Welcome to episode #26 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, September 19th 2017)
Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/
The topic for today is continuing the discussion around China's increasingly heavy hand on the cryptocurrency ecosystem, including the news that they may be restricting the travel of exchange executives in anticipation of the coming investigations and shutdowns. We also talk about WikiLeaks' #SpyFiles, Russia's decision to ban USD trading at seaports, and the legal pursuits of the original Pepe frog's creator.
Credits
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Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz
Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis
Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem
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
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# China bans leaving China
http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/09/19/china-bans-bitcoin-executives-leaving-country-miners-preparing-worst
http://www.afr.com/news/world/china-shuts-down-bitcoin-industry-bans-executives-from-leaving-the-country-20170918-gyjuks
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2017/09/18/458303.html
Mining could be banned in China too
http://news.8btc.com/will-bitcoin-mining-farm-in-china-be-closed
https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/910093160235229184
Cited by Shinobe:
https://medium.com/@bergealex4/mining-in-china-a-tale-of-bits-and-ore-8c6b4d14e907
# Moscow Seek Vinnik Held in Greece over Bitcoin Laundering
http://www.securityweek.com/us-moscow-seek-russian-held-greece-over-bitcoin-laundering
https://www.rt.com/business/403804-russian-sea-ports-ruble-settlements/
# Wikileaks Release More Spy Files
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/910072376372625408
https://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/russia/
# Slack Valuation of 5+ Billion more about data
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/technology/startups/slack-5-billion-valuation-softbank
Exporting your chat history:
https://levels.io/slack-export-to-html
# Pepe Lawsuit
https://motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8x8gaa/pepe-the-frogs-creator-lawsuits-dmca-matt-furie-alt-right
# South Africa Pick n Pay Online Retailer to Accept Bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-africa-pick-n-pay-online-retailer-to-accept-bitcoin
