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    Bitcoin Daily Discussion, April 06, 2020

    Bitcoin Daily Discussion, April 06, 2020


    Daily Discussion, April 06, 2020

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT

    Please utilize this sticky thread for all general Bitcoin discussions! If you see posts on the front page or /r/Bitcoin/new which are better suited for this daily discussion thread, please help out by directing the OP to this thread instead. Thank you!

    If you don't get an answer to your question, you can try phrasing it differently or commenting again tomorrow.

    We have a couple chat rooms now!

    Please check the previous discussion thread for unanswered questions.

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    Thought this belongs here... from 1929

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:38 PM PDT

    Bitcoin is very lucky and very unlucky at the same time: lucky - because it did not see any recession in its life time, giving it time to grow. Unlucky - it is about to face a apocalyptical financial downturn when it is still in its infancy, many problem to solve before it can do any heavy lifting.

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:23 PM PDT

    Spanish Government Aims to Roll Out Basic Income

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 12:52 AM PDT

    Today is Satoshi's Birthday - Its also the same day Americans were forbidden to 'hoard' gold.

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:03 PM PDT

    Time Favors Bitcoin, and Its Superiority Will Be Obvious for Everyone Sooner or Later

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:54 AM PDT

    Class-action lawsuits filed against Binance, Tron, Block.one, BitMEX (price manipulation) + 7 others!

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 06:25 PM PDT

    This is only a summary of the lawsuits but I've included links to the original filings themselves and a more in depth article at the end. It's important for everyone to stay informed.

    The filing against Binance claims that the cryptocurrency exchange sold securities without a license.

    https://wp.decrypt.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/binance-120-cv-02803.pdf

    Tron sold TRX in an initial coin offering, while Tron kept 35% of the TRX tokens for itself, according to the lawsuit.

    https://wp.decrypt.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Clifford_et_al_v_Tron_Foundation_et_al__nysdce-20-02804__0001.0.pdf

    This lawsuit claims that Block.one promoted, offered and sold the EOS token in the US. It refers to the $24 million settlement between Block.one and the SEC over this issue.

    https://wp.decrypt.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Williams_et_al_v_BlockOne_et_al__nysdce-20-02809__0001.0.pdf

    The lawsuit filed against HDR Global Trading (Bitmex) claims that the firm sold securities without registering as a securities exchange.

    ***The lawsuit makes further claims about price manipulation. It asserts that BitMEX traded against its own customers, via its trading desk, which was only revealed to exist in 2018.

    https://wp.decrypt.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Zhang_et_al_v_HDR_Global_Trading_Limited_et__nysdce-20-02805__0001.0-1.pdf

    Article with more info- https://decrypt.co/24532/class-action-lawsuits-filed-against-7-bitcoin-companies

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    Finally done! Here is the short film this community helped us make!

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 01:56 PM PDT

    How to be safe from a $5 wrench attack?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 03:53 AM PDT

    Price suppression with fake, in-existent bitcoins

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 11:13 PM PDT

    A centralized exchange can sell to you cheap bitcoins that they do not have.

    As long as users do not effectively withdraw their coins, they will not even notice that they are simply sitting on fake bitcoins.

    How do we know that centralized exchanges are doing this?

    Well, the banking system is currently suppressing the gold price in exactly the same way:

    CME resolving physical gold squeeze with delivery of 100-ounce, 400-ounce and 1-kg bars

    The banks are selling cheap, fake paper gold that they cannot delivery physically. The banks desperately need to suppress the price of gold in order to discourage people from fleeing from paper fiat money into physical gold.

    They are obviously executing the same strategy with bitcoin.

    As long as users keep storing their fake, paper bitcoins at a centralized exchange, the fiat banking system will be able to suppress the bitcoin price by flooding the market with counterfeit bitcoins.

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    Japan to Enforce New Crypto Laws from Next Month

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 01:44 AM PDT

    Bitnoob here, is cash app good?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 02:03 AM PDT

    I made my first, small btc investment almost a month ago. I saw a post that said the cash app is good because you can sell your btc quickly from it. I'm just curious of any good or bad feedback about it.

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    Ledger or Trezor?

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 11:14 PM PDT

    I am a total beginner with Bitcoin and invested a lot of my savings into it and wanted to know what the safest way to store your coins is? Thank you for your time!

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    Spending BTC to buy something is "altcoin" promotion? When was BTC an altcoin?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:03 AM PDT

    How will the mining award ever get to 0btc/block if dividing by 2 never gets you to 0

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 01:37 AM PDT

    Billionaire Investor Makes The Case For A $1 Million Bitcoin Price

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 08:10 PM PDT

    Need urgent help! Sent bitcoins to armory without understanding it.

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 03:12 AM PDT

    So basically I made my first localbitcoins transaction today and I was trying to send the bitcoins to my electrum wallet however it wouldn't recognize my adress.

    I read a post which said to use a different wallet and so I downloaded armory. When it started up it said it could only boot in offline mode but I stupidly ignored this and sent bitcoins to my armory adress anyway.

    Now I have no clue how to get the bitcoins off there as I cannot get it out of offline mode. ive learnt I need this 'bitcoin core' thing however it seems that will take like three days to install or something stupid? Can anyone please help!!!

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    Got my first 1 BTC! Cold wallet now?

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:11 PM PDT

    I have so many questions about where to leave my Bitcoin's. I know that cold wallet is the safest, and that exchanges will own my Bitcoin if I leave my coins with them.
    got my first Bitcoin! I'm glad I'm going to be part of the 21 club! but where can I leave my Bitcoin's from now? I'm currently on two different exchanges: binance and foxbit. (please be nice in the answer, I'm being very sincere here)

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    Only the cool kids do it

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 01:02 PM PDT

    “The Dollar is Dying, Buy Gold, Silver and Bitcoin.” Says 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' Author

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 06:00 AM PDT

    Bitcoin Price latest updates

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:11 AM PDT

    Mining BTC in Containers: malware

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:01 AM PDT

    Cybersecurity researchers have identified a persistent and ambitious campaign that targets thousands of Docker servers daily with a Bitcoin (BTC) miner.

    In a report published on April 3, Aqua Security issued a threat alert over the attack, which has ostensibly "been going on for months, with thousands of attempts taking place nearly on a daily basis." The researchers warn:

    "These are the highest numbers we've seen in some time, far exceeding what we have witnessed to date."

    Such scope and ambition indicate that the illicit Bitcoin mining campaign is unlikely to be "an improvised endeavor," as the actors behind it must be relying on significant resources and infrastructure.

    Kinsing malware attack volumes, Dec. 2019-March 2020

    Kinsing malware attack volumes, Dec. 2019-March 2020. Source: Aqua Security blog

    Using its virus analysis tools, Aqua Security has identified the malware as a Golang-based Linux agent, known as Kinsing. The malware propagates by exploiting misconfigurations in Docker API ports. It runs an Ubuntu container, which downloads Kinsing and then attempts to spread the malware to further containers and hosts.

    The campaign's end-goal — achieved by first exploiting the open port and then carrying through with a series of evasion tactics — is to deploy a crypto miner on the compromised host, the researchers say.

    Infographic showing the full flow of a Kinsing attack

    Infographic showing the full flow of a Kinsing attack. Source: Aqua Security blog

    Security teams need to up their game, says Aqua

    Aqua's study provides detailed insight into the components of the malware campaign, which stands out as a forceful example of what the firm claims is "the growing threat to cloud native environments."

    Attackers are upping their game to mount ever more sophisticated and ambitious attacks, the researchers note. In response, enterprise security teams need to develop a more robust strategy to mitigate these new risks.

    Among their recommendations, Aqua proposes that teams identify all cloud resources and group them in a logical structure, review their authorization and authentication policies, and adjust basic security policies according to a principle of "least privilege."

    Teams should also investigate logs to locate user actions that register as anomalies, as well as implement cloud security tools to strengthen their strategy.

    Growing awareness

    Last month, Singapore-based unicorn startup Acronis published the results of its latest cybersecurity survey. It revealed that 86% of IT professionals are concerned about cryptojacking — the industry term for the practice of using a computer's processing power to mine for cryptocurrencies without the owner's consent or knowledge.

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    Mentor Monday, April 06, 2020: Ask all your bitcoin questions!

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:00 AM PDT

    Ask (and answer!) away! Here are the general rules:

    • If you'd like to learn something, ask.
    • If you'd like to share knowledge, answer.
    • Any question about Bitcoin is fair game.

    And don't forget to check out /r/BitcoinBeginners

    You can sort by new to see the latest questions that may not be answered yet.

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    Bitcoin is up nearly 5%, how did the analysts shape up?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 03:59 AM PDT

    Wasabi Wallet v1.1.11

    Posted: 05 Apr 2020 07:00 AM PDT

    https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases

    Summary

    This major release is the culmination of several efforts that have been a work in progress for a long time.

    • Multi-wallet support: basic implementation of multi-wallet support, meaning that several wallets can be loaded within one Wasabi instance.
    • Fast wallet load time: due to enormous improvements in the synchronization, a wallet now loads 70 x faster than before, which makes opening multiple wallets seamless.
    • CoinJoin into another wallet (daemon only): one major innovation is the ability to directly CoinJoin into another wallet, for example from your hot wallet to your hardware wallet, but this work in progress prototype is only in the daemon for now.
    • Custom change address: a small but powerful privacy improvement is the ability to set a custom change address for a transaction.
    • Better design: the GUI now also has tailor-made icons to make Wasabi look even more pretty and intuitive.
    • New Terms and conditions: the terms and conditions have been simplified and streamlined, in a way that they can be updated in the future.
    • Bitcoin Knots: on the work in progress to get full verification in Wasabi, it now ships with in-built Bitcoin Knots, instead of Bitcoin Core.
    • RPC interface: after over one year of development, the RPC server interface for developers and power users is now shipped in this release too.
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