Block Digest #17: What Your Blockchain Knows About You
Channel: Block Digest
Date: 2017-09-06

Welcome to episode #17 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 6th 2017)

Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/

Credits
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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/by/4.0/

Links
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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-segwit/

Article by Aaron van Wirdum that most of the above was apparently pulled from:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/long-road-segwit-how-bitcoins-biggest-protocol-upgrade-became-reality/

Central banks of EU & Japan don’t want DLT
https://www.coindesk.com/dlt-not-ready-replace-settlement-systems-ecb-boj-say

"The Isle of Man is opening its doors to entrepreneurs looking to launch initial coin offerings (ICO)"
https://www.coindesk.com/icos-welcome-isle-of-man-to-unveil-friendly-framework-for-token-sales

Fischer to Step Down in Mid-October as Fed Vacancies Mount
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-06/fed-vice-chairman-stanley-fischer-submits-resignation

Show notes 
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00:00 - Block Height & Introduction
00:33 - Segwit History & UASF
08:01 - The Facts
10:10 - Test the System
15:00 - Nodes on the Network
18:28 - Segwit in GreenWallet 
22:05 - EU & Japan Pass on DLT
31:11 - Isle of Man in Crypto
37:15 - Fed Chairman Resigns
39:00 - Check in with Chat
44:05 - Closing Thoughts