Claim Peerplays, Authy Hack, Synereo Launch, ETC on eToro and Special Mining (The Cryptoverse #278)
**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:** So much news today! From Peerplays officially releasing instructions on how to claim tokens, urgent action for Coinbase and Authy users, Synereo's beta launch next month, Singaporean dollars on Ethereum, AMD and nVidia releasing special edition mining GPUs and eToro adds Ethereum Classic!
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Sometimes it's nice to re-connect with an unfinished story and get an update. In August of 2016 Bitfinex was hacked for almost 120,000 Bitcoins. I covered the story at the time and their recovery plan. Now, 8 months later, there is some closure.
The news segment begins at 3:26
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
The founder of Bitmain, the worlds largest manufacturer of Bitcoin mining equipment has a few things to say about Bitcoin Core and SegWit.
The news segment begins at 6:33
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Ethereum Classic went from a protest vehicle to a more serious project this weekend following notable nods of support from major exchanges and community members.
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A former employee of the US central banking system, the Federal Reserve, was issued a fine of $5,000 and sentenced to 12 months’ probation for mining bitcoin on a Fed-owned server.
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The context in which the Internet operates may dramatically change…or not.
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With the emergence of bitcoin-based Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF), chatter from observers suggests that the activities coming from these investment funds could double the bitcoin price, if not more.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
According to reports on January 27, the Organized Crime Bureau of the Bolivarian National Police (BNP) shut down an 11,000 unit Bitcoin mining undertaking.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
Today, in additional to the normal segments, I bring you a conversation I had with Jeremy Kauffman from LBRY.io. This is a project I have been watching for about a year. As a content creator it's of obvious interest to me. More so than that, there is the opportunity for listeners and viewers to share in the wealth that is generated from my content. If you want to know how, relax and listen.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
Born in Satoshi Nakamoto’s mind, blockchain technology allows peer-to-peer networks to be created, without the use of a third-party centralized coordinators. Creating a decentralized digital ledger that records data over time, which cannot be deleted and is publicly available, can change the world we live in as we know it. Here are some of the biggest industries that blockchain technology will disrupt in the coming years.
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[The Original Post on The Merkle](https://themerkle.com/6-industries-that-will-be-disrupted-by-blockchain-technology/)
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