Block Digest #45 - Bad Rabbit

Welcome to episode #45 of Block Digest! (Friday, October 28th 2017) Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/ Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Aknix (2.0) - https://twitter.com/rm0rf and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== # Bank of Kazakhstan Suggest Crypto Mining Regulations https://news.bitcoin.com/national-bank-of-kazakhstan-restrict-exchange-mining-cryptocurrencies/ Kazakhstan Tenge Currency woes back in 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstani_tenge#Exchange_rates_and_inflation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h90a71fwK3I https://www.tradingview.com/x/JeLKTVeT/ # Kazakh Political Scientist Suggest Paying MP’s in ‘Virtual Currency’ https://ru.sputniknews.kz/society/20171027/3606825/satpaev-predlozhil-platit-zarplatu-deputatam-virtualnoj-valyutoj.html # Here’s What Gold Bugs Miss About Bitcoin's ‘Intrinsic Value’ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2017/10/27/heres-what-gold-bugs-miss-about-bitcoins-intrinsic-value/#738f4ca32d88 Great little video about Gold vs Bitcoin https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/923498716073402368 # There are now more than 120 hedge funds focused solely on bitcoin, digital currencies https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/there-are-now-more-than-120-hedge-funds-focused-solely-on-bitcoin.html # Web Mining Malware and Ransomware Get Better https://www.wsj.com/articles/hackers-latest-move-using-your-computer-to-mine-bitcoin-1509102002?mod=e2tw (Paywall) No Paywall: http://archive.is/5cfnU # Detailed Report on New Ransomware BadRabbit https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/10/backswing-pulling-a-badrabbit-out-of-a-hat.html # 2x Continued ## “NYA drop out rate is now at 32% and growing fast” - Vortex https://twitter.com/theonevortex/status/923935683806355458 Source: http://segwit.party/nya/ “Miners are starting to move to mining pools that aren't taking part in the attack on Bitcoin” https://twitter.com/whalepool/status/923934086665768961 “GBMiners (~2.5% of total BTC hashrate) stopped signaling for Segwit2x hardfork” - Charlie Lee https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/923801369328230400 # Samsung to Turn Old Smartphones Into Bitcoin Mining Rigs https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kvdv9/samsung-upcycling-galaxy-s5-bitcoin-mining-rig # Catalan Parliament Approves Independence Declaration; Considers E-Residency https://twitter.com/catalangov/status/923908635520053248 Catalan President Carles Puigdemont - https://twitter.com/KRLS Spanish government decrees closure of Catalan government - (English) http://www.elnacional.cat/en/news/rajoy-fires-catalan-government-dissolves-parliament-calls-elections_206787_102.html (Catalan) http://www.elnacional.cat/ca/politica/rajoy-destitueix-el-president-puigdemont-i-tots-els-consellers-del-govern_206748_102.html Catalonia looks at E-Residency and Cryptocurrency http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/catalonia-looks-estonias-e-residency-considers-cryptocurrency-option-1644838 Pay Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV