The Bitcoin News Show for the week of Aug 12th with your host @theonevortex and panelists: @jfnewbery, @olthoff, and @LN_Pizza Quick bits: Coinbase must face a negligence lawsuit for allegedly botching the launch of its digital currency, bitcoin cash https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/coinbase-has-to-litigate-suit-over-bch-listing-in-court-judge-rules https://www.deletecoinbase.com/ Square Cash Sells $125 Million in Bitcoin https://s21.q4cdn.com/114365585/files/doc_financials/2019/Q2/2019-Q2-Shareholder-Letter-Square.pdf Bitcoin Is Now a Legal Form of Payment in New Zealand https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-now-a-legal-form-of-payment-in-new-zealand Bitcoin Lightning Network Expands 100% In first half of 2019 https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-lightning-network-expands-100-in-2019/ Bakkt Sets September Launch Date for Bitcoin Futures https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bakkt-sets-september-launch-date-for-bitcoin-futures LedgerX Launches First Physical Bitcoin Futures Contracts, Beating Bakkt https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ledgerx-launches-first-physical-bitcoin-futures-contracts-beating-bakkt Chinese Miner Manufacturer Canaan Files IPO With $200 Million Goal https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chinese-miner-manufacturer-canaan-files-ipo-with-200-million-goal OpenNode, BEN Strike Educational Partnership to Spur Lightning Adoption https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/opennode-ben-strike-educational-partnership-to-spur-lightning-adoption Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/alex-gladstein-and-the-moral-case-for-lightning Square Doubles Bitcoin Revenue in Q2 2019 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/square-doubles-bitcoin-revenue-q2-2019 I discussed bitcoin vs gold vs altcoins on Bloxlive.tv https://bloxlive.tv/stories/s73news/26513-20190816-nob/97909-the-intrinsic-value-of-bitcoin-explained Topics: Blockstream Mining: A Grassroots Vision for Redistributing Hashrate https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/blockstream-mining-a-grassroots-vision-for-redistributing-hashrate https://blockstream.com/2019/08/08/en-mining-launch/ Bitcoin wealth distribution https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-has-a-wealth-distribution-problem-or-does-it/ Bitcoin Is a Human Right by Nik Bhatia https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/bitcoin-is-a-human-right-ff48c0b31134 -Audio stream https://www.spreaker.com/user/cryptocastnetwork -Support the channel with bitcoin! https://www.smartbit.com.au/address/31hRbR3YjnWvkxVx1wqTZmUko113AE7Shs -Support the channel with merch! https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=w_bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011?ie=UTF8&node=7141123011&field-brandtextbin=Crypto+Cast+Network -Helpful links https://btcinformation.org https://lopp.net https://bitcoinops.org/ Crypto Cast Network: http://cryptocast.network https://twitter.com/cryptocastnet #bitcoin #blockchain