Welcome to episode #167 of Block Digest! (Sunday, March 24th 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Lightning Labs Drops “Lightning Loop” https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2019/03/20/loop.html Major Consistency Problems With Blue Wallet https://github.com/BlueWallet/LndHub/issues/3 https://github.com/BlueWallet/LndHub/commit/d3100a1390830db555658af3f4091946d3fc8dd4 https://github.com/BlueWallet/LndHub/issues/4 https://github.com/BlueWallet/LndHub/commit/0fed216b32b04530b67705de237f3bf4299d61cf Bitcoin Core Is Rocket Science https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/b4itqy/i_feel_those_words_working_on_bitcoincoreorg_can/ Square Hiring Open-Source Development in Bitcoin & Crypto https://twitter.com/jack/status/1108487911802966017 Bitcoin Core Wallet and Node Separation https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/b3qqtn/wallet_separated_from_node_in_bitcoin_core/ Bitwise says 95% of Reported Volume is Fake https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1109114656944209921 Japanese Regulators Cap Margin Trading https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/japan-introduces-stricter-regulation-crypto-margin-trading/ Bank of Mexico Issues Troubling Circular https://coincenter.org/entry/new-regulation-would-effectively-ban-crypto-exchanges-in-mexico https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/mexicos-proposed-crypto-laws-create-new-barriers-for-exchanges-adoption/ Review of Wall Street Journal’s ShapeShift Claims By… Who? https://medium.com/cipherblade/how-truth-disappears-into-the-black-hole-of-shoddy-journalism-bbff158cd271 https://twitter.com/ahcastor/status/1109118615272464384 https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/03/24/shapeshift-and-cipherblade-bad-pr-and-shells-within-shells/ WB21 Payment Processor Threatens Reporters https://twitter.com/ahcastor/status/1103092718509744129 https://twitter.com/ahcastor/status/1109245283010076672 BlockFi Lowers Interest Rate https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2019/03/blockfi-disappoints-btc-and-eth-whales-by-lowering-interest-on-deposit-accounts/ Bakkt Valuation at $740,000,000 https://ambcrypto.com/bakkt-series-a-valuation-estimated-at-740-million-investor-pressure-ramps-up-prior-to-launch/ Mt Gox Trustee Approves Claims in Billions of Dollars https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20190319_announcement_en.pdf https://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-is-taking-a-step-towards-paying-out-creditors Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV