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Bitcoin News #20

1,102 views · Published 28 June 2016 · 2:05:29 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: World Crypto Network · 2016 · Entertainment

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Bitcoin news for the week of June 20th with your hosts @theonevortex, @YouMeAndBTC and @btcartgallery
Shows are every other monday at 8pm pst on blab.im/theonevortex
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I almost want to have a segment on the show called "What will Roger say next?"
Here is Roger Ver's latest funny tweet:
https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/747417214047817729
"Thinking blocks should always be full is analogous to thinking Starbucks should always be sold out of coffee."
 
-First of all to take this literally, it's actually true, Starbucks stores are always sold out of stuff which is why we have a trucking industry. I've seen starbucks and other chains be out of all sorts of stuff through the years.
-Second of all full blocks are analogous to starbucks always having a full store of customers so if you want a big order you simply have to place it in advance
 
Bid to Blacklist The DAO Attacker Moves Ahead With Ethereum Soft Fork Vote
http://www.coindesk.com/miner-voting-points-to-success-of-ethereum-soft-fork-to-blacklist-the-dao/
 
-Blacklisting is slippery slope
-Using forks to open up and close accounts AND stop and move funds is very bad
 
Ex-JPMorgan Strategist: Euro Collapse Will Fuel Bitcoin's Growth
http://www.coindesk.com/ex-jpmorgan-strategist-euro-collapse-bitcoin/
 
-A bitcoin investment firm led by two former JPMorgan traders has published a note which speculates that the EU referendum in the UK could lead to the ultimate decline of the euro, thus boosting the value of the digital currency.
 
-"I believe that Brexit will invoke the feeling, at least in the UK, that bigger, structured, controlled and mandatory management is not the way forward, in politics, life or finance." -Russell Newton
 
Segregated Witness Merged Into Bitcoin Core Release
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/segregated-witness-will-be-merged-into-bitcoin-core-release-soon-1466787770
 
-Roughly 1.7mb blocksize
-Fixing well-known transaction malleability issue
-Bug fixes needed to implement lightning network
 
The Man Who Claimed to Invent Bitcoin Now Wants a Patent Empire
http://fortune.com/2016/06/20/bitcoin-craig-wright-patent/
 
-Since February, Wright has filed more than 50 patent applications in Britain through Antigua-registered EITC Holdings, which a source close to the company confirmed was connected to Wright, government records show.
-Mr Media whore himself is not even responding to any comments
-It looks like he is trying to patent the fundamental building blocks of any blockchain, cryptocurrency, or distributed ledger system
 
Link to the satoshi affair
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n13/andrew-ohagan/the-satoshi-affair

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