June 11, 2018
Thanks Substack! | Making sense of web3 | CFTC in the right direction for regulation!
Thanks to Substack for mentioning us in their “cryptocracy is live” feature e-mail! I would like to personally welcome you and thank you for signing up to the Blockcast Newscast, a weekly e-newsletter linking you to the most important events happening within the blockchain community ranging from security tips to educational content. We are based in Toronto, Canada and additionally hold beginner workshops that aim to guide newcomers with basic knowledge to interact with blockchain tech. Thanks again for subscribing and we hope you find this newsletter useful to your weekly news feed!
Events
Upcoming Toronto Area Blockchain Events:
June 25, 2018: BlockTO: Block 3 - Identity on the Blockchain
June 28, 2018: The Blockchain Hub: Blockchain Recruiting Event
Upcoming Significant Blockchain Events:
June 21, 2018: TRON Mainnet Token Swap
June 25, 2018: ZCash Overwinter Network Upgrade
For further significant events, check our Google Calendar.
News:
Security
Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular
Ethereum giveaway scams top 8,148 ETH ($4.9 mil) *Nobody will ever give you free crypto*
Random airdrop sites now using Typeform to lead users to MyEtherWallet clones that ask you to “sign a message” and steal your keys
Ethical hacker finds 12 dangerous bugs in EOS code, earns $120.000 in a week
Education
L4 Ventures: Making Sense of Web 3
Loom Network: Ethereum Will Be the Backbone of the New Internet
Legal
Canadian Government Declares Regulations for Crypto Businesses
CFTC: “Fostering Open, Transparent, Competitive, And Financially Sound Markets” | *(Click here: Summary Twitter Tweet)*
Coinbase: Our path to listing SEC-regulated crypto securities
Tezos Foundation announces KYC/AML for contributors
Developers
Creating an app with ZeppelinOS
Plasma Debit: Arbitrary-denomination payments in Plasma Cash
VeChain: Bug Bounty program
General
Ontology Token Swap Notice (Deadline to swap is Oct 1, 2018)
Bitcoin’s $30 billion sell-off: insights from crypto money supply analysis
The thing most dapps are getting wrong – Coinmonks – Medium
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