Welcome to episode #174 of Block Digest! (Thursday, May 2nd 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 Outro Song: "Bitcoin Scaling Solutions" by Junseth: https://soundcloud.com/junsethsworld/scaling-solutions-w-bryan-fabian-crain-and-tony-gallippi Disclaimer: Even though this is clearly a parody song with original lyrics, the tune is an instrumental version of "Rainbow Connection" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Connection), the ownership of which is claimed by the litigious Sony ATV Publishing and Walt Disney Music Company. Unfortunately, they rejected our fair use claim. As a result, ads may appear on this episode, even though our channel remains unmonetized. We apologize for the disturbance. This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== NY Attorney General Sues Bitfinex/Tether https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=vIexA1b0spKOnK_PLUS_ZUGTJ3A==&system=prod https://www.coindesk.com/bitfinex-is-planning-to-issue-an-exchange-token-shareholder-says https://www.scribd.com/document/408190972/Stuart-Hoegner-Affidavit-4-30#from_embed https://twitter.com/IamNomad/status/1123268710767181827 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/holders-are-not-at-risk-bitfinex-lawyer-responds-to-ny-attorney-general/ https://twitter.com/IamNomad/status/1123389135249653761 https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jG/HFRm_PLUS_wkCXS_PLUS_WEKkCZLg== https://decryptmedia.com/6824/crypto-capital-follow-up-article Bitcoin Scammers Claim To Be Police https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/04/25/psa-dont-give-in-to-police-officer-asking-for-your-bitcoin-its-a-scam/ Bill Banning Bitcoin Being Considered In India https://bitcoinist.com/india-ban-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-bill/ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/government-department-discuss-draft-bill-to-ban-cryptocurrencies/articleshow/69048480.cms Hacking Team / #DeleteCoinbase Update https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2019/04/08/news/hacking_team_khashoggi-223556958/ https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1122899422202011651 SEC Hosting Fintech Forum https://twitter.com/sec_news/status/1122176163785400321?s=12 https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2019-59?hootPostID=ede0c7f771e84bd74d032fae559576a9 https://www.sec.gov/fintech-forum/index.html Exchange Competition Ramping Up w/ E*Trade https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/1121868559330598912 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-26/e-trade-is-said-to-be-close-to-launching-cryptocurrency-trading Brave Ads Platform Launches https://brave.com/brave-ads-launch/ https://archive.fo/aovim#selection-9525.0-9545.159 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1038509401831878662 BD #59: https://youtu.be/KeS9MqA82a8?t=2203 BD #65: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rctxZWPi6A&t=7745s BD #122: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGqxJ_KcDVY&t=1822s BD #149: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQt_d7J8eyE&t=2945s Zap’s Privacy Preserving Policy https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1122904186616725504 https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-zap-ios-on-the-app-store-2558ea3d8345 ICE Buys Bitcoin Custodian/Bakkt Is Applying For Trust License In NY http://fortune.com/2019/04/29/bakk-custody-bitcoin/ https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/custody-at-our-core-15f6b26d16d6 https://medium.com/dacctech/dacc-joins-bakkt-eb633875f32b https://digitalassetcustody.com/security Ledger CEO Mentions “Regulator & Government Outreach” in Transition Letter https://www.ledger.com/2019/04/24/a-letter-from-ledgers-leadership/ Japanese Company Nayuta Releases 4th LN Client https://nayuta.co/assets/docs/20190430_Ptarmigan%20mainnet_En_final.pdf https://twitter.com/Nayuta_en/status/1123041280689238017 Schnorr Sigaggr Interactivity And Timeline https://github.com/zkSNACKs/Meta/issues/41#issuecomment-487419828 Hydro-Quebec Bitcoin Auction Policy Overturned https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/canadian-provinces-compete-attention-bitcoin-mining-businesses/ http://publicsde.regie-energie.qc.ca/projets/457/DocPrj/R-4045-2018-A-0103-Dec-Dec-2019_04_29.pdf (In French) Chanalysis Webinar - DragonEx - May 7 http://go.chainalysis.com/what-if-your-organization-is-hacked-webinar.html First Extradition Hearing for Julian Assange https://einzelgaengerinmotte.wordpress.com/2019/05/02/new-frontiers-old-barriers/ https://einzelgaengerinmotte.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/laugh-in-the-face-of-corruption/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV