of-petro-cryptocurrency-raised-735-million/ https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-20/venezuela-launches-oil-backed-cryptocurrency-says-turkey-qatar-eu-are-already https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q8He2AQoE0 South Korean Crypto Regulator Found Dead http://bitcoinist.com/south-korea-investigating-cryptocurrency-regulators-sudden-death/ Switzerland Referendum on Banning Commercial Banks From Creating Money https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/02/19/switzerland-hold-historic-referendum-sovereign-money Two Blockchain Bills Pass Wyoming House of Rep Unanimously https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/wyoming-house-unanimously-approves-two-pro-blockchain-bills/ Coinbase Bech32 Fuck Up https://twitter.com/waxwing__/status/966062476507873280 Bitfinex Adopts SegWit https://medium.com/bitfinex/bitfinex-adopts-segwit-8e6c5d72fcf9 Coinbase to implement SegWit https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/966002538326638592 Morgan Rockcoons Indictment https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nvd.128831/gov.uscourts.nvd.128831.1.0.pdf Samourai Wallet and Nopara73(Adam Fiscor) Both Receive 1 BTC Donations https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/965851677772435456 https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/965896913626288128 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #81 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, February 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Coinbase Charging Users Multiple Times for Single Purchases https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/964692403734147074 https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/02/15/coinbase-cryptocurrency-multiple-charges/ https://blog.coinbase.com/update-on-credit-and-debit-cards-4c08273f0039 https://www.cnet.com/news/coinbase-duplicate-withdrawals-refund/ https://blog.coinbase.com/joint-statement-from-visa-and-worldpay-for-coinbase-customers-9a6f2ff5f3b3 http://fortune.com/2018/02/16/bitcoin-coinbase-overcharging-glitch/ https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/17/worldpay-and-visa-reversing-duplicate-transactions-for-coinbase-users.html Citibank India Banning Crypto Purchases With Debit and Credit Cards https://kryptomoney.com/citibank-india-disallows-customers-tobuy-cryptocurrencies-with-credit-debit-card/ https://twitter.com/rusilsarkar/status/963352101802921984 Central Indian Database for Crypto Exchange Users https://inc42.com/buzz/cryptocurrency-exchanges-database/ Malaysian Central Bank Taking Hands Off Approach to Crypto https://kryptomoney.com/future-of-cryptocurrencies-in-malaysia-to-be-decided-by-public/ Leaked Draft of EU Letter on “Distributed Ledger Technology” https://www.criptonoticias.com/adopcion/europa-propone-transformacion-sectores-clave-economia-sociedad-estados-miembros-blockchain/ CFTC Calls for Self Regulation At The Same Time Creating Crypto Subcommittee https://www.cryptocurrencyfreak.com/2018/02/14/cftc-votes-create-virtual-currency-subcommittee/ JP Morgan Calls Bitcoin ETFs “The Holy Grail” https://bitcoinist.com/jpmorgan-proclaims-bitcoin-etfs-holy-grail/ VersaBank Creating Digital “Safe” For Private Keys https://247cryptonews.com/the-canadian-bank-is-building-safes-to-protect-cryptocurrencies/ South African Exchange Luno Expanding http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/14/technology/bitcoin-luno-billion-users/index.html MyEtherWallet Dispute Continues https://github.com/Enegnei/MEW-Rebranding/blob/master/MEW-Rebranding.md Ethereum EIP Drama https://medium.com/@pirapira/who-can-recover-stuck-funds-on-ethereum-345ba7566c9c Litecoin Cash https://litecoinca.sh/ Spain Considering Tax Breaks for Bitcoin Companies https://www.coindesk.com/spanish-government-eyes-tax-benefits-crypto-companies Iceland Mining Energy Consumption Greater Than Houses http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/iceland-set-use-energy-mining-bitcoin-powering-homes/ Development in Siberian Mining Ecosystem https://news.bitcoin.com/five-siberian-power-plants-attracting-cryptocurrency-miners-surplus-electricity/ GMO Cloud Mining https://cloudmining.z.com/en/ Price to Mine 1 BTC As of January 2018 https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/964186328932999168 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #80 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, February 13th 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 Building Ethereum ASICs http://news.8btc.com/bitmain-to-release-ethereum-asic-miner-f3-with-72gb-ddr3-dram-in-q2 http://technews.cn/2018/02/12/bitmain-tsmc-dram/ Monero Statement on POW and ASICs https://getmonero.org/2018/02/11/PoW-change-and-key-reuse.html BitConnect ‘Victims’ launch Crypto Watchdog, Offer Bounties on Marketers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-13/crypto-con-victims-offer-bounty-on-people-they-say-swindled-them Bitcoin Villians Wiki https://darksidebtc.com/ ShapeShift Starts Calling Bitcoin ‘Bitcoin Core’ https://twitter.com/ShapeShift_io/status/963480929669959683 Microsoft Blog on Decentralization and Their Identity Program https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2018/02/12/decentralized-digital-identities-and-blockchain-the-future-as-we-see-it/ eBay “Seriously Considering” Accepting Cryptocurrencies https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebay-seriously-considering-accepting-bitcoin-164410989.html Salon Offering to Replace Ads with Cryptocurrency Mining https://twitter.com/JamesHitchcock/status/963084258708480001 https://www.salon.com/ (you need an ad-blocker enabled to see the message) https://www.salon.com/about/faq-what-happens-when-i-choose-to-suppress-ads-on-salon/ Julian Assange loses ‘public interest’ appeal to arrest warrant https://twitter.com/CourtNewsUK/status/963421256367460352 Ruling: https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/8bc0fc51-7391-4c61-8473-2c69ac10f8e4 https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/963458547261624321 https://twitter.com/LioraLazarus/status/963450420562718720 Amir Taaki Gives Presentation On Autonomous Polytechnics Academy https://twitter.com/AaronvanW/status/963070374480146432 https://polyteknik.org/poly.pdf Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #79 of Block Digest! (Sunday, February 11th 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Hostile Takeover of MyEtherWallet https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/961933915320614913 https://medium.com/@MyCrypto/mycrypto-launch-faq-d6ce1178e9a0 https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7wgnds/official_myetherwallet_statement/ https://archive.is/7E87B https://twitter.com/spudowiar/status/962255423238795265 Past: https://archive.is/MTJXN https://archive.is/z5X1A https://archive.is/Y7Qie https://archive.is/43jOW https://archive.is/HDNeB https://archive.is/qMXMM https://medium.com/mycrypto/mycrypto-launch-6a066bf41093 RaiBlocks Exchange BitGrail Compromised, Insolvent https://twitter.com/whalepool/status/962096606916079616 https://medium.com/@nanocurrency/official-statement-regrading-bitgrail-insolvency-ed4422bf274b Samsung Partner Suspected to be Ebang http://news.8btc.com/samsung-contracted-with-ebang-ebit-to-mass-produce-mining-chips https://twitter.com/excellion/status/933576948575387648?lang=en ECB President Admits European Banks May Be Taking Positions in Bitcoin https://www.ccn.com/european-banks-soon-hold-bitcoin-admits-ecb-president/ https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/961940223755202560 France and Germany Call for Bitcoin Crackdown https://www.ft.com/content/03511abe-0d86-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2 Venezuela ICO Petro https://twitter.com/avsa/status/961252711911051270 Government Mining Malware! https://twitter.com/Scott_Helme/status/962693802279559168 Electrum Personal Server Alpha Release https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7w6a9k/electrum_personal_server_the_best_way_to_connect/ Roger Ver on Infowars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CobDCuCBI2M Bitcoin Has 2x the Hash Power of Bcash https://fork.lol/pow/work Korean Supreme Court Case on Crypto Regulations http://www.bitlex.win/2018/02/korean-supreme-court-to-judge-whether.html Bitcoin Privacy / Anonymity Projects https://medium.com/@nopara73/anonymous-bitcoin-1fae5d1e33b7 https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/961160463273943040 Garzik’s UnitedBitcoin Project Trying to KYC Participants https://twitter.com/verretor/status/961951401101484033 https://www.ub.com/user/register Slovenia Bans Sales of Bitcoin Through ATMs http://www.total-slovenia-news.com/business/602-slovenian-regulator-bans-sale-of-cryptocurrency-on-atms Berkeley California Considers ICO To Depend Less on Federal Funding http://www.businessinsider.com/berkeley-is-exploring-cryptocurrency-2018-2 Coincheck Withdrawals Resume on the 13th https://www.coindesk.com/coincheck-exchange-confirms-yen-withdrawals-start-next-week Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #78 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, February 6th 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== The Price! Do you know da way? https://twitter.com/bitstein/status/960703002439950336 https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/960614104552689665 https://twitter.com/antoniehodge/status/960710155959656449 https://twitter.com/acityinohio/status/960711143957282816 https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4/status/960912409912201216 https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/960605697460396038 https://twitter.com/MacroScope17/status/960662643106304000 Lauri Love Wins Appeal Against Extradition to the U.S.; Assange Waiting https://twitter.com/couragefound/status/960476126840836097 https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/960910750020710400 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/960918510246313984 Senate, SEC, and CFTC Hearing on Virtual Currencies https://www.banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=D8EC44B1-F141-4778-A042-584E0F3B9D39 https://www.c-span.org/video/?440770-1/jay-clayton-christopher-giancarlo-testify-hearing-virtual-currencies https://twitter.com/valkenburgh/status/960573133978824705 https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/960902030209544192 https://twitter.com/CryptoCobain/status/960904381808939008 https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/960905756378845184 Coinbase Releasing SegWit Enabled Address https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/960656993122844673 Roger Ver To Appear on InfoWars https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/960631467746439168 https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/960665404707344384 BitMEX Research Investigates Ripple https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/960686999433703424 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #77 of Block Digest! (Saturday, February 3rd 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Drop It Like It’s… Oh Wait https://twitter.com/polemitis/status/959860999930118144 https://twitter.com/RedPillTrading/status/959872868791279618 https://twitter.com/coinsiglieri/status/959882160944680960 Mempool Still Clear While Transaction Outputs Increase https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/959823397709602817 https://outputs.today/ The “Crypto” vs. “Cryptography” Debate Continues https://twitter.com/alexstamos/status/959582604704890881 https://twitter.com/NeerajKA/status/959868344362037248 Russia State Bank Opening Swiss Bitcoin Exchange https://cointelegraph.com/news/russias-largest-state-bank-to-open-cryptocurrency-exchange-in-europe Huobi Expanding into the US https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-exchange-huobi-open-us-office/ Canadian Bitcoin ETF https://www.coindesk.com/canada-approves-countrys-first-blockchain-etf/ Miner Attempting to Open Gigantic Farm in NY State http://www.wwnytv.com/story/37398396/bitcoin-miner-plans-to-locate-in-massena-employ-150 New Montana Mining Operation https://news.bitcoin.com/montana-is-home-to-new-53-acre-75-million-bitcoin-mining-facility/ UPS Drop Locker for Online Merchants https://www.coindesk.com/ups-might-making-locker-accepts-bitcoin/ http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=20180033235.PGNR.&OS=dn/20180033235&RS=DN/20180033235 Deanonymizing Tor Users Via Bitcoin Traffic Analysis https://arxiv.org/pdf/1801.07501.pdf https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/958453860074508289 Coincheck Raided by Japanese Authorities https://bitcoinist.com/japanese-authorities-raid-hacked-coincheck-exchange Gold Council on Bitcoin: “Could Undermine Central Banks” http://bitcoinist.com/world-gold-council-bitcoin-central-banks/ Bittrex Ditching Tether for USD Pairs https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2018/02/bittrex-start-accepting-usd-deposits/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #76 of Block Digest! (Thursday, February 1st 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== David Harding’s “Techniques to Reduce Transaction Fees” https://twitter.com/hrdng/status/958045158129446914 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Techniques_to_reduce_transaction_fees First Lightning Transaction via a Bitcoin ATM https://coinfinity.co/first-lightning-transaction-on-a-bitcoin-atm/ AntPool and F2Pool Mining Half-Empty Blocks https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/958309488838217728 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Draft Paper on Bitcoin vs. Bcash https://twitter.com/brian_trollz/status/957757184431017985 https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/nistir/8202/draft Samsung Producing ASICs for Chinese Company(*cough*) https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/01/30/samsung-south-koreas-largest-company-manufacturing-asic-chips-bitcoin-mining/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/31/samsung-confirms-asic-chips/ US Miners Cost to Produce a Bitcoin(roughly half current figures) https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2017/12/15/Photos/NS/MW-GA334_LUxpvD_20171215141401_NS.jpg?uuid=1be041e4-e1cc-11e7-99cd-9c8e992d421e KodakCoin ICO Stalled to Verify Investors’ Identities https://twitter.com/KodakOne/status/958480453564096515 https://web.archive.org/web/20180131132916/https://kodakcoin.com/ https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/950907814989500416 https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-31/there-s-not-much-coin-to-kodakcoin https://archive.is/vrxSR Bitfury Created Chainanalytics Tool for Law Enforcement https://medium.com/@BitFuryGroup/bitfury-launches-crystal-a-blockchain-investigative-tool-for-law-enforcement-and-financial-3d7712dd5dce nChain Making More Business Deals http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/Centbee-South-Africa-based-Bitcoin-wallet-and-merchant-payment-ecosystem-attracts-funding-from-nChain-1014452051 https://coingeek.com/coingeek-com-funds-electron-cash-team-develop-bitcoin-cash-open-source-projects-nchain/ Jeb Bush Pushing Land Title Registry on Blockchain https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/958113720370188289 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-blockchain-can-end-poverty-1516925459 Mysterious Blockchains LLC Buys Big Land Tract in Nevada https://cryptoslate.com/mysterious-blockchain-company-buys-enough-land-nevada-build-city/ Tether Situation https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/958415624455127040 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/crypto-exchange-bitfinex-tether-said-to-get-subpoenaed-by-cftc Bcash Signs its own Death Warrant https://www.bitcoinabc.org/bitcoin-abc-medium-term-development Revision Controlled Journalism Paper https://einzelgaengerinmotte.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/revision-controlled_journalism_v2.pdf Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #75 of Block Digest! (Saturday, January 28th 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 and Guest Giacomo Zucco - https://twitter.com/giacomozucco This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Bitcoin Fees Going Down, Down, Down, Down, Down https://twitter.com/nvk/status/956895482042724356 https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/957443721477410816 Armed Men Attempt to Rob Canadian Bitcoin Exchange https://twitter.com/neuwaves/status/956249176139956224 https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/956537431473426433 British Man Robbed of Crypto in Home Invasion https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5441251/robbers-bitcoin-oxfordshire/ Weiss Ratings DDoS’ed Surrounding Release of Cryptocurrency Ratings https://weisscryptocurrencyratings.com/ratings/weiss-ratings-issues-grades-on-74-cryptocurrencies-12 https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/956547663209598976 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/956174246664863745 https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/956377758984228864 https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/956180804098514945 JW's Crypto Ratings https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15evyaX69lCxopUkDwtlCIofiETfO1euJ-ZFkAQB2U8s/edit#gid=0 Bank ATMs Getting Hit With “Jackpotting” Malware https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/957324782785179648 Bitconnect Lawsuit https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/956318986865590273 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4359810-BitConnect-Class-Action-Lawsuit.html Japanese Exchange Coincheck Hacked? https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-26/crypto-market-slides-popular-exchange-halts-withdrawals https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/956808524301983744 https://twitter.com/ynakamura56/status/956790270036619265 https://twitter.com/ynakamura56/status/956911227556446208 Zap Wallet Beta Release https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/957042468427632640 Square’s Cash App Opens Bitcoin Access https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/6307-getting-started-with-bitcoin-in-cash-app Bitcoin Threat Model on Insecure Sidechains https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam/status/955843257249878016 http://jwweatherman.com/#/bitcoinThreatModel#an-attacker-could-create-an-insecure-second-layer-network-on-top-of-bitcoin- Tether Audit Falls Apart https://www.coindesk.com/tether-confirms-relationship-auditor-dissolved/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #74 of Block Digest! (Saturday, January 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== India Top Banks Shutdown Crypto Exchange Accounts https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/top-banks-suspend-accounts-of-major-bitcoin-exchanges-in-india/articleshow/62576882.cms?from=mdr IMF Calls for International Crypto Cooperation https://www.coindesk.com/imf-calls-for-international-cooperation-on-cryptocurrencies/ New Data Sharing Arrangement and Infrastructure Between Banks and Exchanges in South Korea https://news.bitcoin.com/korean-crypto-exchanges-share-data-with-banks-new-account-system/ South Korean Exchanges Now Subject to Korean Tax Regulation https://coinjournal.net/south-koreas-government-reportedly-planning-hit-cryptocurrency-exchanges-tax-bills/ Nvidia Tells Retailers to not sell to Cryptominers https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-tells-retailers-to-sell-to-gamers-not-cryptominers Bitmain Making Bigger Orders than Nvidia with TSMC https://www.dvhardware.net/article68109.html GMO Chips https://twitter.com/missbitcoin_mai/status/955749606578507776?s=08 Siacoin Forking to Brick Bitmain Siacoin ASICs? https://www.reddit.com/r/siacoin/comments/7s2whr/whats_going_on_a_nonpartisan_explanation_of_the/ Op Ed on Paul Krugman’s Tweet Storm https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-heres-what-paul-krugman-got-wrong-his-bitcoin-tweetstorm/ Stripe Stops Bitcoin Plans https://www.recode.net/2018/1/23/16924518/stripe-bitcoin-payments-reversal Bitflyer Expanding into the EU https://coinjournal.net/japanese-bitcoin-exchange-bitflyer-wins-eu-license/ Coinbase Hires Twitter Executive http://fortune.com/2018/01/22/coinbase-tina-bhatnager-twitter/ IOTA Wallets Hacked Due to Use of Online Seed Generators https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/954952759580745728 https://blog.iota.org/the-secret-to-security-is-secrecy-d32b5b7f25ef https://web.archive.org/web/20180123165742/https:/twitter.com/DavidSonstebo/status/955543176953106433?lang=en “People sadly overcomplicate the process…” https://archive.is/4Igpj “If you need someone to hold your hand…” https://archive.is/qB9DS “Price to pay for quantum security” https://archive.is/EY2op https://twitter.com/tdryja/status/955161784792465408 Do Not Use This Fee Gauging Service Without Understanding Privacy https://transactionfee.info/ New Attack in the Bitcoin Threat Model http://jwweatherman.com/#/bitcoinThreatModel#an-attacker-could-create-an-insecure-second-layer-network-on-top-of-bitcoin- https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam/status/955843257249878016 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #73 of Block Digest! (Saturday, January 20th 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 ===== Fuck Off Blockstream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCllEvfvgUY Pending Transaction Fees Drop https://core.jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#4d Metropolitan Bank Denies Blocking Crypto Wires https://www.coindesk.com/metropolitan-bank-denies-reports-of-crypto-wire-transfer-ban/ Russian Blogger Robbed of 425k After Bragging of Crypto Riches https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-blogger-who-boasted-about-crypto-wealth-beaten-and-robbed-for-425k Mitsubishi Group Crypto http://bitcoinist.com/japans-largest-financial-group-launch-virtual-currency/ Blockstream Lightning Store https://blockstream.com/2018/01/16/lightning-charge.html https://twitter.com/verretor/status/954027767351447554 Schnorr-Based Multi-signature Scheme for Bitcoin Gregory Maxwell, Andrew Poelstra, Yannick Seurin, and Pieter Wuille https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/068 BitMEX Research - Mining Incentives pt. 3 https://blog.bitmex.com/mining-incentives-part-3-long-term-incentives-vs-short-term-profit-maximisation/ Coinbase Whistleblower Back on Twitter https://twitter.com/LDTmike/status/954402974209662977 https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/954052215425056768 AWS Wallet.dats Exposed? https://twitter.com/0xDUDE/status/953374654068031489 ‘Infatuated’ with Bitcoin - Spouses and Family Members Don’t Know What To Do https://archive.is/Q9AIO “Matt Lundquist, a therapist in New York City, says his couples counseling has been sidetracked recently by arguments over bitcoin. In several sessions, aggrieved spouses just couldn’t get their heads around their partners’ infatuation.” Venezuelan Government Pitching Their Petro-Cryptocurrency to Qatar https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/venezuelan-officials-said-to-visit-qatar-to-pitch-cryptocurrency UK Study Finds Less than 1% of Transactions to Exchanges Are “Illicit” https://coincenter.org/link/a-new-study-finds-less-than-1-of-bitcoin-transactions-to-exchanges-are-illicit https://info.elliptic.co/whitepaper-fdd-bitcoin-laundering http://www.defenddemocracy.org/content/uploads/documents/MEMO_Bitcoin_Laundering.pdf South Korean Insider Trading https://news.bitcoin.com/south-korean-officials-caught-trading-on-insider-knowledge-of-crypto-regulations/ South Korean Crypto Meltdown http://www.businessinsider.com/cryptocurrency-traders-in-korea-react-to-bitcoin-bloodbath-2018-1/#this-user-said-that-he-wouldnt-trade-anymore-and-that-he-threw-his-laptop-after-calming-down-he-said-he-opened-it-to-discover-it-was-broken-2 ECB Poll https://twitter.com/ecb/status/953945215299194880 Samourai Shows First Mule-Tools Proof of Concept App https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/954271930365947904 https://twitter.com/BlockchainNet/status/954662419636383745 Added Links =========== Government Shutdown https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-20/now-government-has-shut-down-heres-what-actually-shuts-down Frances Coppola on LN https://twitter.com/Frances_Coppola/status/954786308592893952 Biggest Block Ever https://twitter.com/roasbeef/status/954808681425588224 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #72 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, January 16, 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 ===== Xapo CEO Visions a World Where Bitcoin is the Global Standard Value https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2018/01/15/paypals-wences-casares-i-can-imagine-a-world-in-which-bitcoin-becomes-a-global-standard-of-value/#4bc9835a63b5 http://archive.is/vdz5r St. Louis Fed Admits Bitcoin is More Robust Than Fiat https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/st-louis-fed-some-ways-bitcoin-more-robust-many-fiat-currencies/ German Central Bank “Any Rule on Bitcoin must be Global” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bitcoin-regulations-germany/any-rule-on-bitcoin-must-be-global-germanys-central-bank-says-idUSKBN1F420E Toronto Might Start Accepting Crypto for Municipal Payments/Taxes https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.3760439 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cryptocurrency-norm-kelly-1.4488111 Russian Miners Buying Power Plants https://www.rt.com/business/415811-russia-power-station-cryptocurrenct-mining/ Continuing China Crackdown on Access to Any Bitcoin Services? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bitcoin/pboc-official-says-chinas-centralized-virtual-currency-trade-needs-to-end-source-idUSKBN1F50FZ Capital One Enforcing Ban on Cryptocurrency Purchases https://bitsonline.com/banks-cryptocurrency-ban/ Visa Looking to Hire a Blockchain Engineer with “8+ Years Experience” in Industry https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/953134267587899392 https://www.smartrecruiters.com/Visa/743999653819658-blockchain-engineer FAKE NEWS: Researchers Discover Bitcoin Price Manipulation https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/15/researchers-finds-that-one-person-likely-drove-bitcoin-from-150-to-1000/ https://archive.is/BaNlq https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/952986349849796613 Warning About BitcoinTalk Phishing Site https://twitter.com/chris_belcher_/status/952702527832756225 Blackwallet Compromised in $400,000 Bitcoin Hack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-dns-server-of-blackwallet-to-steal-400-000/ NYTimes Article on the Crypto Community and the Twitter Fallout https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/style/bitcoin-millionaires.html https://twitter.com/starkness/status/952586346236846080 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/952979041044369410 https://twitter.com/NellieBowles/status/952987558773850112 Bitcoin and the rest of the Crypto Market is Falling! https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/bitcoin-crypto-crashed-hard-part-deux/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #71 of Block Digest! (Saturday, January 13th 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 ===== #ViaBTC Mining Maintenance Fees Skyrocket, Only Cash out in Bcash https://pool.viabtc.com/announcement/23/ #Quebec Mining Market http://business.financialpost.com/technology/blockchain/chinese-bitcoin-miners-eye-sites-in-energy-rich-canada #Coinbase Spamming the Network https://twitter.com/ziggamon/status/951696967419113472 http://archive.is/JV5Ur (12:35 CST) https://twitter.com/JordanTuwiner/status/951698069967589376 https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7pxpiz/coinbase_represents_58_of_all_onchain_bitcoin/ https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/951869357931425792 #Coinbase Screwup with Overstock Merchant Services https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/website-glitch-let-me-overstock-my-coinbase/ #Kodak ICO & Mining Scheme https://www.coindesk.com/kodak-launching-cryptocurrency-photographers/ https://www.kodak.com/kodakone/default.htm https://twitter.com/chrisbhoffman/status/950861459302445056 https://twitter.com/saifedean/status/950882632858046465 https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/950870141889404930 #SEC Jokes About Blockchain Followers https://twitter.com/FortWorth_SEC/status/950397035714371584 “Magic The Gathering Cards” Are Back As An Investment Scheme *Triggerred* https://twitter.com/techeblog/status/947023600724221952 #U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Warns Bitcoin Is the ‘Next Swiss Bank Account’; Recently “Set Up A Working Group to Work With All The Regulators” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-12/mnuchin-warns-against-bitcoin-becoming-next-swiss-bank-account #South Korea Confirms No Crypto Trading Ban https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/951428854085689344 #South Korea Pushing for International Cooperation http://www.icolancer.com/news/south-korea-pushes-23-countries-eu-and-imf-to-collaborate-on-curbing-crypto-trading #Rave Culture on the Blockchain? https://www.wired.co.uk/article/rave-culture-on-the-blockchain #FAKE NEWS: Miami Bitcoin Conference Not Taking Bitcoin? Yes It is! https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/951447329353207808 https://twitter.com/izakaminska/status/951217525341245448 “We have, and always will, accept cryptocurrencies for our conferences, up to fourteen days before the event. However, due to the manual inputting of data in our ticketing platforms when paid in cryptocurrencies, we decided to shut down bitcoin payments for last minute sales due to print deadlines.” https://btcmiami.com/tickets/ “I don’t verify every link I tweet” https://web.archive.org/web/20180113023738/https://twitter.com/izakaminska/status/951221875283320832?lang=en #Jihan Wu Tells Paul Krugman to “Please Try Bitcoin Cash” https://web.archive.org/web/20180113001349/https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/951847648310411264?lang=en Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #70 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, January 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Meltdown Bug Puts Keys At Risk; Fixes Are Slowing CPU-mined Cryptocurrencies https://www.coindesk.com/meltdown-spectre-cpu-flaws-mean-cryptocurrency/ "If the protected memory problem is real, then a browser plugin or even a website may access your private keys," said Bitcoin Core contributor Jonas Schnelli. #Electrum Security Fix: https://twitter.com/ElectrumWallet/status/949795637792518144 https://twitter.com/musalbas/status/949823819140780032 #Raspberry Pis unafffected: https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/949683335466553344 #Satoshis Vision Conference https://www.satoshisvisionconference.com/ #Ethereum Nodes Not Able to Keep Up https://twitter.com/JamesCPoole/status/949902315707809792 No growth this month in node count: https://www.ethernodes.org/network/1 https://blog.ethereum.org/2018/01/02/ethereum-scalability-research-development-subsidy-programs/ Sharding will “only require a small percentage of nodes to see and process every transaction, allowing many more transactions to be processed in parallel at the same time.” https://medium.com/@lopp/the-challenges-of-building-ethereum-infrastructure-87e443e47a4b #Visa Cancels WaveCrest Prepaid Debit Cards for (European) Bitcoiners WIthout Notice BitPay: http://mailchi.mp/bitpay/wave-crest-card-closure Bitwala: https://twitter.com/bitwala/status/949213790247243776 CryptoPay: https://twitter.com/cryptopay/status/949243633911332864 https://twitter.com/cryptopay/status/949258015391338496 https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/949877858725453824 https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/949916081749184512 #Pay for Podcasts through the Lightning Network https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/949681709041180672 #Lightning Network Growing https://explorer.acinq.co/#/ https://twitter.com/bswen/status/950031643812745216 #“Bitcoin is an ICO for the Lightning Network”, “Bcash is an ICO for ASICBoost” https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%22an%20ICO%20for%20the%20Lightning%20Network%22&src=typd https://twitter.com/verretor/status/948830785611714560 #Bitcooooooooooonnect https://twitter.com/leoncfu/status/949056763302592512 https://www.ssb.texas.gov/sites/default/files/BitConnect_ENF-18-CDO-1754.pdf #Bitcoin Cash TipBot Hacked https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/01/05/reddit-bitcoin-cash-hack/ #CNBC Demo of buying ripple https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/01/05/crypto-class-how-to-buy-ripple.html #The Man Beyond Bitcoin Cash Tippr Bot(Too personal/doxxy?) http://archive.is/UL64c https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rocketr https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-danielson-2 #Bitcoin Mining Fuels Sustainable Food Farm http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bitcoin-mining-greenhouse-fish-farm-1.4470295 #Mining Crackdown in China Serious? https://twitter.com/ViaBTC/status/950333158964150272 https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/950768256142528513 #Emin Fibbing https://web.archive.org/web/20180109171655/https:/twitter.com/el33th4xor/status/821225667261960198?lang=en #Jamie Dimon's Latest Feelings http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2018/01/09/exclusive-jpmorgan-chase-chairman-ceo-jamie-dimon-regrets-saying-bitcoin-is-fraud-but-still-isnt-interested-in-it.html #Bitfury Chain Analytics https://medium.com/@BitFuryGroup/the-bitfury-group-unveils-solution-for-analyzing-related-bitcoin-addresses-8eba57f4c7f9 #Blockchain Alliance http://www.blockchainalliance.org #Lightning Network Talk at Coinbase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIhAmTqXhZQ #JW Ethereum Threat Analysis https://docs.google.com/document/d/10vYLaaEbNuTf1KbG2rBIR_HOininCIz45pk3kMPMUTk/edit Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #69 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, January 4th 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 ===== #Bitcoin’s 9th Birthday https://twitter.com/mir_btc/status/948338578395947008 #One ECB Official Calling for Taxing Bitcoin Transactions (1:55) https://www.coindesk.com/ecb-official-calls-for-tax-on-bitcoin-transactions/ https://twitter.com/RNR_0/status/948587170452987905 #Ghana Central Bank Advised to Buy Bitcoin (12:02) https://www.ccn.com/ghanas-central-bank-should-invest-1-of-its-reserves-in-bitcoin-groupe-nduom-executive/ https://citifmonline.com/2018/01/03/bog-should-invest-1-of-dollar-reserve-into-bitcoin-chiefy-nduom/ Chinese Expansion into South Korea Delayed https://news.bitcoin.com/chinese-cryptocurrency-exchanges-delay-launching-south-korea-regulation/ #Meryl Lynch Bans Recommending Crypto to Clients (33:58) https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/merrill-lynch-bans-its-clients-advisors-from-trading-bitcoin-related-investments-report-says.html #E-Trade Opens Access to CME Futures (33:25) https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/e-trade-begins-cme-bitcoin-trading-as-of-tuesday-evening.html #Ripple and E-Coin (21:45) Gene Sperling & Ben Bernanke vs. E-Corp CTO Terry Colby & CEO Phillip Price https://twitter.com/LachlanCraigie/status/948862891033153536 (picture from the SWELL Ripple conference in Toronto - October 16-18 2017) https://twitter.com/ECorpCEO/status/946538290508738560 #Rootstock Beta Launch (43:50) https://www.coindesk.com/rsk-beta-brings-ethereum-style-smart-contracts-closer-bitcoin/ https://news.bitcoin.com/rsk-federation-partners-industry-leaders/ https://faq.rsk.co/en/main/ #China Set To Curb Mining Power Consumption? https://twitter.com/BlockchainJuice/status/948596025769496576 https://twitter.com/cnLedger/status/948753572514037760 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/bitcoin-mining-power-usage-comes-under-government-regulation-in-china.html #Critical Intel Vulnerabilities: Meltdown and Spectre (1:11:48) https://meltdownattack.com/ https://twitter.com/misc0110/status/948706387491786752 https://twitter.com/brainsmoke/status/948561799875502080 https://twitter.com/qrs/status/948696003108134912 https://www.wired.com/story/critical-intel-flaw-breaks-basic-security-for-most-computers/ YouTube censors demo video: https://twitter.com/lavados/status/948957297560227840 https://twitter.com/_jonasschnelli_/status/948840693790732288 Linus Torvalds: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/3/797 Exchanges vulnerable: https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/948699325223391232 Qubes, unknown if affected: https://twitter.com/rootkovska/status/948875166913789958 Trezor unaffected: https://twitter.com/pavolrusnak/status/948863100194836480 Ledger not affected: https://twitter.com/BTChip/status/948956877194432512 https://twitter.com/martijn_grooten/status/948581711696351237 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #68 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, January 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 ===== #John McAffee Blackmailing Altcoins (0:00 - 8:30) https://twitter.com/CryptOrca/status/947926160830234626 #Brian Armstrong Working on ‘Toshi’ (8:30 - 21:30) https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/947661921645449216 https://blog.toshi.org/toshi-a-dapp-browser-for-the-ethereum-network-5a64bde25757 https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/947857564322156544 #Professional Athlete Paid in BTC (21:30 - 22:31) https://news.bitcoin.com/danish-billionaire-renames-the-rungsted-capital-ice-rink-to-bitcoin-arena/ #LN Simulation (22:31 - 34:22) https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7mwag6/simulating_a_decentralized_lightning_network_with/ https://twitter.com/lopp/status/947808940255006726 #Huobi/SBI Holdings Deal (34:23) https://news.bitcoin.com/the-bitcoin-exchange-that-once-dominated-china-is-heading-to-japan/ #UK Crypto (50:34) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/30/bank-england-plots-bitcoin-style-digital-currency/ #Australian Bank Troubles (51:41) http://bitcoinist.com/australian-banks-reportedly-freezing-bank-accounts-bitcoin-users/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7n5etp/australian_bank_cashreserve_requirements_buckle/ #Buy Your Own Prison In BTC (59:34) https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-01/you-can-now-buy-private-prison-craigslist-bitcoin #Bitcoin Not Compatible With Islam? (1:06:48) http://www.egyptindependent.com/egypts-dar-al-iftaa-deems-bitcoin-currency-forbidden-islam/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7j2nu6/muslim_clerics_just_declared_that_owning_bitcoin/ #SegWit Integration on Local Bitcoins & BTC.com (1:14:43) https://twitter.com/LocalBitcoins/status/948146645723738112 https://twitter.com/btccom_official/status/948129455536508929 #Bitpay QR Codes No Longer Valid (1:22:12) http://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/169222582782/bitpay-qr-codes-are-no-longer-valid-important https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005559826 #Coindesk’s ‘Most Influential’ List (1:33:20) https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/947698199048916992 https://twitter.com/AmberBaldet/status/948170726389026816 Money Supply Visuals (57:11) http://money.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-money-markets-one-visualization-2017/ Pieter Thiel Owns Hundreds of Millions of BTC (37:51) https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/948260160325279744 Venezuela Money Tree https://twitter.com/hannahdreier/status/947586991016894465 Waves of Cthulhu https://fixingtao.com/2017/05/waves-of-cthulhu-how-banks-take-your-bitcoin/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #68 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, January 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 ===== #John McAffee Blackmailing Altcoins (0:00 - 8:30) https://twitter.com/CryptOrca/status/947926160830234626 #Brian Armstrong Working on ‘Toshi’ (8:30 - 21:30) https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/947661921645449216 https://blog.toshi.org/toshi-a-dapp-browser-for-the-ethereum-network-5a64bde25757 https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/947857564322156544 #Professional Athlete Paid in BTC (21:30 - 22:31) https://news.bitcoin.com/danish-billionaire-renames-the-rungsted-capital-ice-rink-to-bitcoin-arena/ #LN Simulation (22:31 - 34:22) https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7mwag6/simulating_a_decentralized_lightning_network_with/ https://twitter.com/lopp/status/947808940255006726 #Huobi/SBI Holdings Deal (34:23) https://news.bitcoin.com/the-bitcoin-exchange-that-once-dominated-china-is-heading-to-japan/ #UK Crypto (50:34) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/30/bank-england-plots-bitcoin-style-digital-currency/ #Australian Bank Troubles (51:41) http://bitcoinist.com/australian-banks-reportedly-freezing-bank-accounts-bitcoin-users/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7n5etp/australian_bank_cashreserve_requirements_buckle/ #Buy Your Own Prison In BTC (59:34) https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-01/you-can-now-buy-private-prison-craigslist-bitcoin #Bitcoin Not Compatible With Islam? (1:06:48) http://www.egyptindependent.com/egypts-dar-al-iftaa-deems-bitcoin-currency-forbidden-islam/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7j2nu6/muslim_clerics_just_declared_that_owning_bitcoin/ #SegWit Integration on Local Bitcoins & BTC.com (1:14:43) https://twitter.com/LocalBitcoins/status/948146645723738112 https://twitter.com/btccom_official/status/948129455536508929 #Bitpay QR Codes No Longer Valid (1:22:12) http://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/169222582782/bitpay-qr-codes-are-no-longer-valid-important https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005559826 #Coindesk’s ‘Most Influential’ List (1:33:20) https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/947698199048916992 https://twitter.com/AmberBaldet/status/948170726389026816 Money Supply Visuals (57:11) http://money.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-money-markets-one-visualization-2017/ Pieter Thiel Owns Hundreds of Millions of BTC (37:51) https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/948260160325279744 Venezuela Money Tree https://twitter.com/hannahdreier/status/947586991016894465 Waves of Cthulhu https://fixingtao.com/2017/05/waves-of-cthulhu-how-banks-take-your-bitcoin/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #66 of Block Digest! (Friday, December 22nd 2017) 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 has a UTXO problem; halts trading… again https://twitter.com/LaurentMT/status/943624143857176577 Jameson Lopp’s article on optimising unspent outputs - https://medium.com/@lopp/the-challenges-of-optimizing-unspent-output-selection-a3e5d05d13ef Decision tree: How to keep your transaction fees low - https://twitter.com/Ryan0Walker/status/942657720611618816 https://twitter.com/LDTmike/status/944271641260982272 https://twitter.com/ldtmike/status/944279627580760064 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/799775999936331776 #Nopara on Chaumian Ecash https://medium.com/@nopara73/chaumian-e-cash-for-custodial-bitcoin-wallets-and-services-to-scale-bitcoin-8977d9a03064 #Elizabeth Stark on Bloomberg https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/943985089117085696 https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/943964467297124354 #GMO Mining Operation Opens https://www.ccn.com/japanese-tech-giant-gmo-begins-mining-bitcoin-europe/ #Magical Crypto Friends(WATCH IT!) https://twitter.com/magicalcrypto #Goldman Sachs Crypto Trading Desk https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-21/goldman-is-said-to-be-building-a-cryptocurrency-trading-desk #Blockchain.info Hires Core Developer https://twitter.com/_jonasschnelli_/status/943941825152221185 #Brazil Considers Banning Bitcoin https://btcmanager.com/brazilian-government-looking-criminalize-bitcoin/ #WikiLeaks auctioning off custom CryptoKitties; Donating to Trump and Clinton https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/944014442970443777 Trump and Clinton Kitties: https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/944016819538493440 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7342 https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/GSA_Bulletin_FMR_B-41_Foreign-Gift_Decoration_Minimal_Value.pdf #Ross Ulbricht’s Family Prevented from Seeing Him for Christmas https://twitter.com/Free_Ross/status/944241735802150918 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #65 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, December 20th 2017) 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 Guest: Jack Mallers - https://twitter.com/JackMallers Guest: Bill Mallers - https://twitter.com/willb20c This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Bcash Comes to Coinbase (0:00 - 39:30) https://blog.coinbase.com/buy-sell-send-and-receive-bitcoin-cash-on-coinbase-65f1b2c7214b https://archive.fo/OpE0S https://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Currencies/Bitcoin-flash-crashes-as-investors-move-to-2nd-Bitcoin https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/943398560795627521 #ING Report on Why Bitcoin Will Become Niche Asset (39:34 - 1:10:39) https://think.ing.com/uploads/reports/Why_Bitcoin_to_become_niche_asset_151217_OWEN_17.pdf #France Calls for Bitcoin Regulation Talk at Next G20 Summit (1:10:39 - 1:24:02) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-france/france-u-s-determined-to-up-pressure-on-iran-over-ballistic-weapons-idUSKBN1ED0ZV #Terrabyte Blocks? (1:24:02 - 1:34:07) http://blog.vermorel.com/journal/2017/12/17/terabyte-blocks-for-bitcoin-cash.html #More nChain Hot Air (1:34:07 - 1:47:35) https://crypto-faucets.in/2017/12/16/jimmy-nguyen-discusses-nchains-new-investment-arm-and-bitcoin-cash/ #Bitcache and MobileCoin to the Rescue! (1:47:35 - 1:53:00) https://bitnewsbot.com/kim-dotcom-claims-bitcache-will-solve-all-of-bitcoins-issues/ https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/942873633952645120 #Youbit S. Korean Exchange Hacked (1:53:00) http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42409815 #Trump’s Security Advisor says N. Korea Behind Wannacry Attacks https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/us-set-to-declare-north-korea-carried-out-massive-wannacry-cyber-attack/2017/12/18/509deb1c-e446-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html #Zerolink Test Results (1:56:44 - 2:04:10) https://github.com/nopara73/HiddenWallet/issues/122#issuecomment-352828169 https://twitter.com/wintercooled/status/943450258910130176 https://medium.com/@nopara73/zerolink-test-aftermath-best-anonymity-set-successfully-achieved-26-general-evaluation-2763fe735c30 #ForkGen (2:04:10 - 2:07:45) https://forkgen.tech/ #NYSE Petitions for Bitcoin ETF (2:07:45 - 2:09:05) http://fortune.com/2017/12/20/nyse-arca-bitcoin-etf-listing/ #Things You Should Know about Brave and the BAT (2:09:05 - 2:24:00) Background - https://archive.is/GElE9 Thread: Bitcoin wallet sunsetted https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/940311559426985985 Brave employee tells investor he can expect profit - https://twitter.com/lukemulks/status/930954790896414721 Thread: BAT escrow wallet https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/942857701662609409 Creator Verification Process - https://archive.is/zaNXG#selection-483.0-485.187 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #64 of Block Digest! (Saturday, December 16th 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Moxie (Signal / Open Whisper Systems) Launching MobileCoin https://www.wired.com/story/mobilecoin-cryptocurrency/ https://www.mobilecoin.com/ https://www.mobilecoin.com/whitepaper-en.pdf #Terrorist FUD? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42362478 #Mist Browser Vulnerability https://twitter.com/ethereumproject/status/941597927692275712 #Coming Kraken Upgrade https://blog.kraken.com/post/1399/degraded-service-upgrade-next-week/ #Bitpay Bcash Support https://blog.bitpay.com/multiple-blockchains/ #Bitpay Passing on Costs for UTXOs https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002990803-Why-Am-I-Being-Charged-an-Additional-Network-Cost-on-My-BitPay-Invoice- #Stephen Pair on Fee Market https://medium.com/@spair/the-bitcoin-fee-market-4df1857d12b7 #Stephen Pair on Bitcoin Upgrades https://insights.dcg.co/a-better-way-to-upgrade-bitcoin-ce5c51a2426f #TD Ameritrade Bitcoin Futures https://twitter.com/cnbc/status/941782698229723136 #Coinbase Segwit “Update” https://blog.coinbase.com/bitcoin-segwit-update-3ab0484e4526 #Zerolink Test Docs https://github.com/nopara73/HiddenWallet/blob/master/HiddenWallet.Documentation/TestingTheZeroLinkMixer.md https://medium.com/@nopara73/zerolink-massive-scale-coinjoin-is-about-to-be-deployed-participate-in-the-final-test-and-earn-6225939d15fb #EU Moneylaundering Clampdown https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-eu-moneylaundering/eu-agrees-clampdown-on-bitcoin-platforms-to-tackle-money-laundering-idUSKBN1E928M #Bitfinex Class Action Lawsuit

Welcome to episode #63 of Block Digest! (Thursday, December 14th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Our Satoshi, who art in the Whitepaper Hallowed be thy Nakamoto Consensus Thy confirmation come, thy True Vision be done On-chain as it is in consensus Give us this day our daily price increase and forgive us our transactions As we forgive those who fork off / panic sell against us Lead us not into Mises Regression but deliver us from high fees For thine is the Blockchain, the hashpower, and the mempool On-chain forever Amen 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 Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining Registry http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/13/venezuela-bitcoin-cryptocurrency #Venezuelans Surviving Off Bitcoin.. And PepeCash? https://apnews.com/f7ccc4ea283746f28b261cabeaf8f0c5/ Venezuelans-seeing-bitcoin-boom-as-survival,-not-speculation #Bitpay Struggling to implement onchain features as we move to 2nd layer https://blog.bitpay.com/payment-protocol-card-orders/ #Potential Tax Changes Going Forward https://www.coindesk.com/uncle-sams-surprise-tax-reform-impact-crypto-investors/ #Whale Gives to charity with Pineapple Fund https://pineapplefund.org/ #Lost Appeal in BTC-e Extradition http://archive.is/lXkAk #Jeff Garzik’s New Project: UnitedBitcoin https://archive.fo/FcQJX https://web.archive.org/web/20171213164357/http://www.ub.com/ #History of the “www.ub.com” Domain https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/940951584921522177 #UnitedBitcoin Code Review https://twitter.com/orionwl/status/940982583512444928 #United Bitcoin Project [Separate] Displeased http://united-bitcoin.com/ #Blockchain.info integrates the thing no one needs while delaying Segwit https://twitter.com/OneMorePeter/status/941322935788343297 #Blockchain.info claims they are Segwit Ready in February https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/blockchain-info-segwit-ready-will-coinbase-follow-soon/ #You Don’t Really Own Your CryptoKitties https://twitter.com/gmcmullen/status/941247975464030208 #Is It Ethical to be a Bitcoin Journalist while owning Bitcoin? http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/12/covering-bitcoin-while-owning-bitcoin/ #Roger Ver abusing Blockchain.info Admin Privilege https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=131574.msg1409056#msg1409056

Welcome to episode #62 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, December 12th 2017) 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 ===== #Roger Ver on CNBC Fast Money https://twitter.com/CNBCFastMoney/status/940361899648065537 #Litecoin Goes to the Moon https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/litecoin-price-up-82-in-a-single-day-and-hits-300-surpasses-iota/ https://twitter.com/CNBCFastMoney/status/940363927971561472 #Charlie Weary of Price Rise http://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/litecoin-creator-has-stern-warning-after-the-coin-doubles-in-a-day-2017-12-1011090369 #Cboe Future Launch https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-futures-launch-sees-price-spike-cboe-website-crashes/ #South Korea is NOT Banning Bitcoin https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamelaambler/2017/12/12/south-korea-is-not-banning-bitcoin-trade-financial-regulators-clarify/ http://archive.is/pwkjD #Bitcoin Forks List http://www.btcd.io/#/ -Bitcoin Diamond http://www.Supersmartbitcoin.com / http://archive.is/Y8Nr6 -Super Bitcoin http://bitcoinsilver.io/ -Bitcoin Silver https://bitcoinplatinum.github.io/ / https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-platinum-created-by-south-korean-teenager-as-a-scam-local-market-erupts -Bitcoin Platinum http://www.bitcoincashplus.org/ -Bitcoin CashPlus https://twitter.com/BitcoinUranium -Bitcoin Uranium #Ebay considering accepting Bitcoin https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebay-seriously-considering-accepting-bitcoin-164410989.html #GMO offers to partially pay employees in Bitcoin http://archive.is/0HbCl Munchee ICO shutdown by SEC https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/12/sec-shuts-down-munchee-ico/

Welcome to episode #61 of Block Digest! (Saturday, December 9th 2017) 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 Welcome back! 0:00 DragonMint 12:47 Lawsky Joins Ripple Board 25:30 Coinbase Gives Trading Records to IRS; CryptoKitties over SegWit 34:21 Futures Market Delayed? 48:22 OpenBazaar, Stash Node, Brave Tokens 1:04:45 SEC Taking Action Against ICOs; Are CryptoKitties Securities? 1:13:00 OpenDime and Coinkite Hardware Wallets 1:22:06 Lightning Network on Bitcoin Mainnet 1:29:12 $1.7 million in donations to Andreas Antonopoulos 1:46:00 Bitcoin Seizures and Exchange Shutdowns 1:58:18 Cobra and Coinbase Argument 2:17:13 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #DragonMint releases more efficient mining hardware “The Dragons Den has been busy.” https://twitter.com/btcdrak/status/933326836800598016 https://twitter.com/halongmining/status/933323299991339008 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-developer-about-take-mining-hardware-industry/ #Ebang announces 10 nanometer chips https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/933576948575387648 #Ben Lawsky joins Ripple board of directors https://twitter.com/BenLawsky/status/933060410743377920 https://twitter.com/Ripple/status/933013245241188352 #Coinbase vs. IRS https://twitter.com/HowellONeill/status/935995369510526976 #Brian Armstrong Says on Bloomberg Customers Not Interested in SegWit https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7i4ikm/brian_armstrong_on_bloomberg_saying_segwit_isnt_a/ #JPMorgan Considers Trading Bitcoin Futures https://www.wsj.com/articles/maybe-bitcoin-isnt-untouchable-at-j-p-morgan-after-all-1511289925 #NASDAQ to Launch Bitcoin Futures https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasdaq-plans-to-launch-bitcoin-futures-in-first-half-2018-1511968313 #Surprising Bitcoin Price Action https://twitter.com/PeterLBrandt/status/935698728639328256 #Bitcoin Price Almost Hit 19K https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2017/12/07/bitcoin-hits-almost-19k-coinbase-crashes-under-buying-pressure http://archive.is/vvTQ7 #OpenBazaar Launching… A Token :( https://twitter.com/OB1Company/status/938124607151902720 #History: OpenBazaar and Stash Node founders against ICOs https://twitter.com/keonne/status/938348097356419072 https://web.archive.org/web/20171207031706/https:/twitter.com/BlockInTheChain/status/851677213959303168?lang=en https://web.archive.org/web/20171207150520/https://blog.openbazaar.org/why-openbazaar-token-doesnt-exist/#.WilYyell83U #SEC Shuts Down Quebec ICO Plexcoin https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2017-219 #Opendime announces Coinkite http://blog.opendime.com/coldcard-annoucement/ #Lightning Network v1.0 Goes Live https://medium.com/@lightning_network/lightning-protocol-1-0-compatibility-achieved-f9d22b7b19c4 #Lightning Network Explorer Alpha Goes Live https://medium.com/@ACINQ/releasing-our-lightning-network-explorer-93e87de150bb #Bitcoin Takes a Tumble Ahead of Cboe Futures http://www.nasdaq.com/article/bitcoin-tumbles-after-dramatic-gains-ahead-of-futures-launch-20171208-00602 #Crypto Kitties Dominate Ethereum https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/03/people-have-spent-over-1m-buying-virtual-cats-on-the-ethereum-blockchain/ #Andreas Antonopoulos Gets Justice in Bitcoin https://qz.com/1151233/andreas-antonopoulos-got-1-5-million-in-bitcoin-donations-after-roger-ver-bitshamed-him/ #Bulgarian Government Shocked to Become Bitcoin Billionaires http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/bulgaria-government-shocked-discover-it-owns-3-billion-bitcoin #Bulagarian Banks Coordinate to block Bulgarian Exchanges using banks https://www.altcoinss.com/news/news-bankers-have-shut-down-all-of-bulgaria-s-bitcoin-exchanges?uid=3756 US Silk Road Bitcoin 144,000 @ $15,000 = 2,160,000,000. Sold for 28,500,000

Welcome to episode #60 of Block Digest! (Friday, November 17th 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Segwit2x fork goes through as coded, not as planned: https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/931529855245496321 https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/931516984268746753 #Bug in 2X code has nodes stuck, needs hotfix https://twitter.com/AaronvanW/status/931513254861471749 https://twitter.com/lopp/status/931521661450547206 https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/931543479355957248 #Summary by John Newbery https://twitter.com/jfnewbery/status/931553531471032320 https://twitter.com/jfnewbery/status/931554003183431680 #Block signalling NYA mined on mainnet https://twitter.com/vogelbit/status/931574145342570496 #Someone Blaming Core in BTC1 Slack https://twitter.com/hubert_btc/status/931597933782425601 #JPMorgan busted for money laundering https://www.rt.com/business/410137-jpmorgan-busted-money-laundering-bitcoin/ ###Throwback: Dimon’s in the Rough - https://youtu.be/4EMYKQyGnTQ “Bitcoin Traders: Are You Funding North Korea?” on Dimon’s comment that he would fire JPMorgan traders involved with Bitcoin https://youtu.be/OApwCu9a3_8 #Motherboard covers BitcoinClashic https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa345z/meet-bitcoin-clashic-a-weird-bitcoin-cash-fork-rebellion #Clashic Block Explorer Satoshistruevision.com #Mt Gox ICO https://blog.magicaltux.net/article/MtGox-Bankruptcy https://www.coindesk.com/gox-ico-ceo-karpeles-floats-token-sale-revive-bitcoin-exchange Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #59 of Block Digest! (Thursday, November 16th 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Coinbase Custody Service for Institutional Investors https://medium.com/@barmstrong/announcing-coinbase-custody-a-digital-currency-custodian-for-institutions-907166d7af85 #Coinbase Still Thinking About 2X https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/931236263067185153 #Bitfinex Plans to Rollout Segwit Support Next Week https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis/status/931152558219055105 #Blockchain.info Plans to Rollout Wallet SegWit Support in... Q1 2018 https://twitter.com/OneMorePeter/status/930834407522488321 #Mimblewimble Testnet is now live https://twitter.com/lopp/status/931293288648335362 #First Cross-Blockchain Atomic Swap over Lightning Network https://twitter.com/starkness/status/931280137194053632 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/lightning-network-now-supports-transactions-across-blockchains/ #Bitcoin Clashic is Alive https://twitter.com/BitcoinClashic/status/931191449173020675 https://twitter.com/BitcoinClashic/status/931194210128146433 https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/931196146265059328 #Basic Attention Token Added to YouTube https://twitter.com/AttentionToken/status/931191739515146245 https://basicattentiontoken.org/brave-expands-basic-attention-token-platform-to-youtube/ #More: Summary of Our Interview with Brendan Eich https://einzelgaengerinmotte.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/the-habit-of-listening-in/ #American Express Working With Ripple https://www.coindesk.com/american-express-opens-first-blockchain-corridor-ripple-tech/ #Thomas Peterffy Doesn’t Understand Bitcoin https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/15/thomas-peterffy-keep-bitcoin-away-from-the-real-economy.html https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/930879168182734848 https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/931008324581101570 https://twitter.com/cryptograffiti/status/930933869066338304

Welcome to episode #58 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, November 15th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Bitcoin Clashic https://twitter.com/lopp/status/930807633094705152 https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/930777757914750976 https://cointelegraph.com/news/its-not-bitcoin-classic-or-bitcoin-cash-its-bitcoin-clashic #BCash v SW at Blockchain.info https://twitter.com/OneMorePeter/status/930834407522488321 https://twitter.com/OneMorePeter/status/930842190166753280 #Square is Allowing Some Users to Buy & Sell Bitcoin https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/15/square-is-letting-some-people-buy-and-sell-bitcoin-on-its-cash-app.html #Jim Cramer Goes Max Keiser https://finance.yahoo.com/video/people-feel-better-bitcoin-jim-142200922.html #Bitmex BCH Policy https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoin-cash-futures-now-live/ #MinerTopia Shuts Down BTG Pool https://twitter.com/MinerTopia/status/930844689749569536 #McAfee Site Pumps Malware http://www.zdnet.com/article/mcafees-own-anti-hacking-service-exposed-users-to-banking-malware/ #Second Lawsuit Filed Against Tezos Founders https://www.coindesk.com/tezos-founders-hit-second-class-action-suit/ #Equifax Inspired Reform Does Little to Help https://theintercept.com/2017/11/14/bank-deregulation-bipartisan-senate-equifax/ #Vinay Gupta declares Gab.ai not welcome on Ethereum https://twitter.com/leashless/status/930568994498719749 #Bitcoin Core 0.15.1 Release Notes https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/0.15.1/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #57 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, November 14th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== ## Fake News # Chinese Mining FUD http://archive.is/UnMjZ https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/930400090950209536 https://twitter.com/TheRealXinxi/status/930400102358794245 https://twitter.com/cnLedger/status/930436656045342720 Update https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OR4cOcR-iNi5o5GplnGIxw https://twitter.com/cnLedger/status/930474362741833728 # Update on Confidential Transactions https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2017-November/015283.html https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/1066.pdf Bulletproofs https://twitter.com/lopp/status/930246666459938816 # Vitalik Gets Weird on Twitter https://archive.fo/sTUZU https://archive.fo/44W0G https://twitter.com/_Kevin_Pham/status/930273420448690177 https://twitter.com/CryptoCobain/status/930360472544653312 https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/930235128865083393 # Crypto Market Manipulation Breakdown http://www.businessinsider.com/ico-cryptocurrency-pump-and-dump-telegram-2017-11 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #56 of Block Digest! (Monday, November 13th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #JW Publishes Bitcoin Threat Model https://twitter.com/WeathermanIam/status/929764439469051904 https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmSJm9XGHXyxRaMFfLN2scunbMyopCU7xPxz3WQHLfLKQy/#/ #Bitcoin Price Drop Over the Weekend https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-plunges-more-than-25-in-four-days-1510560354 http://archive.is/gKSuc #“MIKE NOVOGRATZ SAYS BOUGHT $15 MILLION TO 20 MILLION WORTH OF BITCOIN OVER THE WEEKEND IN RECENT PULLBACK” https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/930195123958419465 #BCash Hard Fork https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/930124360446119936 https://www.bitcoinabc.org/november https://fork.lol/ #Jihan Wu Triggered https://soundcloud.com/chuck-srq/bitcoincash-not-bcash-jihan-wu https://twitter.com/JimBTC/status/930085984422776832 https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/930132441519362048 #BCash CEO Statement https://falkvinge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/letter-from-the-ceo.pdf #Possible Law Suit for Bithumb BCash Outage https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/930091311142596608 http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/finance/818839.html #Namecoin Becomes Satoshi’s Vision https://twitter.com/Truthcoin/status/929797893413855232 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #55 of Block Digest! (Friday, November 10th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Bitconnect About to Dissolve? https://twitter.com/MisterCh0c/status/929012579900493824 #Jihan Wu Has Change of Heart? https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/928998708405977089 #Mt Gox Settles Creditors with Japanese Yen? https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/mark-karpeles-will-end-taking-859-million-mt-gox-bankruptcy/ #Blockchain.info Co-Founder Doesn’t Want to Help Bitcoin https://twitter.com/OneMorePeter/status/928955476037038082 #Speculation Bitmain is Forcing Miners to Mine BCH (Developing) https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis/status/929034029063639041 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysW40zvak0 #Reuters Reports on Price Drop & BCH http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-bitcoin/bitcoin-slides-by-over-1000-in-less-than-48-hours-idUSKBN1DA1L9 #Cointelegraph Reports on BCH Becoming ‘Bitcoin’ https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-classic-shuts-down-as-staff-claim-bitcoin-cash-will-rule-in-6-months #Twitter Poll on the Matter https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/928983667728375808 #Parity Fallout https://elementus.io/blog/which-icos-are-affected-by-the-parity-wallet-bug/ #Reddit Thread Back & Forth Over Funds in Bittrex Makes it to /r/all https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7bvbsa/bittrex_disabled_locking_120000_inside/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7bvbsa/bittrex_disabled_locking_120000_inside/dplt1vz/ -True? Scam? Greed? Ignorance? #BCH World Tour https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/926566945008308225 - Cancun https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/913705294546341888 - Tokyo https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/911972330288508928 - Aspen https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/907964278363136001 - Hong Kong https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/920309023781535746 - Seoul Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #54 of Block Digest! (Thursday, November 9th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #What’s Next for Bitcoin explained by Kyle Torpey https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2017/11/09/heres-whats-next-for-bitcoin-now-that-the-2x-fork-is-not-happening/#6cc0db872cce #John Newberry’s Thread about Recent Improvements & Projects https://twitter.com/jfnewbery/status/928642976292769798 #Wikileaks Releases Vault 8 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/928651185174794241 https://wikileaks.org/vault8/ #Explanation of Kaspersky impersonation https://twitter.com/KimZetter/status/928672001480421377 https://twitter.com/martijn_grooten/status/928670245660786688 #CEO of Kaspersky responds: https://twitter.com/e_kaspersky/status/928700734387957781 #SEC Chief Views Tokens as a Security http://archive.is/5BHyv https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-chief-fires-warning-shot-against-coin-offerings-1510247148 #Parity Bailout Waiting for Scheduled HF https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-parity-startup-wont-emergency-fork #Internet Routing Centralization is a Problem https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4/status/928025799646519296 https://dyn.com/blog/widespread-impact-caused-by-level-3-bgp-route-leak/ #Twitter Admits Blue Tick Trouble https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/928654369771356162 #Roasbeef presents Lightning Network Improvements at Scaling Bitcoin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDF8bOEqXt4&t=9600s Post 2x Statements ----------------- https://twitter.com/toomuch72/status/928651425197965312 https://twitter.com/OneMorePeter/status/928664306098503680 https://twitter.com/ProfFaustus/status/928559986409603072 https://twitter.com/infohufu/status/928605538933391361 https://twitter.com/binarybits/status/928626760131993600 Timothy B Lee Article on 2x Collapse https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/bitcoin-compromise-collapses-leaving-future-growth-in-doubt/?comments=1 Someone ----------------- Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #53 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, November 8th 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== THE LAST 2X UPDATE ------------------ #Pronouncement of 2x Death https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-segwit2x/2017-November/000685.html #Commentary: “Six people called off the fork - think about that.” https://twitter.com/arronschaar/status/928316853092433920 SegWit2X died the same way it was born https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/928352267073355776 Peter Todd: Y U NO USE PGP SIGS!? https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/928314457683611650 Remember, remember the 8th of November https://twitter.com/keonne/status/928328738810552322 Infohufu: https://twitter.com/infohufu/status/928093867890524160 #Official Responses: Chainspl.it Statement: https://twitter.com/chainsplit/status/928319578521899022 Trezor Statement: https://twitter.com/TREZOR/status/928316620744855558 -------------------- #Unlocking Parity Funds Requires a Hard Fork Ethereum Foundation head of security Martin Holst Swende: https://twitter.com/mhswende “There’s unfortunately no way to recreate the code without a hard fork. Any solution which makes the locked funds accessible requires a hard fork.” https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-security-lead-hard-fork-required-to-release-frozen-parity-funds/ “(Ethereum) Foundation is not liable [for Parity funds or fork].” https://twitter.com/mhswende/status/928169443963924485 #Shaun Bridges (Corrupt Silk Road Agent) Sentenced to 2 More Years in Prison https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/ex-agent-corrupted-by-silk-road-sentenced-to-2-additional-years/ #Facebook Ask You to Please Send Nudes https://www.rt.com/news/409161-facebook-revenge-porn-australia/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #52 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, November 7th 2017) 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 guest JW Weatherman - https://twitter.com/weathermaniam This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== 2x Updates ---------- Ledger Statement https://www.ledger.fr/2017/11/06/preparing-segwit2x-hard-fork/ Satoshi Citadel Statement https://twitter.com/SCI_Ventures/status/927740891632058369 Bittrex Statement https://support.bittrex.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002603211 Bitfury on Twitter https://twitter.com/sysmannet/status/927864005129097217 ---------- #ETH Parity Hack Parity Security Update: https://paritytech.io/blog/security-alert.html Issue: https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/6995#issuecomment-342409816 Overview of what happened: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-07/cryptocurrency-wallet-firm-faces-more-problems-after-july-hack Technical explanation of what happened: https://blog.comae.io/the-280m-ethereums-bug-f28e5de43513 https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/927906221692157953 https://twitter.com/devops199/status/927939366030315520 https://twitter.com/whalepool/status/927908821883813889 #Nick Szabo and Elaine Ou on Radio Relay https://youtu.be/QkYXPJMqBNk?t=1h22m8s #US Treasury to Audit FinCEN Cryptocurrency Practices https://www.coindesk.com/us-treasury-audit-fincens-cryptocurrency-practices/ #CME Group Claims They Will Help ‘Tame’ Bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/cme-groups-leo-melamed-well-tame-bitcoin #Cboe says Bitcoin ETF’s on the Horizon https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-07/bitcoin-etfs-are-likely-to-follow-futures-cboe-president-says Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #51 of Block Digest! (Monday, November 6th 2017) 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 Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ guest Eric Lombrozo - https://twitter.com/eric_lombrozo This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Chainspl.it https://chainspl.it/ https://twitter.com/ChainSplit https://github.com/chainsplit 2x Updates ---------- #Trezor Statement on SegWit2x; Will Call it ‘B2X’ https://blog.trezor.io/trezor-statement-segwit2x-2x-hard-fork-b2x-f245fe4f0fb #WhalePanda’s Final Thoughts on 2x https://medium.com/@WhalePanda/final-thoughts-before-the-2x-fork-70058b3d80d3 ---------- #Scaling Bitcoin Graphene Presentation https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7b2pes/what_are_your_thoughts_on_graphene_discussed_at/ https://youtu.be/BPNs9EVxWrA?t=2h56m5s #Estonia e-Residency Locked Down to Update Security Certificates http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41858583 #Statement from Managing Director https://twitter.com/e_Residents/status/926417107260264448 https://medium.com/e-residency-blog/digital-id-cards-will-only-work-with-new-certificates-from-midnight-tonight-6e4db59658b8 #Tapscott VC Firm to Abort Public Listing, Return Investor Money https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/927342220465684480 https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/11/05/alex-tapscotts-crypto-vc-firm-aborts-public-listing-will-return-money-after-falsehoods-revealed/#cf04dc92e27d Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #50 of Block Digest! (Friday, November 3rd 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== 2x Checkup ----------- #Bitcoin Manchester statement: https://twitter.com/bitcoin_mcr/status/925430265324998656 #Bitso Statement on 2x https://blog.bitso.com/planes-para-el-segwit2x-bitcoin-hard-fork-e347117298e8 #Blockchain SegWit2X Statement https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/926466638257508352 https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/11/03/segwit2x-frequently-asked-questions/ *Note: They have still not implemented SegWit in their web wallet. https://twitter.com/BashCo_/status/926472133911502848 #BTCC Clarifies Position https://twitter.com/yourbtcc/status/926545459614695424 #Chris Kleeschulte(Blockchain employee) gives real motive behind 2x(months old) https://clyp.it/q2rotlpm ----------- #Goldman Sachs CEO on Bitcoin https://twitter.com/business/status/926130669331156992 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/blankfein-says-don-t-dismiss-bitcoin-while-still-pondering-value “Dude makes it sound like anal sex or something. 'It makes me uncomfortable, but I'm open to it!'” https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog/status/926384246314319872 #Fake Poloniex App on Play Store https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/926443223853170688 #Tezos lawsuit https://www.coindesk.com/tezos-founders-sued-securities-fraud-potential-class-action/ #Deutsche Bank Predicts End of Fiat http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-01/deutsche-bank-asks-shocking-question-beginning-end-fiat-money Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #49 of Block Digest! (Thursday, November 2nd 2017) 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 and guest Brian Hoffman - https://twitter.com/brianchoffman This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== 2x Check-in ----------- #ViaBTC will only mine Bitcoin at first https://www.coindesk.com/split-no-split-bitcoin-miners-see-no-certainty-segwit2x-fork/ #Bobby Lee’s AMA Nightmare Aftermath https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarkets/comments/79tpol/ama_bobby_lee_ama_on_csts_china_segwit2x_etc_on/dp8a0vz/?context=3 ----------- #Electrum 3.0 Released with Segwit https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES https://electrum.org/#home #SoftBank’s Corporate Inheritance of Bitcoin https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-do-if-you-inherit-140-million-in-bitcoin-1509550353 http://archive.is/aWCu6 #India Joins Vietnam in Bitcoin Ban? http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/cryptocurrency-dealers-indian-rupee-bitcoin-usd-7000-exchange-rate/story/263187.html #There Never Was a Real Tulip Fever https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/there-never-was-real-tulip-fever-180964915/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #48 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, November 1st 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== 2x Check-in ----------- #Coincheck 2x Policy https://coincheck.com/en/blog/4539 #Segwit2x Node Sybil Attack https://twitter.com/lopp/status/925778410965647360 https://twitter.com/_jonasschnelli_/status/925789186182881280 #Brian Hoffman Segwit2x Statement https://medium.com/@brianhoffman/segwit2x-youre-fucked-if-you-do-you-re-fucked-if-you-don-t-6655a853d8e7 ----------- #Chinese Exchanges Planning For the Future https://coinjournal.net/chinese-bitcoin-exchanges-eye-friendlier-asian-countries-cryptocny-trading-ban-comes-effect/ #Summary of Evolution of Russia Crypto Policies https://news.vice.com/story/russia-is-going-all-in-on-bitcoin-and-everyones-got-a-theory?utm_source=vicenewsfb #Amazon Defensively Acquires Domains https://www.coindesk.com/amazon-subsidiary-registers-3-cryptocurrency-web-domains/ #Alan Tapscott fraudulently raising money with fake advisors? https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/11/01/alex-tapscotts-crypto-vc-firm-going-public-with-100m-cad-falsely-touted-4-blockchain-stars-as-advisors/#74f5e6521b1f #Fake Diamond/Real Estate backed ICO operator arrested https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-01/cryptocurrency-promoter-charged-with-securities-fraud #Trezor 2(Model T) Available for Pre-order https://twitter.com/TREZOR/status/925698308428922880 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #47 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 31st 2017) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Blockstream Simplicity Scripting Language https://blockstream.com/simplicity.pdf #CME Creating Bitcoin Futures http://www.cmegroup.com/media-room/press-releases/2017/10/31/cme_group_announceslaunchofbitcoinfutures.html #CryptoFacilities announces 2x Policy https://www.cryptofacilities.com/news/announcing-segwit2x-hard-fork-policy #Bcash Hardfork to change difficulty algorithm https://www.bitcoinabc.org/november #Italian Bitcoin Community Segwit2x Letter https://medium.com/@BHBnetwork/italian-community-no2x-statement-d14cd06fcc6a #Summary of Current Community Letters https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/these-international-bitcoin-communities-are-rejecting-segwit2x/ #Iran moving to integrate Bitcoin domestically? http://ifpnews.com/exclusive/iran-preparing-infrastructure-bitcoin-adoption/ # WIRED: I Forgot My PIN - An Epic Tale of Lising $30,000 in Bitcoin https://www.wired.com/story/i-forgot-my-pin-an-epic-tale-of-losing-dollar30000-in-bitcoin/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #46 of Block Digest! (Monday, October 30th 2017) 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 Theo Goodman https://twitter.com/theog__ Alejandro De La Torre https://twitter.com/bitentrepreneur This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #Bitcoin Illegal in Vietnam? https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/924354370363260928 #Trezor replacing Bitpay price API in wallet https://twitter.com/pavolrusnak/status/923625085994446848 #GBMiner still supports Segwit2x https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/gbminers-havent-pulled-segwit2x-agreement/ #Segwit2x Splitter Tool opens Slack https://twitter.com/ChainSplits/status/925057723829510145 #OKEx Segwit2x Policy https://support.okex.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002105192-OKEx-Policy-Of-Segwit2x-HardFork #EToro Statement on 2x https://www.etoro.com/blog/markets/25102017/bitcoin-blockchain-forks-and-bitcoin2x/ FAKE NEWS #Chinese Government Exchange! https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-might-be-able-to-trade-bitcoin-again-soon Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #45 of Block Digest! (Friday, October 28th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Bank of Kazakhstan Suggest Crypto Mining Regulations https://news.bitcoin.com/national-bank-of-kazakhstan-restrict-exchange-mining-cryptocurrencies/ Kazakhstan Tenge Currency woes back in 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstani_tenge#Exchange_rates_and_inflation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h90a71fwK3I https://www.tradingview.com/x/JeLKTVeT/ # Kazakh Political Scientist Suggest Paying MP’s in ‘Virtual Currency’ https://ru.sputniknews.kz/society/20171027/3606825/satpaev-predlozhil-platit-zarplatu-deputatam-virtualnoj-valyutoj.html # Here’s What Gold Bugs Miss About Bitcoin's ‘Intrinsic Value’ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2017/10/27/heres-what-gold-bugs-miss-about-bitcoins-intrinsic-value/#738f4ca32d88 Great little video about Gold vs Bitcoin https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/923498716073402368 # There are now more than 120 hedge funds focused solely on bitcoin, digital currencies https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/there-are-now-more-than-120-hedge-funds-focused-solely-on-bitcoin.html # Web Mining Malware and Ransomware Get Better https://www.wsj.com/articles/hackers-latest-move-using-your-computer-to-mine-bitcoin-1509102002?mod=e2tw (Paywall) No Paywall: http://archive.is/5cfnU # Detailed Report on New Ransomware BadRabbit https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/10/backswing-pulling-a-badrabbit-out-of-a-hat.html # 2x Continued ## “NYA drop out rate is now at 32% and growing fast” - Vortex https://twitter.com/theonevortex/status/923935683806355458 Source: http://segwit.party/nya/ “Miners are starting to move to mining pools that aren't taking part in the attack on Bitcoin” https://twitter.com/whalepool/status/923934086665768961 “GBMiners (~2.5% of total BTC hashrate) stopped signaling for Segwit2x hardfork” - Charlie Lee https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/923801369328230400 # Samsung to Turn Old Smartphones Into Bitcoin Mining Rigs https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kvdv9/samsung-upcycling-galaxy-s5-bitcoin-mining-rig # Catalan Parliament Approves Independence Declaration; Considers E-Residency https://twitter.com/catalangov/status/923908635520053248 Catalan President Carles Puigdemont - https://twitter.com/KRLS Spanish government decrees closure of Catalan government - (English) http://www.elnacional.cat/en/news/rajoy-fires-catalan-government-dissolves-parliament-calls-elections_206787_102.html (Catalan) http://www.elnacional.cat/ca/politica/rajoy-destitueix-el-president-puigdemont-i-tots-els-consellers-del-govern_206748_102.html Catalonia looks at E-Residency and Cryptocurrency http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/catalonia-looks-estonias-e-residency-considers-cryptocurrency-option-1644838 Pay Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #44 of Block Digest! (Thursday, October 26th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Barry Silbert milk carton image: https://twitter.com/CarpeNoctom/status/922475830617440256 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== ## Fake News! # Amazon https://pro.laissezfairenow.com/p/A02_masterclass_0817/LA02T897/ Thanks to Raptorbit on Whalepool Teamspeak for finding this https://cointelegraph.com/news/more-rumors-amazon-could-accept-bitcoin-as-all-eyes-on-conference-call # Ledger Wallet Partners with Intel, Integrating SGX into Wallets Coindesk tweet & article: https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/922707399739346944 https://www.coindesk.com/intel-ledger-partner-cryptocurrency-storage-integration/ Ledge press release: http://www.ledger.fr/2017/10/23/ledger-enhances-blockchain-applications-security-using-intel-technology/ Nicolas Bacca (@BTChip), CTO at Ledger https://twitter.com/BTChip Press Release: https://www.ledger.fr/the-people-behind-ledger/ Breaking Bitcoin presentation slides: https://breaking-bitcoin.com/slides/BreakingHardwareWallets.pdf BOLOS (Blockchain Open Ledger Operating System) repo https://github.com/ledgerhq/bolos-enclave Intel’s SGX Commercial Use License Agreement https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/e1/e6/sgx-sdk-commercial-use-license-agreement.pdf Joanna Rutkowska on SGX: https://twitter.com/rootkovska/status/694091683642937344 # CEO of BoA says Banks Beat Bitcoin at Tracking Illegal Activity https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/26/banks-beat-bitcoin-at-tracking-illegal-use-says-bofa-ceo-moynihan.html # Peter Theil says People are Underestimating Bitcoin’s Potential https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/26/bitcoin-underestimated-peter-thiel-says.html # Algeria May Be Next Country to Ban Bitcoin http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/10/26/algeria-wants-to-ban-bitcoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies/ Pay Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #43 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, October 25th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CORRECTION: The national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing from the UK Treasury is from October 2015 - two years ago, not two weeks ago: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing Links ===== # Coinbase Clarifies They Meant the Exact Opposite https://blog.coinbase.com/clarification-on-the-upcoming-segwit2x-fork-d3c0f545c3e0 The previous post from Coinbase https://blog.coinbase.com/timeline-and-support-bitcoin-segwit2x-and-bitcoin-gold-eda72525efd # Ledger X Hardfork Policy https://ledgerx.com/ledgerxs-policy-framework-for-hard-forks/ # 2X Continued https://news.unocoin.com/?p=796 https://bitcoin.org.il/files/IBA_Statement_Segwit2x.pdf https://www.bitcoinhk.org/segwit2x-statement/ French Petition Against Segwit2x https://www.change.org/p/mineurs-et-entreprises-de-l-%C3%A9co-syst%C3%A8me-bitcoin-nous-nous-opposons-au-new-york-agreement-et-au-hard-fork-bitcoin-segwit2x-de-novembre Garzik Tweet Aged Well https://twitter.com/jgarzik/status/504279133309120512 Full Steam Ahead 2x! Hahahha https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-segwit2x/2017-October/000582.html # BGold Debacle & Replay Protection Status https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/25/bitcoin-gold-price-plunges-what-is-hard-fork.html https://themerkle.com/bitcoin-gold-fork-is-a-success-but-coins-wont-be-available-until-november-1st/ https://github.com/BTCGPU/BTCGPU/issues/51 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin-gold/#charts # Senate Nullifies Rule Allowing Class Actions Suites Against Banks and Credit Card Companies https://twitter.com/AP/status/923009327270576128 https://www.axios.com/senate-votes-to-nullify-rule-allowing-class-action-suits-against-banks-2501075288.html # Bad Rabbit Ransomware Attacks https://www.wired.com/story/badrabbit-ransomware-notpetya-russia-ukraine/ New Project from Samourai on non-standard ways to transmit/receive Bitcoin data https://github.com/MuleTools/MuleTools http://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/166778873402/wallet-update-segwit-support-and-introducing ## Fake News! # Amazon https://cointelegraph.com/news/more-rumors-amazon-could-accept-bitcoin-as-all-eyes-on-conference-call Pay Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #42 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 24th 2017) 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 Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ and Velo - https://twitter.com/velo_btcdrgns This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Jeff Garzik Does Something Fucking Hilarious https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/bitcoin-pioneer-says-new-coin-to-work-on-multiple-blockchains http://archive.is/biFW2 https://twitter.com/matthewroszak?lang=en https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2006/lr19722.htm (bloq cofounder insider trading) https://www.metronome.io/pdf/owners_manual.pdf # Putin Issues New Rules for Cryptocurrencies http://kremlin.ru/acts/assignments/orders/55899 http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkremlin.ru%2Facts%2Fassignments%2Forders%2F55899 # Malta Joins In https://www.coindesk.com/malta-proposes-rules-cryptocurrency-investment-funds/ # Gemini 2x announcement https://twitter.com/GeminiDotCom/status/922841969801531392 # Hoffman’s Outta Here! https://twitter.com/brianchoffman/status/922878072810016768 Pay Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #41 of Block Digest! (Monday, October 23rd 2017) 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 Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Blake Anderson - https://twitter.com/BitcoinBlake Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ and Velo - https://twitter.com/velo_btcdrgns This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== #IOTA Network Shutdown https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/922089938333642753 https://twitter.com/timoncc/status/920699731327770624 https://twitter.com/IOTACoordinator/status/922158615359819777 https://iotasear.ch/ #Institutional Funds Avoid Bitcoin For Now https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/23/big-money-stays-away-from-booming-bitcoin.html #Prince Alwaleed Compares Bitcoin to Enron https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/23/prince-alwaleed-says-bitcoin-will-implode-enron-in-the-making.html #2x Continued https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/922436267572449280 https://blog.btc.com/btc-com-wallet-and-the-segwit2x-hard-fork-10572d8f43e5 #Samurai Update Integrates SegWit Support https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/921746491739435008 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samourai.wallet #Bitfinex Bitcoin Gold Announcement Soon https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/922488259070038019 #Jason Lopp Article on Financial Sovereignty https://medium.com/@lopp/securing-your-financial-sovereignty-3af6fe834603 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #40 of Block Digest! (Friday, October 20th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Zimbabwe Bitcoin Over $10,000 as Trust in Fiat Falls http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-20/zimbabwe-panic-sends-bitcoin-soaring-over-6000-now-bigger-goldman-sachs # Bitcoin Price Above $6,000 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-breaks-above-6000-nears-100-billion-value-for-the-first-time-in-its-history-2017-10-20 # Mastercard Blockchain & Startpath Announced https://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-opens-access-blockchain-api-partner-banks-merchants/ https://youtu.be/gM6hYohTUnQ https://www.startpath.com/ https://newsroom.mastercard.com/2017/10/20/fridays-with-fintechs-why-start-path-supports-female-founded-startups/ # Bitgold Futures released, open trading at $175 https://twitter.com/HeyRhett/status/921335461158809600 https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/757jf4/here_is_why_bitcoingold_is_shady_and_a_scam_you/?st=j8sxjmgw&sh=5dd429bb https://github.com/realBitcoinGold/BTCGPU/commit/623ec59bb35bd4f20031506a4314e45a1d53fa6f # Man pays 50 BTC in fees, Please help- Jimmy Song https://medium.com/@jimmysong/man-pays-50-btc-in-fees-please-help-5d161e8a75c6 # Fake Satoshi on Twitter https://web.archive.org/web/20171020135024/https:/twitter.com/coindesk/status/921087563699507201?lang=en Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #39 of Block Digest! (Thursday, October 19th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Bitcoin on Dark Web 'Is a Big Problem' https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/ag-jeff-sessions-concerned-about-dark-web-bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/jeff-sessions-bitcoin-use-is-a-big-problem/ # China May Host State Backed Digital Currency https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahsu/2017/10/19/will-china-host-the-worlds-biggest-state-backed-digital-currency/2/#4b19aa9acaf2 # 2x Continued https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/921049182764273664 https://twitter.com/Changelly_team/status/921066090918305792 https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/921073962431459329 # Tezos Power Struggle Blog post by Arthur Breitman that kicked it all off https://medium.com/@arthurb/the-path-forward-eb2e6f63be67 Founders of Tezos Arthur and Kathleen Breitman who control the code through a Delaware company are accusing the President of the Tezo’s Foundation Johann Gevers of “self-dealing”. Gevers has strongly denied the claims calling them an “attempted character assassination” going on to say the other two board members “are attempting an illegal coup.” The best report so far comes from Reuters: # Reuters: Backroom battle imperils $230 million cryptocurrency venture https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bitcoin-funding-tezos-specialreport/special-report-backroom-battle-imperils-230-million-cryptocurrency-venture-idUSKBN1CN35K *“Under Swiss law, the foundation is supposed to be independent. It holds all of the funds raised”* *”Gevers, who founded the Tezos Foundation, said it has a contract that stipulates the Breitmans will either sell the Delaware company to the foundation “within a reasonable point of time” or, if they don‘t, “the foundation can take it.” He declined to provide a copy of the contract.* *When the foundation will acquire the Breitmans’ company remains unclear. Kathleen Breitman told Reuters in June, “Essentially, you know, they’re going to buy out the company in like July or so, I guess.”* Johann Gevers home page http://johanngevers.com/ Kathleen Breitman https://www.linkedin.com/in/breitwoman/ Git repo for Tezos https://github.com/tezos/tezos # US Treasury Inspector General Looks Into Bitcoin’s Impact https://www.coindesk.com/us-mint-consider-bitcoins-impact-says-treasury-inspector-general/ https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ig/Audit%20Reports%20and%20Testimonies/OIG-CA-18-002.pdf # Vanuatu *Denies* They Will Accept Bitcoin http://www.businessinsider.com/vanuatu-denies-accepting-bitcoin-for-citizenship-payment-2017-10 Acting General Secretary Samuel Garae ## Vanuatu Information Centre on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vanuatu-information-centre/ “The Vanuatu Information Centre (VIC) network provides a government authorised platform for dissemination of accurate and reliable information regarding Vanuatu's Citizen by Investment Program “ ## Original Press release from VIC on 4th October 2017: https://imidaily.com/asia-pacific/vanuatu-citizenship-program-accept-bitcoin-payments-pilot-block-chain-based-due-diligence/ Chairman of the VIC, Geoffrey Bond originally quoted tat Bitcoin was to be accepted for citizenship to the “paradise island”. It was then picked up the mainstream media before today’s correction. # Coindesk Bitcoin “Influencers” Poll https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CoinDesk-Most-Influential-People-Blockchain-2017 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #38 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, October 18th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Keeping the Community Together - 2X Continued https://medium.com/@mikebelshe/keeping-the-community-together-5c4dcda7aeb4 https://medium.com/@Ulrich_98986/why-the-brazilian-and-argentinian-bitcoin-communities-oppose-segwit2x-801edc213af8 https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/920727028537724928 https://blog.hitbtc.com/hitbtc-announcement-on-bitcoingold-and-segwit2x/ # Bitmain’s Former Director of Design Wants to Revoke Patent https://www.coindesk.com/former-bitmain-chip-designer-seeks-to-revoke-mining-giants-patent/ https://twitter.com/DimaDubina/status/920258769564528640 https://twitter.com/alansilbert/status/920666705138995200 # Google announces Advanced Protection Program https://twitter.com/kennwhite/status/920287397413294080 https://blog.google/topics/safety-security/googles-strongest-security-those-who-need-it-most/ https://www.wired.com/story/google-advanced-protection-locks-down-accounts/ https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/920682376081977345 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #37 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 17th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw The Return of Coppersmith's Attack: Practical Factorization of Widely Used RSA Moduli Aka ROCA Attack, found by researchers, led by Petr Svenda of the Masaryk University in the Czech Republic. https://crocs.fi.muni.cz/public/papers/rsa_ccs17 Reports https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-infineon-cyber/infineon-says-has-fixed-encryption-flaw-found-by-researchers-idUKKBN1CL2KC Things you need to know: TPM = Trusted Platform Module RSA = popular algorithm used by modern computers to encrypt and decrypt messages - https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(algorithm) Trezor Not Affected https://twitter.com/TREZOR/status/920243792749441024 Yubi Announcement https://www.yubico.com/keycheck/ TL;DR possibly affected: Yubikey 4 / 4C / 4 nano Versions 4.2.6-4.3.4 - Use of onboard RSA key generation with PIV smart card and OpenPGP card onboard RSA key generation. Read link above for more info. # Bitcoin.com https://www.bitcoin.com/info/bitcoin-cash-is-bitcoin https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/920199378773590017 Fixed graphics https://twitter.com/BashCo_/status/920207735014154240 https://twitter.com/hrdng/status/920286156939583489 https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/76u07x/small_miners_who_might_be_hurt_by_larger_blocks/?st=j8vzzvml&sh=e5fa9500 # OKEx Policy Of Segwit2x HardFork https://support.okex.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002105192 # LedgerX Launches https://twitter.com/bendavenport/status/920297138440900614 http://data.ledgerx.com/ # Satoshi Discussed Side Chains and Atomic Swaps back in 2010 https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/920096563397103616 # Fake News/Stupid News ## JPMorgan Integrates ZEC with Quorum https://www.coindesk.com/jpmorgan-integrates-zcash-privacy-tech-enterprise-blockchain/ Send Block Digest bitcoins to make more shows: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #36 of Block Digest! (Monday, October 16th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Krack Attacks WP2 is broken! https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/919870551002353664 https://www.krackattacks.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg-t7w8hAi0 - Demo of the attack https://twitter.com/vanhoefm - Author of the paper Commentary https://twitter.com/gsuberland/status/919866355947581441 https://twitter.com/CommitStrip/status/919980044558241792 Note from the Q&A by the author “Our main attack is against the 4-way handshake, and does not exploit access points, but instead targets clients. So it might be that your router does not require security updates.” This attack will most likely require an update to clients such as phones and laptops. # Swat Attack Bitcoin community member and developer for BitGo targeted in a cowardly swatting attack. Jameson is safe and the matter was resolved without incident. https://twitter.com/lopp/status/919943125933707265 Many friends rallied round to support him. Mobile phone companies providing number and location to anyone who pays https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/15/mobile-phone-companies-appear-to-be-providing-your-number-and-location-to-anyone-who-pays/ Background to that story https://qz.com/634294/a-short-guide-to-supercookies-whether-youre-being-tracked-and-how-to-opt-out/ https://www.accessnow.org/aibt/ # Why is Peter Rizun presenting at Scaling Bitcoin? https://twitter.com/PeterRizun/status/918822307526688770 # Julian Assange thanks US Government for 50,000% Gains https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/919247873648283653 When Google Met WikiLeaks (2011), mentions Bitcoin https://www.wikileaks.org/Transcript-Meeting-Assange-Schmidt.html # Fake News ## Russia may issue Crypto Ruble https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/15/russia-may-soon-issue-its-own-official-blockchain-based-currency-the-cryptoruble/ Older story: https://www.rt.com/business/400728-blockchain-russia-ruble-cryptocurrency/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV