Block Digest

Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News Block Digest covers the rapidly changing developments in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Bringing you insights from the brightest minds who are closest to the events as they unfold. The team comes from an open chatroom called Bitcoin Mumble. Here we have a wide variety of experience and knowledge about the intersecting topics in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Our goal is condensing and delivering information in a concise and understandable way.

Block Digest Special Edition - Vizique (Crypto Collectibles Enthusiast)

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Friday, November 1st 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Guests Vizique - https://twitter.com/Vizique ON HIATUS: Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== [no links] Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

11-03
01:12:03

Block Digest #196 - What Do You Mean Paper Isn't Gold?

Welcome to episode #196 of Block Digest! (Friday, November 1st 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem ON HIATUS: Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Ernst & Young's Big mETH Plans || https://twitter.com/Timccopeland/status/1182603963394187265?s=20 (?) Bitmain Opens Texas Office || https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1186405102199816192?s=20 Decentralized Chaumian Ecash || https://opaque.link/post/scrit-vision/ || https://github.com/scritcash/scrit-whitepaper/blob/master/scrit-whitepaper.md#distribution Bakkt Launching Options || https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/bakkt-bitcoin-options-on-futures-to-launch-december-9-an-industry-first-8fb2bd686abb Zuckerberg Testimony In Congress || https://twitter.com/nlw/status/1186735376498606080?s=20 Canaan Files $400M IPO On Nasdaq || https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/44963/bitmain-competitor-canaan-publicly-files-for-ipo-on-nasdaq || https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780652/000119312519276263/d773846df1.htm Bitmain Internal Power Struggle || https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/44989/bitmain-co-founder-and-executive-director-micree-zhan-is-out-abruptly || https://www.coindesk.com/bitmain-turmoil-co-founder-and-director-micree-zhan-ousted-from-management Bitmain US IPO Sponsored By Deutsche Bank || https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/45129/bitmain-secretly-files-for-us-ipo-with-sec-deutsche-bank-is-the-sponsor-report Russian State Mining? || https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/russia-government-official-expects-mine-20-worlds-bitcoin New Coin Selection For Wasabi || https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax/status/1189159521027010561 Coldcard Details How To Build Coldcard Yourself || https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1189573145356881921?s=20 || https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-hardware-shared/ LN Money Loss Likely(VERY Likely) Bullshit || https://twitter.com/WhalePanda/status/1187333765661626370?s=20 || https://twitter.com/rusty_twit/status/1187995784957947904?s=20 || https://twitter.com/rusty_twit/status/1189678498337574912?s=20 Unbelievably Idiotic Bitfinex Twitter-Link Feature || https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/1189221158668951562 Genesis Mining Normie Survey On The Dollar || https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1189582424897921024 Poloniex Drops US Customers || https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1187881900951527425 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

11-02
01:07:02

Block Digest Special Edition - Rodolfo Novak

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Wednesday, October 30th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Guests Rodolfo Novak - https://twitter.com/nvk ON HIATUS: Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== [no links] Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

10-31
01:12:34

Block Digest Special Edition - Jack Mallers (Zap Wallet and Olympus)

Welcome to a Special Edition of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 1st 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Guests Jack Mallers - https://twitter.com/JackMallers This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Zap Wallet And Olympus https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

10-02
56:27

Block Digest #192 - Teddy Bear Confides in HeadDesk

Welcome to episode #191 of Block Digest! (Thursday, September 26th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Zap Lightning Announces Olympus https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Hashrate Crash and Recovery https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/sure-the-bitcoin-price-flash-crashed-but-hash-rate-is-fine https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1176671492353998848 Google Quantum Supremacy? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2217347-google-claims-it-has-finally-reached-quantum-supremacy/ https://quantumcomputingreport.com/news/less-is-more-google-is-working-on-a-54-qubit-chip/ Bakkt Launch https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bakkt-opens-bitcoin-futures-trading-clocks-29-contracts-in-first-12-hours CME Options Coming Soon https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/cme-group-to-offer-options-on-bitcoin-futures-in-q1-2020 BIP Draft For Erlay Building Blocks https://github.com/naumenkogs/bips/blob/bip-reconcil/bip-reconcil.mediawiki Elements 0.18.1 Release https://twitter.com/theinstagibbs/status/1175485281635639296?s=20 https://github.com/ElemeHYPERLINK "https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases/tag/elements-0.18.1"ntsProject/elements/releases/tag/elements-0.18.1 Coindesk Scammed Kin https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1176494862121807872 Sats Back Fodl App https://twitter.com/fold_app/status/1176843962528567296 Ross Ulbricht’s Letter About Bitcoin https://twitter.com/RealRossU/status/1176878696654934016 https://medium.com/@RossUlbrichHYPERLINK "https://medium.com/@RossUlbricht/bitcoin-equals-freedom-6c33986b4852"t/bitcoin-equals-freedom-6c33986b4852 Court Scheduling Error Shortens Assange Doctor Visit https://defend.wikileaks.org/liveblog/#24-sept-2019 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

09-27
01:31:08

Block Digest #189 - Decentralization Theatre

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

09-07
01:52:46

SHI256 #5 - Composability = Scalability

Welcome to episode #5 of SHI256! (Friday, September 5th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== [No Relevant Links] Donate to SHI256 with bitcoins: 1CiCF1AyXaUqMQcozNDwhcz1rhd4Xnh5Pv

09-06
11:17

SHI256 #4 - Gluing The Layers Together

Welcome to episode #4 of SHI256! (Sunday, August 25th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== [No Relevant Links] Donate to SHI256 with bitcoins: 1CiCF1AyXaUqMQcozNDwhcz1rhd4Xnh5Pv

08-25
14:03

SHI256 #3 - A Bitcoin Meta-layer

Welcome to episode #3 of SHI256! (Thursday, August 22nd 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== [No Relevant Links] Donate to SHI256 with bitcoins: 1CiCF1AyXaUqMQcozNDwhcz1rhd4Xnh5Pv

08-22
12:29

Block Digest #188 - Toxic Maximalists Got Your Bakkt

Welcome to episode #188 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 21th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Bakkt Contracts Coming Soon https://twitter.com/Bakkt/status/1162381503982112769 https://twitter.com/Bakkt/status/1163516283691950086 https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/cleared-to-launch-8dfc3e6f9ed0 Coinbase Acquires Xapo https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-acquires-xapos-institutional-business-becoming-the-world-s-largest-crypto-2c1b46fc94c4 https://blog.coinbase.com/post-mortem-a-closer-look-at-a-password-storage-issue-affecting-3-420-customers-e23cfc8a0363 Update on IOTA / TangleBlog Being Assholes https://archive.is/q06Wq https://web.archive.org/web/20190814144606/https:/twitter.com/tangleblog/status/1161542909759492097 https://web.archive.org/web/20190814210212/https:/twitter.com/tangleblog/status/1161554674299936768?lang=en https://archive.is/XwB70 CSW Updates https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1162054027586220032 @Bitcoin BCash Breakup https://twitter.com/Bitcoin https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-broke-up-with-roger-major-twitter-account-ditches-bitcoin-cash/ SHOCKER: BitPay Adds KYC https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer/status/1161170558588837890 https://blog.bitpay.com/bitpay-dashboard-id/ "This is lies – you’re obsolete." Blog Post By Nicolas Dorier https://blog.btcpayserver.org/this-is-lies-youre-now-obsolete/ Bitstein’s Memetalk Twitter Fallout https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1162746125721329664 https://twitter.com/kanzure/status/1162751714497368064 https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1162903122836111361 https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/1163070824447926272 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1162999897127292928 https://twitter.com/fartface2000/status/1163598006270287879 https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1163016864479555584 Trust in Binaries https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/guix-makes-bitcoin-core-development-trustless https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15277 Bitcoin Miniscript https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-August/017270.html Multi-Billion Dollar Scam PlusToken https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/how-the-plustoken-scam-absconded-with-over-1-percent-of-the-bitcoin-supply Wallet Compatibility and Recovery Guides https://github.com/Enegnei/Bitcoin-Wallet-Compatibility-Guide https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1164165702602899456 http://walletsrecovery.org/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

08-22
02:18:41

Block Digest #187 - The Shire Is Hiring

Welcome to episode #187 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 14th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Blockstream Announces Mining Farms And Pools https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1159561249165893633 https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1159592363842342914 https://blockstream.com/2019/08/08/en-mining-launch/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2019/08/08/blockstream-reveals-massive-bitcoin-mining-facilities-fidelity-an-early-customer/#610265ae4f3f GateHub (XRP custodial Wallet) Hacked Coinbase Hack Attempted And Thwarted https://blog.coinbase.com/responding-to-firefox-0-days-in-the-wild-d9c85a57f15b?gi=5b025e54525 China’s State Controlled Cryptocurrency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/china-s-pboc-says-its-own-cryptocurrency-is-close-to-release https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chinas-state-cryptocurrency-coming-soon-featuring-two-layer-structure Hong Kong Protest NOT Trending https://twitter.com/gecko_gordan/status/1161329430771490816 https://twitter.com/OfficialJoelF/status/1161315234633703426 https://twitter.com/HuXijin_GT/status/1161312219553882113 https://twitter.com/AlexandreKrausz/status/1160947525442056193 New Zealand Okays Bitcoin Wages https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-now-a-legal-form-of-payment-in-new-zealand Chainalysis Webinar: Cryptocurrency Topologies: Who's who on the Blockchain? Open Privacy Researcher Threatened By IOTA Nutjobs https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/1161353122343604225 SEC Delay ETFs Again http://archive.is/FffyW https://twitter.com/StopAndDecrypt/status/1160998824044900353 Hilarious SEC Complaint to Veritaseum https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/1161297842230759425 https://www.scribd.com/document/421723880/SEC-v-Middleton-et-al Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

08-15
01:57:18

Block Digest #186 - Renew The Grocery Tax

Welcome to episode #186 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 7th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== CSW/Kleiman Updates https://twitter.com/KatieAnanina/status/1158396141014343681 BSV Block Sends Node Offline https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1157667091719380992 https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1157685710029303808?s=20 Update in Class Action Against Coinbase Regarding BCH https://twitter.com/bitcoinmom/status/1158937547428392960 https://archive.is/rn8ur https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6322857/berk-v-coinbase-inc/ Apple Credit Card Bans Buying Bitcoin https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/clb2nx/apple_credit_card_will_not_allow_purchase_of/ Square Cash Sells $125 Million in Bitcoin https://s21.q4cdn.com/114365585/files/doc_financials/2019/Q2/2019-Q2-Shareholder-Letter-Square.pdf Zcash’s Zooko Tax https://medium.com/@zooko_25893/a-personal-letter-about-the-possibility-of-a-new-zcash-dev-fund-f6d30df64392 Joinmarket And Fidelity Bonds https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-July/017169.html Rate Cuts and Currency Controls http://archive.is/b4RwI https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1158350120649408513 UBS to Charge 0.6% Annual Fee on Deposits Greater Than $500k Due to Negative Interest Rates https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/ubs-to-charge-wealthy-clients-for-euro-accounts-above-500-000 Iran Issues New Rules https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/08/04/602684/Iran-regulations-cryptocurrency-mining-government Thai AML Regulation Coming https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1724523/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

08-08
02:05:09

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Welcome to episode #2 of SHI256! (Thursday, August 1st 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== James Donald to Satoshi https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-November/014834.html Bitcoin XT & Bitcoin Classic https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_XT https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Classic Hong Kong Agreement https://medium.com/@bitcoinroundtable/bitcoin-roundtable-consensus-266d475a61ff BIP 148 & BIP 149 & BIP 91 https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0148.mediawiki https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0149.mediawiki https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0091.mediawiki New York Agreement https://medium.com/@DCGco/bitcoin-scaling-agreement-at-consensus-2017-133521fe9a77 UASF Support & Stats Site http://uasf.work/ Archives of Coin.Dance Support Site http://archive.is/https://coin.dance/poli Donate to SHI256 with bitcoins: 1CiCF1AyXaUqMQcozNDwhcz1rhd4Xnh5Pv

08-01
45:13

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Welcome to episode #185 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 31st 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Blockstream Tether Launch/Asset Directory https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1155873715340529665?s=20 https://blockstream.com/2019/07/29/en-tether-lands-on-the-liquid-network/ https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1156003274161475584 https://blockstream.info/liquid/assets Tether/NYAG Update https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Ys6xvVcox4UE78PmpeGUQA== https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=6drrB8uhuIMbaGMj5Nsd4g== BSV Chain Split https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1154065637649596419 Internal Disagreements at Coinbase https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-coinbases-executive-turmoil-conflicting-visions https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1154097492147036160 Blockchain Launches Exchange https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/1156162608032096257 https://pit.blockchain.com/ Thoughts On Current KYC Practices https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/chc7kj/lets_discuss_kyc_i_believe_the_current_kyc/ BraiinsOS Stratum V2 And bOSminer https://braiins.com/upgrade The IRS Are Assholes https://archive.is/6dJzs https://twitter.com/jtfoust/status/1154815684481814530 Russia Considers Bitcoin To Sell Weapons? https://cryptonews.com/news/russian-manufacturers-want-to-sell-arms-using-btc-or-stablec-4321.htm Kazakhstan Government Now Intercepting All HTTPS Traffic Within Country https://www.zdnet.com/article/kazakhstan-government-is-now-intercepting-all-https-traffic/ GitHub Blocking Iranian Developers Due to U.S. Sanctions https://medium.com/@hamed/github-blocked-my-account-and-they-think-im-developing-nuclear-weapons-e7e1fe62cb74 https://twitter.com/Hamed/status/1154268514074660864 https://twitter.com/raha_hasani/status/1154276168679510016 https://twitter.com/maasalan/status/1155222897272795136 https://twitter.com/orionwl/status/1155058225299042304 Todd vs. Lovecruft https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14868600/todd-v-reichwein https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#isis-lovecruft Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

07-31
01:59:51

SHI256 #1 - Samourai, Wasabi, And Mixing

Welcome to episode #1 of SHI256! (Wednesday, July 24th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Relevant Twitter Posts/Threads: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1151882688053334016?s=20 https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1153253164298227713 https://twitter.com/LaurentMT/status/1153800554587414528 https://twitter.com/milner_aviv/status/1153071215692533761 https://twitter.com/milner_aviv/status/1153808826337878017?s=19 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

07-24
15:23

Block Digest #184 - Orange Coin Bad

Welcome to episode #184 of Block Digest! (Thursday, July 18th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Trump/Fed Chair Discussing Bitcoin Libra, And Debt Ceiling https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBUlXryF2WI https://thehill.com/policy/finance/452609-fed-chairman-warns-of-unthinkable-harm-if-debt-ceiling-isnt-raised https://twitter.com/ReutersBiz/status/1149151323130085376 Big Tech Out Of Finance Bill & Libra Hearing https://www.scribd.com/document/417056845/Keep-Big-Tech-out-of-Finance-Act-Discussion-Draft#from_embed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-IVYGpZu04 Local Bitcoins Volume In Zimbabwe Explodes https://qz.com/africa/1662753/bitcoin-crypto-soar-in-zimbabwe-again-after-us-dollar-ban/ Mining in Iran Back Online https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/07/10/600627/Iran-government-cryptocurrency-mining-authorization Bcash is Ethereum Now? https://ethresear.ch/t/bitcoin-cash-a-short-term-data-availability-layer-for-ethereum/5735 Chainalysis Webinar - DNM Report Bitcoin Funding for Tor https://bitcoinfortor.torproject.net/ https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer/status/1151185204557619201 Samourai Wallet Releases Dojo https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1148988319113666561 https://samouraiwallet.com/dojo https://whyholdbitcoin.com/samourai-wallets-dojo-linux-installation-guide/ IMF “Rise of Digital Money” https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fintech-notes/Issues/2019/07/12/The-Rise-of-Digital-Money-47097 Situation with Naomi Wu / @RealSexyCyborg https://archive.is/wVe0B https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1151835209639387136 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

07-18
01:56:10

Block Digest #183 - Bcash Reloaded

Welcome to episode #183 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 10th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Blockstream Liquid Support On Blockstream Green https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1147312922898698240 CSW Document Forgery Exposed In Court https://www.ccn.com/op-ed/bitcoin-craig-wright-fontgate/2019/07/04/ WizSec: Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 3 https://blog.wizsec.jp/2019/07/kleiman-v-craig-wright-part-3.html Jihan Launches New Startup https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitmain-crypto-billionaire-launches-startup-114500812.html China Steps Up Plans for Digital Currency After Libra https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3017716/facebooks-libra-forcing-china-step-plans-its-own Tax Guidance Not Prioritised By IRS https://coincenter.org/entry/foia-documents-reveal-cryptocurrency-guidance-has-not-been-a-priority-for-the-irs ECB Worried About Cryptocurrencies with Good Reason https://twitter.com/AnselLindner/status/1148101227995156485 https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/07/07/new-ecb-boss-christine-lagarde-made-a-serious-bitcoin-warning/ https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1147878009870983169 Cuba Studies Cryptocurrency as Economic Crisis Measure https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-economy/cuba-studying-cryptocurrency-as-part-of-economic-crisis-measures https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1146497376330420224 Maduro Orders Bank of Venezuela Open Public Petro Access https://twitter.com/MinEcoFinanzas/status/1146566606711074817 India Changing Pace on Bitcoin http://archive.is/kfVqk http://archive.is/CI6ys Atlanta FED Issues Statement on Ransomware https://takeonpayments.frbatlanta.org/2019/07/ransomware-hopefully-not-coming-soon-to-a-computer-near-you.html Bitstamp Launches Lightning Node https://twitter.com/Bitstamp/status/1148217311532343297 https://www.bitstamp.net/lightning-network-node Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

07-10
01:30:58

Block Digest #182 - Spikes, Swaps, & Swindles

Welcome to episode #182 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, July 3rd 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Blockstream Liquid Swap https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1145823725016748033 https://docs.blockstream.com/liquid/swap_tool.html C-Lightning Live On Liquid https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1146160220135141378 ErisX Granted Derivative License by CFTC https://apnews.com/Business%20Wire/147562b204ff4df9be294a0989c0f167 https://medium.com/@erisxinsights/erisx-granted-derivatives-clearing-organization-license-for-physically-delivered-digital-asset-66e40e653053 CipherTrace & Shyft Partner to Counter FATF https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ciphertrace-shyft-team-id-protecting-solution-fatf-crypto-guidance Cloudflare Outage Hits Crypto https://twitter.com/CoinbaseSupport/status/1146055815574384643 https://twitter.com/circlepay/status/1146058084986621952 https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/1146054876742340609 https://twitter.com/Poloniex/status/1146057482604695553 https://twitter.com/itBit/status/1146057254505988097 https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1146056874988642306 Bitfinex Pays Back Tether https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/1146044414613233664 BIS Rethinking Digital Currency http://archive.is/pu7Si Government Tells Facebook: Stop https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404009 Iranian Energy Spike & More Miners Seized https://www.rferl.org/a/the-bitcoin-bite-iran-says-power-grid-hit-by-cryptocurrency-mining-surge/30024290.html Bitcoin Hashrate Hitting ATH https://twitter.com/kerooke/status/1145400989371047936 Russia Disappointed with Blockchain Project http://archive.is/517zX New LND Beta Version https://twitter.com/roasbeef/status/1146105588297789440 Coldcard Firmware Upgrade 2.1.1 https://coldcardwallet.com/docs/upgrade CasaHODL Sats App https://twitter.com/CasaHODL/status/1146427599851261952 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

07-03
01:44:35

Block Digest #181 - Waaatoshi

Welcome to episode #181 of Block Digest! (Sunday, June 30th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Zuckbucks Upsetting Governments https://twitter.com/b_fung/status/1141096663760723968 https://thehill.com/policy/finance/450074-house-panel-to-hold-hearing-on-facebook-cryptocurrency-project https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-crypto-france/france-creating-g7-cryptocurrency-taskforce-says-central-banker-idUSKCN1TM0SO https://twitter.com/StopAndDecrypt/status/1141481090714152961 Bitmain IPO Resurrection https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-21/bitmain-is-said-to-revive-ipo-plan-as-bitcoin-hits-one-year-high Bitmain Suing Rival Pool https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitmain-sues-former-employees-for-rival-mining-pool Wasabi Contribution Game https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/blob/master/WalletWasabi.Documentation/Guides/20190617ContributionGame.md Chainalysis Employee Breaks Ranks https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1143251941453107202 https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/c4so58/i_am_a_current_or_former_employee_of_chainalysis/ https://archive.fo/hg6p9 Faketoshi Cries in Court https://twitter.com/CarolinaBolado/status/1144796245661233154 https://twitter.com/CarolinaBolado/status/1144649963311456256 https://twitter.com/KatieAnanina/status/1144831152131313664 Gab Not Bitcoin-Only Anymore https://twitter.com/_MartinTan/status/1144907499234971648 https://invest.gab.com/en/projects/9413-Gab--The-Free-Speech-Internet--US https://web.archive.org/web/20190629122932/https://s3.amazonaws.com/ce-helium-production/uploads/gab/document/file/a37d97e9-3d60-4cac-8022-592b8f78f339/SubAgt.pdf (page 9, “Instructions to the Purchaser) Bitfinex Hackers Caught? https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/two-israelis-arrested-for-phishing-fraud-bitfinex-hack/ QuadrigaCX Update https://twitter.com/evanmthomas/status/1141501872467001344 FATF Travel Rule Issued https://www.coindesk.com/fatf-crypto-travel-rule Binance Moving to US https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/360029196512 https://www.binance.com/en/blog/346119082624540672/Binance-Announces-Partnership-with-BAM-to-Launch-US-Exchange S.Korean Exchanges Now Liable for Hacks http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190617000597 Lightning Labs on Mobile https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2019/06/19/mobile-app.html Columbian Exchange Helping Venezuelans https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/crypto-point-of-sale-service-provides-relief-to-venezuelan-refugees Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

06-30
02:10:20

Block Digest #180 - In Zuckbucks We Trust

Welcome to episode #180 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, June 12th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Trezor’s Unpatchable Vulnerability https://twitter.com/al_maisan/status/1137670508474974208 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhxPWsJFZE (Covered in the middle of presentation) https://blog.trezor.io/our-response-to-ledgers-mitbitcoinexpo-findings-194f1b0a97d4 Samourai / Nodl Partnership http://archive.fo/AXBJA Susanne Tempelhof Appears Again https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1137293884835409920 Gaming Out GlobalCoin https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_/status/1137830469637218305 EU Warns Malta Over Money Laundering https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/eu-warns-malta-of-the-dangers-of-neglecting-money-laundering South Korean Bank Building Custody Solution https://bitcoinist.com/south-korea-kookmin-bank-crypto-custody-tech/ India’s Draft Bill Proposes Prison Time for Everyone https://news.yahoo.com/india-draft-bill-proposes-10-135214038.html Global Mesh Labs https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs/status/1138491272040202240 https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs/status/1138505301630607361 Breaking Wasabi - Udi Wertheimer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhxPWsJFZE CCN is Shutting Down after Google’s June 2019 Core Update https://www.ccn.com/ccn-is-shutting-down-after-googles-june-2019-core-update Last Assange Update of the Season https://einzelgaengerinmotte.wordpress.com/2019/05/02/new-frontiers-old-barriers/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

06-12
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