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Is Overstock a Bitcoin Price Index?

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4.8689 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Accusations of a cloned app mean that Ethereum’s gambling problem is only getting worse.

-AND-

Coinbase wins a patent for a secure bitcoin payments system.

-ALSO-

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com rolls out blockchain platform with its first app.

-DON’T MISS-

CoinDesk market analyst Sam Ouimet joins host Stan Higgins to discuss the uncanny correlation between the price of Overstock’s stock and the price of bitcoin.

Recorded August 17, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Ethereum's gambling problem is only getting worse.

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Good evening. I'm Stan Higgins, and this is late confirmation for CoinDisk, bringing you

0:58.9

the top stories from August 17th. Coinbase wins a patent for a secure Bitcoin payment system,

1:05.2

and Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com rolls out a blockchain platform with its first app.

1:11.3

Plus, we'll finish up the podcast today by speaking with CoinDesk market analyst Sam we met

1:15.7

about the uncanny correlation between the price for overstock and the price of Bitcoin.

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Ethereum has a gambling problem. Following the prevalence of those Ethereum games resembling Ponzi schemes, another gambling DAP, or decentralized app on the second largest blockchain has recently sparked warnings among technologists, users and analysts who accused the DAP of impersonating

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