The #Bitcoin News Show #80 - Vaultoro and Lightning, CFTC and DOJ Probe, MIT testing Lightning

The Bitcoin News Show #80 - Vaultoro and Lightning, CFTC and DOJ Probe, MIT testing Lightning

The Bitcoin News Show for the week of May 21st with your host @theonevortex


Quick Bits:
Joshua Unseth, formally of the Bitcoin Uncensored podcast, has had $7k siphoned from his banking account via ACH.
https://twitter.com/junseth/status/99...

Bitcoin block propagation is continuing to improve and Jameson Lopp formally of bitgo, posted a very revealing video illustrating just how fast blocks propagate today vs 2015
https://twitter.com/lopp/status/99928...

PayPal: We’ll ‘Definitely Support’ Bitcoin If It Becomes ‘Better Currency’
https://bitcoinist.com/paypal-well-de...

The World Celebrates the 8th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction: Buying Two Pizzas
https://bitcoinist.com/the-world-cele...

The mining space is heating up, Tech Giant GMO to Roll Out World's First 7nm Bitcoin Miner and Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Files for Hong Kong IPO
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mine...

SegWit Now Comprises Almost Half of All Bitcoin Transactions
https://bitcoinist.com/segwit-now-com...

Come and see me live and in person to see my talk entitled "Who Controls Bitcoin?" at the Los Angeles / Century City Bitcoin Meetup next friday!
https://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Ce...

Topics:

Vaultoro and Lightning

TechCrunch has reported that venture capital investments made in the space have already surpassed the levels seen in the entirety of 2017, clocking in at casual $1.3 billion not even 5 months into the year. Is 2018 the year of venture capital for crypto?
https://bitcoinist.com/2018-year-vent...

MIT Tests Smart Contract-Powered Bitcoin Lightning Network
https://www.coindesk.com/mit-testing-...

US Department of Justice, CFTC Probe Crypto Market Manipulation: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/us-departmen...