Block Digest #188 - Toxic Maximalists Got Your Bakkt

Welcome to episode #188 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, August 21th 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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Bakkt Contracts Coming Soon
https://twitter.com/Bakkt/status/1162381503982112769
https://twitter.com/Bakkt/status/1163516283691950086
https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/cleared-to-launch-8dfc3e6f9ed0

Coinbase Acquires Xapo
https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-acquires-xapos-institutional-business-becoming-the-world-s-largest-crypto-2c1b46fc94c4
https://blog.coinbase.com/post-mortem-a-closer-look-at-a-password-storage-issue-affecting-3-420-customers-e23cfc8a0363

Update on IOTA / TangleBlog Being Assholes
https://archive.is/q06Wq
https://web.archive.org/web/20190814144606/https:/twitter.com/tangleblog/status/1161542909759492097
https://web.archive.org/web/20190814210212/https:/twitter.com/tangleblog/status/1161554674299936768?lang=en
https://archive.is/XwB70

CSW Updates
https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1162054027586220032

@Bitcoin BCash Breakup
https://twitter.com/Bitcoin
https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-broke-up-with-roger-major-twitter-account-ditches-bitcoin-cash/

SHOCKER: BitPay Adds KYC
https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer/status/1161170558588837890
https://blog.bitpay.com/bitpay-dashboard-id/

"This is lies – you’re obsolete." Blog Post By Nicolas Dorier
https://blog.btcpayserver.org/this-is-lies-youre-now-obsolete/

Bitstein’s Memetalk Twitter Fallout
https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1162746125721329664
https://twitter.com/kanzure/status/1162751714497368064
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1162903122836111361
https://twitter.com/A..