Ep. 88 | Bakkt app, China says blockchain good, Bitmain power struggle and Bitcoin Cash drama

Published: Nov. 3, 2019, 5:50 p.m.

This week in the news:

- Bakkt release a consumer facing app that will provide loyalty and possible crypto functionality for Starbucks and more.

- Xi Jinping announced that China will be investing heavily in blockchain.

- A power struggle occurs at the head of Bitmain, with Jihan Wu forcing out fellow co founder Micree Zhan.

- Spurious claims from reddit suggest that 50% of the Bitcoin Cash blocks mined in one day went to a single address.