Welcome to episode #171 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, April 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 ===== Satoshi’s “Birthday” April 5th (4:32) https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/04/05/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-birthday/ Bitrefill Thor Turbo (9:53) https://www.bitrefill.com/thor-turbo-channels/?hl=en New Atomic Swap Exchanges Sparkswap & Boltz (19:33) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/sparkswap-worlds-first-lightning-atomic-swap-exchange-now-in-beta/ https://bitcoinist.com/this-new-bitcoin-lightning-network-exchange-is-a-no-kyc-shapeshift-killer/ Lightning Hub-Wallet Making LN A ‘Breez’ (29:47) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/breez-wants-make-lightning-network-more-user-friendly/ How To Backup Your Lightning Channels (40:12) https://medium.com/@patricklemke95/how-to-backup-your-lightning-network-channels-170c995c157b IRS ICO Framework (45:05) https://www.sec.gov/files/dlt-framework.pdf https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/plain-english-sec-publishes-guidance-tokens-securities/ CME Volume Spikes 950% Since April 1st (53:47) https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/bitcoin_quotes_volume_voi.html#tradeDate=20190329 https://bitcoinist.com/cme-bitcoin-futures-volume-skyrockets-950-since-april-1st/ China Back in Bitcoin, Or Not? (57:17) https://bitcoinist.com/china-bitcoin-investors-tether-markeup/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cryptocurrency/china-wants-to-ban-bitcoin-mining-traders-say-move-not-a-surprise-idUSKCN1RL0C4 Active Bitcoin Wallets Increase 40-60% (1:03:25) https://twitter.com/flipsidecryptod/status/1113528602413412358 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/bitcoin-guppies-were-stirring-even-before-this-week-s-surge?srnd=cryptocurrencies https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/activeaddresses-btc.html#3m https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/algo-hedge-funds-join-cast-of-suspects-seen-behind-bitcoin-surge?srnd=cryptocurrencies Electrum Server DDoS Attack (1:09:04) https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/bakqhw/electrum_servers_are_under_ddos_by_a_large_botnet/ https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-wallet-electrums-servers-are-under-massive-attack Stackoverflow - Developer Survey (1:16:12) https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#blockchain-in-the-real-world Peter Todd’s Civil Lawsuit for Defamation (1:25:33) https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/1115304831265189889 https://web.archive.org/web/20190406105441/https://ia801505.us.archive.org/32/items/gov.uscourts.cand.340308/gov.uscourts.cand.340308.1.0.pdf https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md Puerto Rico Approves Digital Asset Bank (1:40:17) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/puerto-rico-licenses-combination-bank-fiat-and-digital-assets/ Conbase Lists EOS, Augur, and MKRB (1:45:47) https://twitter.com/fintechfrank/status/1115328974912094208 https://blog.coinbase.com/eos-eos-augur-rep-and-maker-mkr-are-launching-on-coinbase-pro-25ef414793eb Century of Enslavement: The History of The Federal Reserve (1:47:56) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MICzipAcEF4 Montana Puts the Breaks on Bitcoin Mining (2:04:39) https://www.wired.com/story/montana-county-crimp-bitcoin-save-the-earth/ http://archive.li/59uIY Canada Seizes Bitcoin from Trader/DNM User (2:08:57) https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/04/04/canada-confiscates-1-4m-in-bitcoin-from-dark-web-drug-dealer/ PewDiePie Supports DLive Blockchain Platform (2:15:11) https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/pewdiepie-dlive-live-streaming-lino-blockchain-1203183515/ https://dlive.tv/ https://lina.network/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV