Block Digest #15: China's Regulation Rage Against ICOs - with Preston Byrne
Channel: Block Digest
Date: 2017-09-04

Welcome to episode #15 of Block Digest! (Monday, September 4th 2017)

Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/

Credits
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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/by/4.0/

Links
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China bans ICOs and demands those who already raised money issue refunds.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-04/china-central-bank-says-initial-coin-offerings-are-illegal 

Bitcoin Cash Roadmap by Chris Pacia
https://chrispacia.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/the-bitcoin-cash-roadmap/

OpenBazaar: What Happened to Bitcoin’s eBay Killer App?
https://shitcoin.com/openbazaar-what-happened-to-bitcoins-ebay-killer-app-436b52aaff93

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/comments/6xuzn2/bitcoin_core_015_will_have_massively_improved_fee/?st=j764vy5s&sh=742600a4 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/6x17t1/bitcoin_core_0150_performance_is_impressive/

Malleability is a feature
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6pf84i/tx_malleability_is_not_a_bug_its_a_feature_and_it/?st=j76lveop&sh=5e71167b

Show notes 
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00:00 - Blockheight & Introduction
03:15 - China bans ICOs
09:19 - Preston joins the discussion
31:05 - BCash Roadmap
52:00 - Bitcoin Core 0.15
01:03:00 - OpenBazzar