CVE-2018-17144: A Lot of Frightening Letters for an Equally Frightening Vulnerability

The vulnerability, called CVE-2018-17144, existed in the Bitcoin code since the release of Bitcoin Core version 0.14.0 and could lead to a DoS attack and Bitcoin inflation. The Bitcoin developers received a report on it only a year and a half later from a mysterious anonymous source. We have restored the chronology of those events.

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🏦 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has dismissed reports of establishing a research unit for cryptocurrency, blockchain, and artificial intelligence as rumors.
via Bitcoin.com

🇮🇳 One of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has announced it would cease operation following the central bank’s banking ban on the crypto industry.
via ccn

🇸🇱 The U.N. Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) have partnered with the nation of Sierra Leone to develop a blockchain-based identification system.
via coindesk

🇨🇭 Swiss asset manager and commodities trader Tiberius Group AG will offer a new token backed by seven metals in a sale set for October 1.
via Cointelegraph

🇨🇳 The Chinese city of Nanjing’s online ruling system with a built-in blockchain network for depositing and storing data in legal disputes has gone live in a testing phase.
via coindesk

Some key takeaways from Diar’s government blockchain spending analysis: https://goo.gl/JPZsr3

Crypto’s open secret: Almost everyone believes its multibillion-dollar volume is inflated. But it’s hard to say by how much. Bloomberg compared exchanges’ web traffic with reported volume and found big discrepancies.

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MimbleWimble and Dandelion

What is the story behind MimbleWimble? What is Grin? What is a Dandelion transaction relay, as described in BIP156, and how does it improve the anonymity of the Bitcoin network?

https://youtu.be/LjDJGTpK_lE

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Which Generation Will Become the Driver of the Mass Spread of Cryptocurrencies?

The technology of the distributed ledger and the most vivid financial manifestation of it in the form of cryptocurrencies appeared at a time when the global society was full of dissatisfaction with the way the issues affecting the essence of the socioeconomic arrangement were being solved. This causes a crisis of confidence in centralized institutions, as Congressman Jared Polis talked about. In addition, the report of the Bank for International Settlements, which does not support cryptocurrencies, nevertheless stated that it is necessary to value the trust factor, and cryptocurrencies have already become a new magnet of public sympathy. If regulators try to "crush" cryptocurrencies, this will cause a loss of public confidence in the markets of crypto coins and, as a result, "can lead to the disappearance of confidence in the financial system in the broad sense and its regulators."

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Google and Goldman Sachs invested in a Bitcoin startup that aims to replace the massive correspondent banking industry.

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Dear Minter network participants,

We are pleased to announce a new version (0.4) of our white paper! What’s inside?

• Introducing Minter’s integration with Telegram Open Network (TON)—one of the most technologically advanced blockchain projects of recent years—and steps we will take the next year to achieve that goal;
• Describing the Validators’ Decentralized Bank (MBank) that would provide users with an additional option to buy BIPs directly from validators;
• Acquainting you with the team members and their professional skills and accomplishments.

https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/minter-white-paper-60cef56d09e5

Stay tuned!

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🏦 Noble, the Puerto Rico-based bank whose customer is Tether, has cash flow problems and may be forced to wind up operations.
via Modern Consensus

🇲🇹 “In Malta, we have launched ourselves as the blockchain island . . . the first jurisdiction worldwide to regulate this new technology that previously existed in a legal vacuum. Blockchain makes cryptocurrencies the inevitable future of money,” Maltese PM Joseph Muscat said, addressing the United Nations General Assembly.
via YouTube

🇨🇳 China’s Bitcoin whale Li Xiaolai has halted blockchain-related investments.
via ccn

🤝 Ripple-hired lobbying firm will get paid partially in cryptocurrency.
via coindesk

🇯🇵 The self-regulatory Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) plans to tighten its customer asset management rules.
via Cointelegraph

On October 17 and 18, we will be speaking at the Crypto Games Conference in Minsk, Belarus!

Daniil Lashin will be delivering his report on how to utilize our blockchain to integrate any cryptocurrency into any game.

The conference is unique in the topic it covers. Sign up and buy a ticket at https://cryptogames.events.

Our followers are eligible for a 20-percent discount using the DeCenter’s promo code: DECENTER.CGC

🔥 Great news, everyone!

Since recently, everyone can participate in the Early Access Campaign who signs up via the @MinterNetworkBot and chooses the User status. The contribution of such members is capped at 1 BTC, but they will be able to take part in the airdrops and get various bonuses.

We have introduced such a format for those who want to get some gifts from the network in the first place. And we will be generous—the total worth of airdropped coins will be about 1,000 BTC.

Check out our guide on how to register in the system: https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/how-to-get-bip-84f4b04e9c91

What Is ewasm?

ewasm stands for Ethereum flavored WebAssembly. It is a restricted subset of the WebAssembly (WASM) programming language to be used for contracts in Ethereum and updating the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

ewasm also implies the initiative to upgrade the EVM version to improve the latter’s performance.

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Ultimatum to Congress from the Crypto Industry: Who Will Prevail?

It seems that American crypto enthusiasts have run out of patience with respect to a clearly unregulated legislative base. More than 50 industry leaders gathered at the invitation of Congressman Warren Davidson to discuss this issue. The roundtable was attended by representatives of Nasdaq, Fidelity, Andreessen Horowitz, State Street, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Why are industry representatives so bellicose towards the Congress and will they succeed in meeting their demands? We sorted it out in our article.

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In a surprise investment, Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin backed a former competitor from R3, Tim Grant, with $6.5 million.

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💰 According to a new report by Bitmex Research, the majority of initial coin offerings (ICOs) have profited off selling Ether (ETH).
via Bitcoin.com

🙅🏻‍♂️ ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has denied allegations of money laundering made by the Wall Street Journal.
via Cointelegraph

🔍 Google has taken measures to protect its users from falling victim to crypto hacks and mining malware.
via coindesk

💶 Belgium and the Netherlands have recently seen an increase in the number of cryptocurrency ATMs.
via Bitcoin.com

🇬🇧 The London-based cryptocurrency exchange Block Exchange has announced a GBP-pegged cryptocurrency stablecoin called LBXPeg.
via ccn

⭐️ We are pleased to inform you that we just received a message that our company Minter Global OU (Estonia) had been successfully registered. It is this company that will start to build the crypto-to-fiat and fiat-to-crypto conversion operations for our Validators’ Decentralized Bank (MBank). We expect that branded banking cards allowing users to pay for real-life goods and services with BIP could arrive as soon as the first half of 2019. As you may have figured out, what we mean is not only BIP but also all of the other coins issued in the Minter network due to their instant exchangeability!

Check out our definitive guide to becoming a Validator in the Minter network:

https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/how-to-become-a-minter-network-validator-bc5f895f2cc7

It is important to understand that in our blockchain, it is the validators who will receive 98% of block rewards and 100% of transaction fees. In this regard, we are pretty conservative as we follow the example of Bitcoin—the best, time-tested cryptocurrency!

We would like to remind you that during the Early Access Campaign that will last till October 31, we will release only 100 million BIP. With the help of these funds, validators will mint the rest (9.8 billion) of the coins in the DPoS network. Next year, we will distribute another 100 million BIP through airdrops and bonuses, with the entire giveaway event totaling almost 1,000 BTC.

Decentralized Exchanges and Counterparty Risk

How will markets transition from centralized exchanges to decentralized exchanges (LocalBitcoins, cash ATMs, Bisq, cross-chain atomic swaps)? Could fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies ease the process of fiat-to-crypto exchanges? How could the counterparty risk introduced by custodial parties like Tether affect the security of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency ecosystem at large?

https://youtu.be/hi_jaw0dT9M

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The SEC Evades Acute Issues Once Again and Surprises the Market

Past Week in Crypto: What Was It Like?

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"A recent report by the Bermuda Business Development Agency estimated that $286,000 in value will be generated on the island by every blockchain job created."