Block Digest #173 - Bitcoin Core Acquired By Chain Analytics Company!
Channel: Block Digest
Date: 2019-04-24

Welcome to episode #173 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, April 24th 2019)

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Credits
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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
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Neutrino Filters Got Merged In Bitcoin Core (6:14)
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/14121

Blockstream And Digital Garage Build P2P Derivatives Contracts (12:03)
https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1119473198100373504 
https://blockstream.com/2019/04/19/en-transacting-bitcoin-based-p2p-derivatives/ 
https://medium.com/@gertjaap/discreet-log-contracts-invisible-smart-contracts-on-the-bitcoin-blockchain-cc8afbdbf0db 

3 Countries Tell IMF They Want To Issue Bitcoin Bonds (24:00)
https://bitcoinist.com/these-3-countries-tell-imf-they-want-to-issue-bitcoin-bonds/ 

Regulatory Landscape That Could Be Delaying Bakkt(?) (30:40)
http://archive.is/tGJhl 

Belarus Building Nuclear Powered Mining Farm? (37:15)
https://twitter.com/Rewkang/status/1118731729387175936 
https://minerupdate.com/news/belarus-president-proposes-giant-data-centre-for-bitcoin-mining

Chinese Construction Company Loses 23 Million In Secret Mining Operation (48:27)
https://news.8btc.com/chinese-listed-company-lost-over-23-million-for-its-secret-crypto-mining-business 

BSV Mining Losses Over 5 Million Dollars (52:30)
https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1118845900955242496
https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1119197415804932096
https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoin-cash-sv-6-block-re-organisation/

Russian FSB Agents Extort Bitcoin From Media Mogul (57:12)
https://bitcoinist.com/russian-secret-service-demanded-1m-bitcoin-bribe-from-media-mogul/ 

Bitcoin Trader In Legal Trouble For Seasteading Off Thailand Coast (1:01:03)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-seahome/thai-navy-boards-cabin-of-fugitive-seasteaders-facing-death-penalty-idUSKCN1RW06T 

Winklevoss Twins & Shrem Reach Settlement (1:12:15)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/winklevoss-twins-reach-settlement-charlie-shrem/
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.500823/gov.uscourts.nysd.500823.112.0.pdf    

FinCEN Penalizes Bitcoin Trader (1:14:12)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/fincen-issues-first-ever-civil-penalty-against-bitcoin-exchange/

Coinbase Files To Shutdown Its PAC (1:22:36)
http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00680355/1322181/
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00680355/?cycle=2020&tab=spending
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00680355/?cycle=2020&tab=raising

Lightning Labs Wallet Mainnet Alpha (1:26:42)
https://twitter.com/lightning/status/1120735863225237506 
https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2019/04/23/mainnet-app.html 

Moon Browser Extension Enables Lightning on Amazon (1:39:50)
http://archive.fo/djUOa   

Samurai Announces Mobile CoinJoins  (1:50:19)
https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1120215932922679297

Release The Kraken (2:14:33)
https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v1.1.4

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