Block Digest

Welcome to episode #35 of Block Digest! (Friday, October 13th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick and Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Video of SEC Investor Advisory Committee Meeting https://www.sec.gov/video/webcast-archive-player.shtml?document_id=101217iac # PBoC Calls for Centralized Cryptocurrency https://www.coindesk.com/pboc-digital-currency-director-calls-centralized-state-cryptocurrency/ # IMF Chief Lagarde Doesn’t Dismiss Cryptocurrencies https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/13/bitcoin-get-serious-about-digital-currency-imf-christine-lagarde-says.html # Bitmex and Bread Wallet’s Policy on Segwit2x https://blog.bitmex.com/policy-on-bitcoin-hard-forks-update/ https://breadapp.com/blog/how-bread-will-handle-segwit2x-fork-november/ ## 24hr miner support for SegWit2x falls below 80% https://twitter.com/alistairmilne/status/918828268211621888 https://coin.dance/blocks https://twitter.com/Truthcoin/status/918888552859078656 # Dimon can’t shut up about Bitcoin http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-13/jamie-dimon-breaks-promise-silence-says-people-who-buy-bitcoin-are-stupid https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/13/jamie-dimon-says-people-who-buy-bitcoin-are-stupid.html Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #34 of Block Digest! (Thursday, October 12th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick and Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Sec Discusses Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Video of SEC Investor Advisory Committee Meeting https://www.sec.gov/video/webcast-archive-player.shtml?document_id=101217iac https://twitter.com/blockdigest/status/918515055070720000 https://twitter.com/sajmathieu/status/918499166313222146 https://twitter.com/mBTCPizpie/status/918532955793793024 Joel Parker, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant at the SEC: https://twitter.com/HustleFundBaby/status/918573413492543489 # Jamie Dimon says he won’t talk about Bitcoin anymore https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/jamie-dimon-says-hes-not-going-to-talk-about-bitcoin-anymore.html # SegWit2x Continued F2Pool stops signaling SegWit2x support https://cointelegraph.com/news/f2pool-deals-possible-death-blow-to-segwit2x-fork-withdraws-support BTC-e not going to support 2x https://wex.nz/news/3 Blockchain.info is supporting the chain with most accumulated difficulty “If you have transactions to make around late November, we suggest you buy some Ether in our wallet today. “ https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/10/12/bitcoin-hardfork-blockchain-wallet/ Seoul Bitcoin Meetup issues NO2X Letter: https://medium.com/@seoulbitcoin/statement-on-segwit2x-161db1ad1976 # Bitcoin Core Continues Scaling https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/75vm8w/just_segwit_bitcoin_core_is_already_working_on_a/?st=j8okox9l&sh=f94c783c https://www.coindesk.com/just-segwit-bitcoin-core-already-working-new-scaling-upgrade/ # Equifax hacked again “latest problem when he went to Equifax's site on Wednesday and found out visitors were redirected to download a fraudulent software update." https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/equifax-says-it-might-have-been-breached-again.html Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #33 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, October 11th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick and Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Russian Unbans Bitcoin http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55813 Putin: “I would like to draw your attention to the need to use the advantages that are offered by new technological solutions in the banking sphere.” https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/75nn58/vladimir_putin_has_requested_the_russian_central/ # First sovereign nation to accept Bitcoin For just 42 BTC you can become a citizen of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu https://bravenewcoin.com/news/vanuatu-becomes-the-first-country-to-accept-bitcoin-for-citizenship/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu Tourist infomercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_hUIPta3U # BT0.02X by November? 2X Continues Saga continues as volume increases the price slumps https://twitter.com/The_Crypto_Guy/status/918214534187413505 https://github.com/btc1/bitcoin/commit/385cbc994f35d36cefdab8c1c00ebfaceb55cfc6 # Bitcoin.org: Beware of Bitcoin's possible incompatibility with some major services https://bitcoin.org/en/alert/2017-10-09-segwit2x-safety # Incoming Ethereum Hard Fork: Byzantium A good list of improvements in the upcoming hard fork: https://medium.com/@mohamed.ai/whats-in-the-ethereum-update-a44c0dcaa377 List of EIPs (Ethereum Improvement Proposals) to be implemented in Byzantium https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-609.md # Pirate Bay is Mining Cryptocurrency Again, No Opt Out https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-is-mining-cryptocurrency-again-no-opt-out-171011/ # FAKE NEWS! ## Dubai’s putting their land on the Blockchain WTF???! https://coinjournal.net/dubais-land-department-adopts-blockchain-technology/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Welcome to episode #32 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 10th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Russian flash crash based on more Bitcoin ban fud http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-10/bitcoin-flash-crashes-russia-ban-headlines https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cenbank-bitcoin/russia-turns-cold-on-crypto-currencies-idUSKBN1CF0RF http://coinguideinfo.ru/news/pytin-ispolzovanie-kriptovalut-neset-sereznye-riski.html http://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/59dc7b979a7947a06d9c459a # Xapo and the Hard Fork https://blog.xapo.com/about-the-bitcoin-segwit2x-update/ Toxic community reaction https://twitter.com/wences/status/917577387046572033 https://twitter.com/Xentagz/status/917770116150022146 # Tom Zander (Bitcoin Classic Dev) wants to discourage the running of full nodes because they enable “discussion” https://twitter.com/TraceMayer/status/917759862871912450 https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-segwit2x/2017-October/000373.html Archived: https://archive.is/BTLTz Zander’s history developing Bitcoin Classic https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/708022925039894530 # SurBTC statement on SegWit2x https://blog.surbtc.com/our-stance-on-the-segwit2x-hard-fork-9fd04323667b https://www.surbtc.com/chile https://www.linkedin.com/company/surbtc---exchange-de-bitcoins # Japanese Energy Co TEPCO ICO’s to avoid Nuclear Power https://www.coindesk.com/no-nuclear-japans-biggest-utility-turns-blockchain-power-pivot/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

WE'RE BACK for the Season 2x Premiere! Welcome to episode #31 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 9th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Correction: The person who said Satoshi's biggest mistake was not buying both .com & .org domains (mentioned at 27:19) was MrHodl. Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Bitfinex Issues Statement on 2x Hardfork https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/223 Terms of the Bitfinex 2x Chain Split Tokens https://www.bitfinex.com/legal/cst/segwit2x 1 fork dilutes the brand, but 10 forks strengthen it https://twitter.com/paul_btc/status/915840874935914496 https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/74mgka/why_bitfinexs_chain_split_tokens_are_completely/dnzuxsp/?context=3&st=j8kqfagi&sh=4e266c9c # Coinbase Statement on Segwit 2x https://blog.coinbase.com/update-on-the-bitcoin-segwit2x-hard-fork-69426f14bc85 # Garzik removes opt-in replay protection https://github.com/btc1/bitcoin/commit/98c0af58c29efbecba25818adb5531fa8c3d0506 # Chinese Investors not worried about Bitcoin ban https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-investors-the-government-doesnt-understand-anything-about-bitcoin Purism raise $1.5m for Linux Smart Phone https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ # WCN at Hacker Congress https://youtu.be/h1MpJO-vlF8 (Amir Taaki) https://youtu.be/mmSuxqaKR2U (Adam Back) https://youtu.be/WYMMeqXVEYo (Peter Todd) Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

Block Digest Tuesday September 26th 2017 Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Theo Goodman https://twitter.com/theog__ This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Today we look back at season 1, our pilot shows. We discuss your suggestions and improvement proposals.

Block Digest #30 Monday September 25th 2017 Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Theo Goodman https://twitter.com/theog__ This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ========== Vitalik: Proof-of-Selfie is Invalid https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/912141456894181376 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/904651869225709568 Micropayments for data, a possible business model? https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/data-ownership-question/ Mobile Data can be seized at Border in UK https://twitter.com/UK_CAGE/status/911660658726461440 https://theintercept.com/2017/09/23/police-schedule-7-uk-rabbani-gchq-passwords/ https://www.passwithprivacy.com/ Luke Dashjr Fundraiser https://medium.com/@tuurdemeester/fundraiser-for-luke-dashjr-2a4c0afb96a8

Block Digest #29 20:00UTC 16:00EDT Friday, September 22nd 2017 Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ To join Dragon's Den you can buy the caps here: https://denarium.com/product/official-bitcoin-dragons-den-hat Links ===== # Raiden ICO launching RDN token https://www.coindesk.com/raiden-ico-ethereum-scaling-solution-launch-publicly-traded-token/ https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/911208477636354048 https://github.com/raiden-network/raiden # Jamie Dimon is at it again https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/22/bitcoin-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-lays-into-bitcoin-again.html # Following China ban Okcoin empties it’s offices… because they are moving! In today’s #FakeNews segment we follow this FUD meme: https://twitter.com/xiong1000/status/911114927418490880 https://bitsonline.com/okcoin-office-move-rumors/ ViaBTC Fleeing China's Shores Amid Ban Fears https://cointelegraph.com/news/viabtc-fleeing-chinas-shores-amid-ban-fears # WhatsApp, Skype, & VLC Player possibly being used for spying https://twitter.com/pamelawjd/status/911206464026529793 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/are-you-being-watched-finfisher-government-spy-tool-found-hiding-whatsapp-skype-1640263 # LedgerX will start trading regulated Bitcoin derivatives in the US no earlier than October 4th. https://twitter.com/philfrancis77/status/910958811246145537 https://ledgerx.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LedgerX-40.2a-Certification-DABS-Final.pdf About LedgerX https://ledgerx.com/about-ledgerx/

Welcome to episode #28 of Block Digest! (Thursday, September 21 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ *Apologies for the abrupt cut-off at the end, we had our own "lights out" moment. :) Credits ========== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ====== Dubai owned/Hong Kong based Syan Technologies close to rolling out 14nm Bitcoin ASICs http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3493886 https://twitter.com/BitcoinGuruInfo/status/910666941253087232 https://syanmining.com/ Russian Governor Inviting Miners to use coming nuclear power surplus in Leningrad Region. https://news.bitcoin.com/russian-governor-cryptocurrency-miners-mining-farms-leningrad/ SEC Hacked Last Year https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-discloses-edgar-corporate-filing-system-was-hacked-in-2016-1505956552 https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-clayton-2017-09-20 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-21/sec-says-hack-of-edgar-may-have-led-to-illicit-trading-profits Jamie Dimon accused of market manipulation http://www.cityam.com/272451/jamie-dimon-faces-market-abuse-report-after-his-comments https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/908888947928973313 https://twitter.com/PeterSchiff/status/910900996167024640 European Union Market Abuse Regulation - http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R0596 Lennix Lai of OkEx's thoughts on Exchange Shutdown https://medium.com/@OKEx_/china-might-lose-its-pricing-power-on-digital-assets-934b67273749 Miner claiming his power was cut off by local government on Facebook https://twitter.com/johnbnyc/status/910685625996767233 Craig Wright dodging questions on nChain investors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMgzzF6XmEc

Welcome to Block Digest #27 20:00UTC Wednesday, September 20th 2017 7 Key Differences You Need To Know About These Bitcoin Hard Forks Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick M. - https://twitter.com/cryptorick and Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # China Situation Developments https://twitter.com/doweig/status/910330167108628481 https://coin.dance/volume/localbitcoins/CNY Photos from Shaping the Future Blockchain Summit 2017 https://twitter.com/nishantsharma87/status/910345347142230016 https://twitter.com/JimmyWinMedia/status/910568084129247232 https://twitter.com/nChainGlobal/status/910311426593406976 https://twitter.com/search?q=shape%20the%20future%20bitcoin&src=typd # SegWit2x, NYA Bitcoin Agreement Loses Wayniloans In Shock Walk Out Over https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/segwit2x-nya-agreement-lose-another-signatory/ https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-segwit2x/2017-September/000303.html Read more about what’s going on: https://twitter.com/search?q=Wayniloans&src=typd # Ray Dillinger Reviewed Satoshi’s Code From 2008 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/id-known-what-we-were-starting-ray-dillinger/ Look who retweeted Dillinger’s claims… https://twitter.com/jonmatonis/status/910564200254144514 # First On-Chain Atomic Swaps https://medium.com/decred/on-chain-atomic-swaps-bdb29fa2c92c # Someone Made an Ad Blocker But for Cryptocurrency Mining https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3yp9a/someone-made-an-ad-blocker-but-for-cryptocurrency-mining https://gizmodo.com/how-to-stop-pirate-bay-and-other-sites-from-hijacking-y-1818549856 # R3 Should Have Used a Smart Contract https://elaineou.com/2017/09/10/r3-should-have-used-a-smart-contract/ https://twitter.com/izakaminska/status/910507432442556416 Equifax Support Links to Fake Site Created by White Hat Hacker https://web.archive.org/web/20170920143324/https:/twitter.com/Equifax/status/910265181976104960

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

Welcome to episode #25 of Block Digest! (Monday, September 18th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Special Guest: Riccardo Spagni aka Fluffy Pony https://twitter.com/fluffypony Special Guest: Manfred Karrer https://twitter.com/manfred_karrer Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Learn more about Monero at: https://getmonero.org This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Book of the Week ================ The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... PDF: https://ia800205.us.archive.org/25/it... Links ===== # How Far Will China Go & Bitcoins Resiliency https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-wi... Non-paywall version: http://archive.is/LhN1P Article talks about the possible clampdown on Chinese mining and p2p exchanges. Alternatives to Local Bitcoins like the Bisq Network: https://bisq.network/ Allows users to trade cryptocurrencies peer-to-peer even with fiat. @BTCDrak recently posted on the Bitcoin ban in China, including p2p exchanges https://twitter.com/btcdrak/status/90... # Here’s why the worst of the bitcoin pullback might be still to come https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/18/why-t... # Bitcoin Payments API in Major Web Browsers https://www.w3.org/TR/payment-request/ https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-brow... Discusses the integration of cryptocurrency payment requests into W3 standards and most major web browsers(Google's Chrome, Microsoft's Edge, Apple’s Webkit, Mozilla’s Firefox, the Samsung Internet Browser and Facebook's in-app browser). @BryanLunduke: This is big: W3C DRM appeal fails, votes kept secret: https://twitter.com/BryanLunduke/stat... Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h94ZK... CORRECTION: At 1:02:10, I said that Bryan Lunduke was the only journalist at the press conference. There were actually two journalists present, but Bryan was the only journalist asking them questions. https://www.networkworld.com/article/... On why the DRM vote was kept secret: “Our members think it is good some things are public, some things are confidential” https://twitter.com/w3c/status/909128... # Derose Writing on Scaling Bitcoin’s Diversity Committee https://medium.com/@derosetech_10334/... # CCTV Lip Reading Technology http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/... https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/24/1...

Welcome to episode #24 of Block Digest! (Friday, September 13th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== # China’s Bitcoin Exchanges Receive Shutdown Orders Chart by BB: https://www.tradingview.com/x/ZSVBx436/ Opening GIF: https://twitter.com/btcArtGallery/sta... China ban will prove tricky https://twitter.com/brucefenton/statu... https://www.coindesk.com/document-lis... https://www.huobi.com/p/content/notic... https://www.okcoin.cn/t-2510731.html https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/90... https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status... BTCC updates their statement to say they’re permanently closing Sept. 30th https://twitter.com/YourBTCC/status/9... ViaBTC announces closure of viabtc.com https://www.viabtc.com/announcement/d... # China’s new regulations for online groups https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... Regulations handed out Sept. 7th order online groups to police themselves, to take effect Oct. 8th 2017. "If you are a group chat leader you have two choices, either you are going to super actively monitor the group, because your livelihood is at stake, or you’re going to delete the group, it’s a chilling effect." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-09/07/c_11... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Na... All these regulations have been trying to ‘clean house’ for this congressional meeting # Bitcoin Mining Could Help Get Solar Farms in Space https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/... Kyle Torpy brings up Peter Todd’s hypothesized space solar mining farm in Forbes Julian Oliver’s HARVEST project: https://twitter.com/julian0liver/stat... https://julianoliver.com/output/harvest # Shout-out: Barrett Brown & Jeffrey Tucker https://twitter.com/PursuanceProj/sta... https://pursuanceproject.org/ “The DOJ just sent me a letter informing me they'll be garnishing my income for restitution to @Stratfor, the firm FBI allowed to be hacked” https://twitter.com/BarrettBrown_/sta... Jeffrey Tucker: https://fee.org/articles/jamie-dimon-...

Welcome to episode #23 of Block Digest! (Thursday, September 13th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Special Guest: Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick Special mention @JimBTC on Twitter for his meme https://twitter.com/JimBTC/status/884... This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== # Chinese Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Announces Suspension of All Trading Bitcoin took a major dive after a big Chinese exchange said it is closing - CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/14/bitco... Jihan a few days before this announcement https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/90... https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pip... We already reported on this in BD #20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9vtC... # Bitcoin sheds 27 Billion in Market Cap http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitc... Marketwatch blames the drop on Dimon’s comments and China’s shut down of exchanges. Article says this situation “...could determine whether bitcoin, or some other cryptocurrency becomes a mainstream instrument, challenging fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar” “I deleted my tweets from 2 days ago because I was tired of reading the curses and threats thrown at me. And yes, I really did HODL my coins.” https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/statu... # Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 released Run down of changes by Aaron van Wirdum https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/... Download 0.15.0 here https://bitcoin.org/en/download # Equifax Update Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach https://arstechnica.com/information-t... From the 8th Sept 2017: 44 million UK citizens (67% of population) affected by Equifax breach http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology...

Welcome to episode #22 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 13th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Identities Are Insecure: Reputation, Equifax, Kim Jong-un, and JPMorgan with Tim Pastoor Exclusive: Online Identity and Reputation Systems with Tim Pastoor - https://youtu.be/YegpzBbnLBw Credits ======== Special Guest: Tim Pastoor - https://twitter.com/timpastoor Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== # Primer in to Web Reputation Systems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn7e0... https://twitter.com/timpastoor/status... Recommended podcast for learning more about social media and online communities: http://tummelvision.tv/ # Equifax Update: CEO of Equifax Apologises https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... Signing up for their free credit monitoring and identity protection service does NOT waive your legal right to pursue a class action. - Eric Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General: https://twitter.com/AGSchneiderman/st... U.S. Senators send a letter to SEC, DOJ, etc. urging an investigation into Equifax: https://www.franken.senate.gov/files/... # North Korea Story Continue: “If you’re trading bitcoin, depending where you are, you might be funding Kim Jong Un’s regime in North Korea” CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/bitco... New Report by the Insikt Group on North Korea Full report PDF: https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/n... Summary: https://www.recordedfuture.com/north-... Learn more about the company behind the report, Recorded Future: https://www.crunchbase.com/organizati... http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releas... “Insikt Group is led by Levi Gundert, a former member of the United States Secret Service” # Jamie Dimon “If we had a trader who traded bitcoin, I’d fire them in a second,” he said. “It’s against our rules” and any trader that deals in them is “stupid.” https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... Except one of his daughter’s bought some Bitocin… But not the one that got hounded on social media https://twitter.com/LauraDimon/status... https://twitter.com/Aztek_btc/status/...

Welcome to episode #21 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, September 12th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== # DID CHINA BAN BITCOIN OR NOT? http://bitkan.com/news/topic/37397?fr... https://imgur.com/a/f6kVk - translated statement Whale Panda suggest this will just ban trading BTC for CNY https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status... https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status... https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status... # North Korea Hackers Step Up Attacks It is reported that North Korea could be using Bitcoin to evade sanctions - Bloomberg’s Yuji Nakamura & Sam Kim https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... FireEye Report on N Korea https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-r... What evidence do we have that N Korea is behind the hacks? https://www.csoonline.com/article/318... Links point back to Kaspersky Lab https://www.csoonline.com/article/318... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology... The claim is based on IP Addresses originating in North Korea https://www.theguardian.com/technolog... https://securelist.com/lazarus-under-... This is amid the US banning the russian based Kaspersky software from the military back in July 2017 https://phys.org/news/2017-07-kaspers... # IOTA founder & dev respond to vulnerability report Recap: IOTA blog post from August vulnerability fix: https://blog.iota.org/upgrades-update... “Creating a new cryptographic hash function is no trivial undertaking, even when it is being built on preexisting world class standards. “Don’t roll your own crypto” is a compulsory uttered mantra that serves as a good guiding principle for 99.9% of projects, but there are exceptions to the rule. When spearheading technology for a new paradigm this statement is no longer axiomatic. Progress must march on…” Developer Sergey Ivancheglo responds to report: https://gist.github.com/Come-from-Bey... “I was pretty sure that the protection would last long time because it was hidden inside cryptographical part and programming skills would be insufficient to disarm the mechanism. But nothing lasts forever and finally the copy-protection measure was found by Neha Narula's team.” IOTA founder David Sønstebø responds to report: https://blog.iota.org/curl-disclosure... “On August 8th, the IOTA Team implemented a safety precaution by switching Curl with Keccak-384 (wrapped as “Kerl”, as a tongue-in-cheek homage to what it was replacing), but no user funds were ever at risk prior to the upgrade.” They claim they intentionally introduced a vulnerability into their own code as a “copy-protection measure,” but they are fine with taking someone else’s cryptography work & renaming it for no other reason than sentimentality (!?) # Watch your Bitcoins #BlueBorne Turn off #Bluetooth on all #Android and #Windows devices until the #Blueborne exploit is patched. $crypto wallets potentially vulnerable. https://twitter.com/notsofast/status/... #BlueBorne is a virus that spreads via Bluetooth on operating systems including iOS and Android https://twitter.com/campuscodi/status...

Welcome to episode #20 of Block Digest! (Monday, September 11th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 is released https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... Early Release Notes https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/bl... https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pu... At the time of writing v0.15.0 is not available as a binary https://bitcoin.org/en/download This version fixed the vulnrability that Christopher Jeffrey revealed at Breaking Bitcoin Conference https://youtu.be/0WCaoGiAOHE?t=2h30m Elizabeth Stark, the event organiser, claimed at she was told the vulnrability would not be released https://twitter.com/BashCo_/status/90... Thanks to Alp for helping us research this story https://twitter.com/AlpacaSW Switzerland municipality to accept bitcoin for taxes https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-fi... https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-bi... Research Paper from Bank of Finland Calls Bitcoin "Revolutionary" https://helda.helsinki.fi/bof/bitstre... Fake News is Fake - What the hell is going on in China? https://archive.is/y3yCq How to read MSM - https://twitter.com/timpastoor/status... Market reaction is “subdued” https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-bit...

Welcome to episode #19 of Block Digest! (Friday, September 8th 2017) Bitcoin to $6,000? China Doesn't Ban Bitcoin Again in Shock Black Swan Event Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ Inline Producers MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Media Reports Fake News About China Banning Bitcoin http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09... Bitcoin's Immune System Kicks In When Chris Ellis Attempts to Spread Fake News https://twitter.com/DJThistle01/statu... But Someone In Whalepool Chat Said What Was On A Lot Of People's Minds Which Is More FUD Could Be Inbound http://imgur.com/a/rhqtC Update to Equifax breach - credit monitoring on the blockchain?! Analysis of breach - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/e... Thread: Exit scam - https://twitter.com/darth/status/9059... https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status... https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/its... P2Pool improvement utilizing payment channels for more efficient payouts. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?top... Read more about P2Pool: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool 3 MAST BIPs proposed not dependent on Segwit script versioning by Mark Friendbach: https://www.mail-archive.com/bitcoin-... https://gist.github.com/maaku/41b0054... https://gist.github.com/maaku/bcf63a2... https://gist.github.com/maaku/f7b2e71...

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

Welcome to episode #17 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 6th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Inline Producers MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Why is this website trying to effectively use explaining Segwit as a medium to whitewash the UASF out of history? https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is... Article by Aaron van Wirdum that most of the above was apparently pulled from: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/... Central banks of EU & Japan don’t want DLT https://www.coindesk.com/dlt-not-read... "The Isle of Man is opening its doors to entrepreneurs looking to launch initial coin offerings (ICO)" https://www.coindesk.com/icos-welcome... Fischer to Step Down in Mid-October as Fed Vacancies Mount https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

Welcome to episode #16 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, September 5th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ Inline Producers MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== RDIF Head talks about BRICS cryptocurrency. http://www.mintpressnews.com/blow-us-... Russia subsidizing/encouraging Bitcoin mining. https://btcmanager.com/russias-savvy-... Russia may ban mining in Apartments due to fire hazard concerns. https://www.rt.com/business/401956-bi... Mining in Venezuela is becoming a dangerous necessity for some. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/30/venez... Flibbr challenges "USDT Fudders" to a debate on Whalepool https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarke...

Welcome to episode #15 of Block Digest! (Monday, September 4th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Theo Goodman - https://twitter.com/theog__ Preston Byrne - https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne Inline Producers MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== China bans ICOs and demands those who already raised money issue refunds. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... Bitcoin Cash Roadmap by Chris Pacia https://chrispacia.wordpress.com/2017... OpenBazaar: What Happened to Bitcoin’s eBay Killer App? https://shitcoin.com/openbazaar-what-... Bitcoin Core 0.15 is showing good results in performance, fees, and it’s ability to disconnect btc1 nodes. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... Malleability is a feature https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments...

Welcome to episode #14 of Block Digest! (Friday, September 1st 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ====== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Kyle Torpey - https://twitter.com/kyletorpey Kyle's Newsletter https://www.getrevue.co/profile/kylet... Inline Producers Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Links ==== SEC to Hire Dalia Blass as Top Regulator of Mutual Funds and ETFs http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/09/01/... https://www.sec.gov/news/press-releas... Bitcoin ETF seems likely now that Dalia Blass has been appointed SEC Director of the Division of Investment Management. Dalia Blass worked earlier this year for the law firm that advised the Winklevoss twins on their ETF bid. Former SEC Attorney Explains Which Ethereum ICOs Will Be Targeted With Regulatory Action https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/... Nearly 3,000 Bitcoin Miners Exposed Online via Telnet Ports, Without Passwords https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Miners Are Leaving Money on the Table to Mine Bitcoin Cash: This Could Explain Why https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/...

Welcome to episode #13 of Block Digest! (Thursday, August 31th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Inline Producers MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janin - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Links ===== F2Pool Reneges on Segwit2X Agreement https://www.coindesk.com/f2pool-reneg... https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... Could BitPay be next? https://twitter.com/BitPay/status/903... Bitmain Patents https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/e... BTC-e Back Online and Cucked https://twitter.com/btcecom/status/90... https://twitter.com/CryptOrca/status/... https://twitter.com/btcecom/status/90... 'Misunderstanding': Vitalik Buterin to Create New Entity for Russian Bank Deal https://www.coindesk.com/misunderstan...

Welcome to episode #12 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 30th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Special Guest Charlie Shrem - https://twitter.com/CharlieShrem

Welcome to episode #11 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, August 29th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Inline Producers Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl RickM - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Links ======== The Gospel of Satoshi is Preached, His Vision Fulfilled https://twitter.com/sknthla/status/90... Bitcoin reaches new ATH https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-pric... Litecoin hits new ATH https://www.coindesk.com/litecoin-pri... Monero Finally( ;) ) climbs to new ATH https://themerkle.com/monero-price-hi... Cryptocurrency Total Marketcap sets new highs https://www.coindesk.com/160-billion-... Cryptocurrency shows 90s Tech Bubble How it's done https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... Bitcoin not ideal darkmarket cryptocurrency? https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/29/dark-... REX Bitcoin ETF SEC Filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da... REX Bitcoin ETF to short crypto instead of buying https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-shor... Keep an eye out for latest talk by Gregory Maxwell https://twitter.com/Blockstream/statu... Hurricane Harvey Crypto Charity https://news.bitcoin.com/over-50k-in-... Shout out to Jimmy Song https://twitter.com/jimmysong/status/...

Welcome to episode #10 of Block Digest! (Monday, August 28th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ====== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Theo - https://twitter.com/theog__ Inline Producers Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem MrHodl - https://twitter.com/MrHodl RickM - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Links ==== The Bitcoin Core project rejected the pull request for NYA "segwit2x" https://twitter.com/bitcoincoreorg/st... https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pu... The Ministry of Finance proposed to ban "ordinary people" buying crypto currency Подробнее на РБК: http://www.rbc.ru/business/28/08/2017... SEC tells investors to beware of scams involving ICO claims https://twitter.com/SEC_News/status/9... Analysis of potential spam attack strategy https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... https://blockchain.info/address/1Enjo... https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... North Korea targeted bitcoin exchange in hacking attempt, expert says https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-Ne... https://themerkle.com/north-korea-tar...

Welcome to episode #9 of Block Digest! (Friday, August 25th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Bharath - https://twitter.com/leverj_io Inline Producers Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Links ==== Bitpay's Perspective on Segwit2x https://blog.bitpay.com/segwit2x/ A Better Way to Upgrade Bitcoin - Stephen Pair https://insights.dcg.co/a-better-way-... First 1+ MB Block mined by Bitfury https://blockchain.info/block-height/... Peter Todd Updating Opentimestamps for Segwit https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/stat... Opentimestamps Website https://opentimestamps.org/ Chinese ICO Crackdown? https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-new-f...

Welcome to episode #8 of Block Digest! (Thursday, August 24th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Sacco Inline Producers Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Links ==== Lightning Network Spec Compliance Reaches Next Phase https://medium.com/@lightning_network... Kitdotcom doing ICO to fund Bitcache second layer Application https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoi... Floyd Mayweather pushing Hubii Network ICO https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/... Hubii Network Whitepaper https://www.hubii.network/hubii-netwo... https://twitter.com/FloydMayweather/s... VISA tries to patent the blockchain https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/...

Welcome to episode #7 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 23nd 2017) #CORRECTION: https://youtu.be/r_ERa8K_eKg?t=2m23s -The language of the pull request was vague its explanation, and my breakdown here is incorrect. Re-reading, it seems the OP_RETURN flag will be invalid on 2x chain _by consensus_. The implication of this is that wallet software for the original chain would be the software required to implement this feature to protect users from replay attacks. -Shinobimonkey Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Blake Anderson - https://twitter.com/BitcoinBlake Inline Producers Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Links ==== Segwit2x forced to lock conversation on replay protection again after more heated debate https://github.com/btc1/bitcoin/pull/117 https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... https://medium.com/@rusty_lightning/t... FUD Collection Bitcoin Cash is NOT the longest proof of work chain http://fork.lol/pow/work "Longest Proof-of-Work chain" https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Estonia could offer ‘estcoins’ to e-residents https://medium.com/e-residency-blog/e... Stop complaining about attacks against your favorite blockchain! https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm...

Welcome to episode #6 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, August 22nd 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Blake Anderson - https://twitter.com/BitcoinBlake Guest Eric Lombrozo - https://twitter.com/eric_lombrozo Inline Producer Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl Links ===== The IRS Has Been Using Bitcoin Tracking Software Since 2015 https://www.coindesk.com/irs-using-bi... Bitwala backing out of NYA unless Core supports it https://www.bitwala.com/bitwala-state... Bitcoin Core developer Eric Lombrozo claims that "decisive action [...] both technical and legal" has been prepared to attack Segwit2X https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments... Eric's follow up post to the Bitcoin mailing list https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pip...

Welcome to episode #5 of Block Digest! (Monday, August 21st 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Guest Samourai Wallet CEO - https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet Adam Nopara Tumblebit developer - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Inline Producer Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Enigma ICO Hacked Weeks Before Launch https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/21/hac... by Jon Russell CEO Guy Zyskind, account got hacked - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/co... https://twitter.com/zdrvar/status/899... Anonymity on the Blockchain, Chain Analysis companies hot on the trail of stolen funds https://twitter.com/BlockSeer/status/... New Digital Currency Bill in Congress https://twitter.com/NeerajKA/status/8... https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/... Segwit2x Git Repo closes down Pull Request Thread for 24hrs https://github.com/btc1/bitcoin/issue... https://twitter.com/jgarzik/status/89... "The #SegWit2x project is definitely in communication with the exchanges, and replay protection is an open issue w/ several possible solutns." ~ Jeff Garzik We talk to http://samouraiwallet.com & Adam Nopara from Tumblebit: https://medium.com/@nopara73/introduc... This is not a paid endorsement, the software is extremely alpha.

Welcome to episode #4 of Block Digest! (Friday, August 18th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Today we discuss the continued backlack against BitPay following their announcement to support the Segwit2x chain split in November. Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Theo - https://twitter.com/theog__ Olivier Janssens - https://twitter.com/olivierjanss Inline Producer Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ==== "Here Goes Your BitPay Visa Card - You're Fired!" via Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... "BitPay in the Process of Being Forked" via Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/sta... "List of B2X non-Supporters" by Rodolfo Novak (@nvk) via GitHub - https://github.com/nob2x/NOB2X "Bitcoin Cash Closes Profitability Parity with Original Bitcoin Blockchain" by Jimmy Song (@jimmysong) via CoinDesk - https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-cash... "Fixing Physical Memory Access Issue in TREZOR" via Satoshi Labs - https://blog.trezor.io/fixing-physica... "HiddenWallet and Samourai Wallet Join Forces to Make Bitcoin Private With ZeroLink" by Aaron van Wirdum (@AaronvanW) via Bitcoin Magazine - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/...

Welcome to episode #3 of Block Digest! (Thursday, August 17th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Today we discuss the alleged hack of the Trezor hardware wallet and help to clear up this FUD. Only Tom Cruise could hack a hardware wallet in 15 seconds! We also go in to the BitPay announcement and fallout. Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Blake Anderson - https://twitter.com/BitcoinBlake Inline Producer Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ===== Trezor Hack Allegation: https://medium.com/@Zero404Cool/trezo... Trezor's response: https://blog.trezor.io/addressing-con... What Bitcore Users Need to Know To Be Ready for Segwit Activation https://blog.bitpay.com/bitcore-segwi... https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... Mom bought hard drive that had 950BTC written on the front. Literally shaking...! https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... Dog digs up hard drive with 21M BTC written on the front!!! https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm...

Welcome to episode #2 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 16th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ The topic for today is "Cryptocurrency and the Original Vision of PayPal," a discussion on David Sacks' claim that blockchain-based cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum resemble ideas that PayPal had back in its early days, of creating 'the new world currency.' Is this just a PR move in response to a burgeoning competitor or did they truly stray from a goal to build the new money? We also talk about Bitcoin in North Korea and efforts to undermine the division using weather balloons. Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Inline Producer Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ==== "David Sacks: Cryptocurrency fulfills the 'original vision' we tried to build at PayPal" by Eric M. Jackson (@ericjackson) via CNBC - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/david... Reddit discussion thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... "Timeline of PayPal" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin... More on Peter Thiel - https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/870... "There's a New Money in Town" Bitcoin Parody of PayPal Ad - https://youtu.be/P4tci6E18_0 From yesterday's story: "Streaming Bitcoin Blockchain from the space Starter Pack" - https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm... "The Giant Balloons Smuggling Tech into North Korea" via Bloomberg - https://youtu.be/m_nx8L7pqEo

Welcome to episode #1 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, August 15th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ The topic for today is "Bitcoin in Space," a discussion on the use of satellites to connect to the Bitcoin network, particularly from Africa and South America. This addresses one of the biggest questions concerning the long-term survival of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies: could they still work if the internet goes down? We also talk about how much credit should be given to Blockstream for the initiative. Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Aknix - https://twitter.com/rm0rf Inline Producer Steve - https://twitter.com/MrHodl This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Links ==== "Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at 'Coming' First Release" by William Suberg (@WilliamSuberg) via The CoinTelegraph - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoi... "Blockstream Is Using Satellites to Beam Bitcoin Down to Earth" by Alyssa Hertig (@AlyssaHertig) via Coindesk - https://www.coindesk.com/blockstream-...