Block Digest #144 - Uncle SamSam

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Welcome to episode #144 of Block Digest! (Thursday, December 6th 2018) 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 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Iranian Sanctioned Address Mistaken Identity? https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1069929206937776132 https://www.coindesk.com/iranian-bitcoin-trader-on-us-sanctions-blacklist-says-hes-innocent UnitedCorp Sues Bitmain, Roger Ver, Kraken, And Others Over Bcash Fork https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/unitedcorp-launches-suit-against-bitmain-bitcoincom-roger-ver-kraken-bitcoin-exchange-and-others-20181206-00743 https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/07/25/1541978/0/en/UnitedCorp-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-its-BlockchainDome-Heat-Station-to-a-Second-Site-in-Qu%C3%A9bec.html http://www.unitedcorp.com/about/ Double Spending Season https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/03/long-tail-cryptocurrency-is-51-attacked-vertcoin-edition/ https://twitter.com/zooko/status/1070056094007988225 https://twitter.com/AnselLindner/status/1070318019912589312 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1070433032539037696 Bear Market and Ethereum’s / ConsenSys’ / Civil’s Central Problem https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/04/ethereum-co-founder-joe-lubin-sounds-the-alarm-and-refocuses-consensys-in-expansive-employee-letter/ https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1069668866794680320 ETCDev Shutting Down https://www.ccn.com/crypto-downturn-claims-another-victim-ethereum-classic-dev-team-etcdev-shuts-down/ Bitmain Q3 Report Another Loss https://twitter.com/btcking555/status/1070068239542206465 https://bitcoinist.com/bitmain-death-bitcoin-cash-crash/ South Korea Trials Blockchain Voting https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/south-korea-trialing-blockchain-voting-heres-what-means/ Homeland Security Investigates Privacy Coins https://www.ccn.com/uncle-sam-wants-to-snoop-on-your-monero-transactions/ Bitwise and Grayscale Buying the Dip https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/05/crypto-fund-manager-bitwise-has-launched-two-new-funds-to-address-client-demand/ https://bitcoinist.com/grayscale-quietly-buying-bitcoin-eth/ Nasdaq & Fidelity Help Fund New Exchange https://www.ccn.com/nasdaq-fidelity-invest-in-wall-street-crypto-exchange-erisx/ France Primed for Bitcoin? https://bitcoinist.com/paris-protests-bitcoin-money-printing/ Bitcoin Magazine wants to “Make Bitcoin Fun Again!” https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1070032478306533378 https://medium.com/@BitcoinMagazine/make-bitcoin-fun-again-47c6837788c3 Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

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