Pre-ShowEurosystem proceeds to next phase of digital euro project (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2023/html/ecb.pr231018~111a014ae7.en.html)ECB's Digital Euro CBDC Project Moves to 'Preparation' Phase (https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/18/digital-euro-project-moves-to-preparation-phase/)The actual report details how the digital euro is basically a credit card (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/paym/digital_euro/investigation/profuse/shared/files/dedocs/ecb.dedocs231018.en.pdf) processing system with the ECB as the clearinghouseNewsWordpress site hackers are using Binance Smart Chain (https://archive.ph/7t1jp) to host malware payloadsfree to call contract datacheap to update the contract contents on BSCUsing a storage function on-chain to store payloadWe hope that Jimmy Zhong (https://archive.ph/ynP7T), who plead guilty to 'hacking' the Silk Road, serves his prison sentence without issue and lands on his feetThere is also a documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nq3ye-QCyM) about Jimmy's storyFull Disclosure: CVE-2023-40231 / CVE-2023-40232 / CVE-2023-40233 / CVE-2023-40234 "All your mempool are belong to us" (https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-October/022032.html)US SEC does not plan to appeal court decision on Grayscale bitcoin ETF -source | Reuters (https://archive.ph/cTvPL#selection-357.0-357.70)US SEC does not plan to appeal court decision on Grayscale bitcoin ETFA coindesk editorial on Ripple is very pro CBDC (https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/10/17/ripple-vp-the-policy-considerations-justifying-the-implementation-of-cbdcs) while failing to make a case for any social benefits, and completely missing the huge social costs of closed payment systems, of course it was written by Ripple's VP for CBDCsEconomicsBitcoin beats inflation if you hold it long enough (https://ecoinometrics.substack.com/p/bitcoin-is-beating-inflation-if-you)PrivacyThe EU keeps trying to eliminate digital privacy (https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/) and in a weird twist, this effort is being pushed by Aston Kutcher (https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/) of 'That 70s Show'AltcoinsCoinbase sort of out of india (https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/10/coinbase-india/?guccounter=1)Bitcoin EducationBitcoin Optech #273 covers BitVM, a lightning vulnerability (https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2023/10/18/) and much moreFidelity Investment's latest bitcoin report (https://web.archive.org/web/20231011014449/https://fidelitydigitalassets.com/sites/default/files/documents/1012662.3.0%20Bitcoin%20First%20Revisited_Final.pdf) is an excellent summary on bitcoin's value propositionValue of scarcityNetwork effectsNo real competition from other digital assetsGame theory of bitcoin forksFeedbackRemember to get in touch [email protected] or @bitcoindadpod (https://mobile.twitter.com/bitcoindadpod) on twitterConsider joining the matrix channel (https://matrix.to/#/#bitcoin:jupiterbroadcasting.com) using a matrix client like element (https://element.io/get-started), details here (https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/community/matrix/)BoostsFrom: ExtropianWallet Recomendations> BlueWallet and Nunchuck for on-chain. Phoenix and Zeus for lightning. ENuts for Chaumen mint (private custodial Lightning)Thank you BoostersIf you get some value from this show, please consider sending a boost. Hearing from you means a lot to us!Send a Boost via the Podcast Index web page. No Podcast app upgrade required. Install Alby (https://getalby.com/)Find the Bitcoin Dad Pod on the Podcast Index (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5049889)Boost right from the page!Send a re-ocurring or one-off lightning boost to the show with no message at [email protected] or directly to Chris at [email protected] for ValuePodcasting 2.0 to support an indepenent podcasting ecosystem (https://podcastindex.org/)Recomended Podcasting2.0 apps:Fountain (https://www.fountain.fm/) podcast app (Android)Podverse (https://podverse.fm/) (Cross platform and self hostable) + Alby (https://getalby.com/) for boostsCastamatic (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castamatic-podcast-player/id966632553) (Apple)Sponsors and AcknowledgementsMusic by Lesfm from PixabaySelf Hosted Show (https://selfhosted.show/) courtesy of Jupiter Broadcasting (https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/)