Block Digest #187 - The Shire Is Hiring

Welcome to episode #187 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 14th 2019)

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Credits
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Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz
Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem
Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick
Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73

Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM

This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Links
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Blockstream Announces Mining Farms And Pools
https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1159561249165893633
https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1159592363842342914
https://blockstream.com/2019/08/08/en-mining-launch/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2019/08/08/blockstream-reveals-massive-bitcoin-mining-facilities-fidelity-an-early-customer/#610265ae4f3f

GateHub (XRP custodial Wallet) Hacked

Coinbase Hack Attempted And Thwarted
https://blog.coinbase.com/responding-to-firefox-0-days-in-the-wild-d9c85a57f15b?gi=5b025e54525

China’s State Controlled Cryptocurrency
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/china-s-pboc-says-its-own-cryptocurrency-is-close-to-release
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chinas-state-cryptocurrency-coming-soon-featuring-two-layer-structure

Hong Kong Protest NOT Trending
https://twitter.com/gecko_gordan/status/1161329430771490816
https://twitter.com/OfficialJoelF/status/1161315234633703426
https://twitter.com/HuXijin_GT/status/1161312219553882113
https://twitter.com/AlexandreKrausz/status/1160947525442056193

New Zealand Okays Bitcoin Wages
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-now-a-legal-form-of-payment-in-new-zealand

Chainalysis Webinar: Cryptocurrency Topologies: Who's who on the Blockchain?
Open Privacy Researcher Threatened By IOTA Nutjobs
https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/1161353122343604225

SEC Delay ETFs Again
http://archive.is/FffyW
https://twitter.com/StopAndDecrypt/status/1160..