Bitcoin Spam Attack / AlphaBay Permanently Closed / Poloniex Withdraw Problem (The Cryptoverse #304)

On today's episode of The Cryptoverse:
1. And Is Poloniex having trouble with withdrawals?
2. It looks like AlphaBay has closed for good
3. There’s evidence that the Bitcoin network has been under sustained spam attack

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**Sources:**
https://steemit.com/steemit/@texasvsjohnson/poloniex-broke
https://blockchain.info/address/1M5rocqJc4SwCNVwENdCVMMQh4y2uiREdP
https://cointelegraph.com/news/dark-market-alphabay-goes-way-of-silk-road-after-operator-found-dead
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