This Week in Bitcoin

This Week in Bitcoin

Stay in the know with important news from the Bitcoin world. An easy-to-digest news summary published every Friday. Delivered in 15 minutes or less! Straight from our global news offices. Curated by writer Kai Sedgwick. Hosted by Matt Aaron. Part of the Bitcoin.com podcast network.

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December 21, 2019 • 41 mins

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►BITCOIN CASH | Supporting Hong Kong protesters

The company Genesis Block has been handing out water bottles to protesters ...

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  • Mineable digital assets are the most valuable cryptocurrencies on the market today
  • Cash Shuffle brings greater privacy into the BCH ecosystem
  • Twitter accused of Shadow Banning @bitcoin
  • Crypto debit card companies find themselves in a precarious profession
  • How is Bitfarms, a mining company, handling the current market?
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  • Interesting findings in Satoshi's pre-release bitcoin code
  • Joey and Matt discuss the importance of having a skill stack
  • The LN pizza that never came
  • Exchanges fa...
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Joining us in exile from the Bahamas, John McAfee is never shy to voice his opinion.

We discuss what the cryptocurrency world needs most, JPMorgan and state-backed coins, plus the platform for his 2020 presidential campaign.

  • ETH not considered a security, according to SEC chairman Jay Clayton
  • Are cold storage wallets on phones safe?
  • Vulnerabilities on Trezor hardware wallets
  • People still nervous about making cryptocurrency pay...
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A special episode recorded live on stage at the Anarchapulco conference last month.

There is a lot of talk about how cryptocurrencies will help the oppressed to have more economic freedom. Enough talk. Bitcoin's been around for a decade. It's time to take action.

Matt Aaron, leader of Bitcoin.com's efforts in Venezuela, shares his thoughts on why Venezuela needs cryptocurrencies and why cryptocurrencies need to work in Venezuela.

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  • Early Bitcoin adopters build a Seasteading home off the coast of Thailand
  • #DeleteCoinbase sentiment is high after Neutrino scandal
  • Blockfi launches BTC and ETH interest bearing savings accounts
  • A new twist adds some clarity to the Quadrigacx mystery
  • Tron is partnering with Tether for a TRC20 token
  • Tokyo nightclubs to start accepting BCH in April
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With 8 bills recently passied in the state Congress, Wyoming is positioning itself as THE cryptocurrency and blockchain state of the United States.

From charter banks, to utility tokens, to special mining utility agreements, there is genuine excitement in the bitcoin world.

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Joey King, developer at Bitcoin.com is back on the show. Why is the lightning network so complex? What is the real reason for it?

  • BCH and BTC whales accumulate more bitcoins during the price dump
  • China's updates their crypto ranking (again)
  • Bitcoin easter eggs everywhere
  • The lighting network and planned absurdity
  • US Government helps Bitfinex recover $106,000 of stolen BTC
  • Cryptopia reports on the losses from its January hacks
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  • A new person (not CSW) comes on the scene claiming to be Satoshi
  • The impact of JP Morgan and CBDCs on bitcoin
  • Shift Card ending its debit card service
  • The new Samsung Galaxy, crypto and blockchain friendly
  • Coinbase wallet app now supports bitcoin cash
  • Millennials place their faith in crypto
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For years, lawyer Daniel Kelman has led the fight to recover the lost bitcoins from the infamous Mt Gox exchange. 

All of a sudden, Brock Pierce has declared that he is the rightful owner of Mt. Gox and plans to give everyone their coins back.

Daniel and I discuss the timing and motives of Pierce's proclamation and what it means for the future of the hundreds of thousands of bitcoins still locked up.

Plus we revisit the s...

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  • Craig Wright is being sued for 1.1 million BTC
  • Bitcoiners debating about raising Bitcoin's supply
  • BTC trading volumes in Venezuela hit record highs
  • Cryptopia is ...
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  • Two groups of hackers responsible for stealing about $1 billion of cryptocurrency
  • You can now use wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) on the Ethereum network
  • Are unknown Bitcoin miners taking market share from known mining pools?
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  • The airdrop error that sent Koreans BTC and other cryptocurrencies
  • John McAfee "living in exile"
  • Operations of physical bitcoin manufacturers have ceased to exist
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Joey King is back with insightful analysis of bitcoin news. Many bullish and bearish signals are ones that we haven't thought about.

  • New luxury hardware wallets
  • Bitpay does work: 1 Billion processed in 2018
  • Binance has launched a euro and pound fiat-to-crypto trading platform
  • Will Russia start to invest in bitcoin? Bullish or bearish signal?
  • Scams on social media platforms impersonating bitcoin personalities
  • A new impressive "...
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China is an important country for bitcoin development, investment, and adoption. 

What's in store for 2019? What is the sentiment around Bitcoin, EOS, Zcash, and blockchain tech?

Journalist Cindy Wang is on the ground in China and shares the latest news, rumors and things to keep an eye on as the year progresses.

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Bitcoin is everywhere. From the protests in France, to U.S. sanctioned countries, to intellectual debates in Israel.

  • A street mural inspired by the Yellow Vests protest contains a solvable puzzle with 0.28 BTC inside
  • Binance's decision to terminate services to some of its loyal users in U.S. sanctioned countries
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  • Bitcoin's 10th Birthday
  • 2018 - the year that many altcoin investors went back to BTC
  • The altcoins that failed to survive 2018
  • Can you tell when an altcoin is clo...
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We spoke to four experts with diverse skillsets:
1. Roger Ver - Founder and CEO of Bitcoin.com, investor in many Bitcoin-related startups.
2. Vin Armani - Founder CEO of CoinText and developer
3. Miko Matsumura - Cofounder of Evercoin and GP gumi Cryptos venture fund
4. Gabriel Cardona - lead at developer.bitcoin.com, created BitBox

And we asked them the following questions:
How do you build in a bear market?

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