Bitcoin (BTC) Sees Watershed Moment in China, And It’s Bullish

Bitcoin is “Property” Under Chinese Law Boom, Bitcoin (BTC) has just seen a watershed moment in China. Despite the fact that the nation’s regulators turned on cryptocurrency, enforcing heavy regulations about digital asset trading, events, and certain forums/social media accounts, a court in China purportedly confirmed that BTC is legally protected as a form of “digital property”. Per a thread from Dovey Wan, a partner at Primitive, a crypto-friendly fund, the Hangzhou Internet Court confirmed that Bitcoin can be defined as “property” under local law. In fact, a statement from the…

Bitcoin (BTC) Sees Watershed Moment in China, And It’s Bullish

Bitcoin is “Property” Under Chinese Law Boom, Bitcoin (BTC) has just seen a watershed moment in China. Despite the fact that the nation’s regulators turned on cryptocurrency, enforcing heavy regulations about digital asset trading, events, and certain forums/social media accounts, a court in China purportedly confirmed that BTC is legally protected as a form of “digital property”. Per a thread from Dovey Wan, a partner at Primitive, a crypto-friendly fund, the Hangzhou Internet Court confirmed that Bitcoin can be defined as “property” under local law. In fact, a statement from the…

Bitcoin Retakes $11,000 Following Turbulent Week in Crypto

Charts Courtesy of Coin360.com July 20 — Bitcoin (BTC) has retaken the $11,000 price point on the heels of a turbulent week.  Charts Courtesy of Coin360.com After a bull market at the end of June brought the price of BTC to almost $14,000, the coin had largely been maintaining between $10,000 and $13,000 for most of the past month, briefly cracking $11,000 on July 15 before slipping below the $10,000 price point on July 16. For the past three days, BTC has been in the $10,000 range, but had faltered…

Coinbase CEO Wants Firm to Move Beyond Trading in Next 5 Years

Brian Armstrong, CEO of major American crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase,  believes that the firm will be less about trading and more about adoption five years from now. Armstrong wants the firm to connect people in crypto industry  In an AMA session on July 19, Armstrong presented his vision of the company in five years, claiming that he sees Coinbase as not just a crypto trading service provider, but rather a more universal entity driving adoption to crypto. Armstrong pointed out Coinbase’s mission to help grow the global crypto…

Bitcoin Approaches $11,000 With All Top 20 in Green

Saturday, July 20 — crypto markets have seen another upward move, with all top 20 coins by market cap seeing major gains, while Bitcoin (BTC) has approached $11,000 mark again. Market visualization from Coin360 After dipping below the $11,000 threshold on July 14, Bitcoin has approached the price point today, with its intraday high of $10,944, according to data from CoinMarketCap. The biggest cryptocurrency added 3.7% to its price to trade at $10,922 at press time. As Bitcoin has seen significant volatility this week, with its price having dipped below…

Fidelity’s Crypto Branch Files for a New York Trust License: Report

Fidelity’s crypto arm Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) has applied for a license to operate as a trust in New York State. FDAS has filed an application with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for a trust license, crypto media outlet The Block reported on July 20, citing several unnamed sources familiar with the matter. If the license is approved, FDAS will officially be allowed to offer its crypto custodial services in the state of New York, operating as a Limited Purpose Trust Company, the report notes. In…

Why You Can’t Bet With Bitcoin at Online Casinos in the US

Since the dawn of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency landscape has seen a lot of digital currency gaming websites where users can wager their coins in games like poker, dice, blackjack and slots. Because public blockchains are transparent, the protocols have made online gaming provably fair. However, throughout most states in the U.S., residents cannot participate in online gambling as politicians from the ‘Land of the Free’ stop them from making bets with their own money. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Milestones: Delivered Code, Upgrades and Platform Development Government: Here to Tell You…

Why You Can’t Bet With Bitcoin at Online Casinos in the US

Since the dawn of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency landscape has seen a lot of digital currency gaming websites where users can wager their coins in games like poker, dice, blackjack and slots. Because public blockchains are transparent, the protocols have made online gaming provably fair. However, throughout most states in the U.S., residents cannot participate in online gambling as politicians from the ‘Land of the Free’ stop them from making bets with their own money. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Milestones: Delivered Code, Upgrades and Platform Development Government: Here to Tell You…

Top-3 Crypto Losers of the Week — Price Analysis

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by HitBTC. The short-term sentiment in the crypto community is one of uncertainty. Facebook’s Libra project, which was expected to attract millions of people to cryptocurrencies, is likely to face stiff regulatory hurdles. Likewise, various politicians around the world, including United States President Donald Trump are voicing their…

Scaling Ethereum Before Sharding, Casper

The Ethereum (ETH) team is actively looking for solutions that may help scale the blockchain network, as reported by Cointelegraph on July 15. Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin is now considering third-party blockchains that have lower commission rates for transferring information. According to him, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain could cope well with this task. The fact is that BCH has a high data throughput — 53 kilobytes per second (KPS) compared to Ethereum’s eight KPS, which are actively used by applications, Buterin revealed. Scalability issues force the hand Over…