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Latest Crypto News - July 19, 2017
Cryptocurrencies Hold Gains as Hard Fork Fears Ease
The major coins all rallied strongly in late trading on Tuesday, with Ethereum leading the way higher after surging past the $200 level and getting close to $250. The oversold long-term picture together with the positive news regarding Bitcoin’s scaling issues gave a huge boost to the whole market, as the weekend panic seems like a bad memory now.
Read more: hacked.com
Bitcoin, Ethereum Bounce Back Hard To Reach $2,400 and $240
Bitcoin has rebound to $2,400 and Ethereum is up 25 percent in a day as optimism returns to cryptocurrency markets in a big way.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Bitcoin SegWit2x scheduled to lock in within 2 days avoiding chain split
BIP91 has gained it’s necessary 80% hash rate support and we are (currently) about 286 blocks away from it’s lock in!
Read more: medium.com
Bitcoin Likely to Avoid Fork as Over 80% of Miners Support BIP91 SegWit
It’s on! The current lock-in period for Bitcoin miners to signal support for BIP91 segregated witness (SegWit) has begun. Already support is hovering just above the required 80 percent mark, and it looks likely Bitcoin will remain united… for now.
Read more: bitsonline.com
Austrian Post Offices Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum and More For Cash
Post offices in Austria are offering bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash in exchange for cash through “bitpanda to go,” a startup that focuses on making the purchase of cryptocurrencies easy. Users can purchase 50 €, 100 € or 500€ worth of cryptocurrency from the Osterreichische Post branches.
Read morecryptocoinsnews.com
Tech start-ups raise $1.3bn this year from initial coin offerings
Almost $1.3bn has been raised so far this year by start-up technology companies via “initial coin offerings”, the blockchain community’s version of crowdfunding, according to a new report from Autonomous, the financial research provider.
Read more: Financial Times
Cryptocurrency Adoption Low Amongst Terrorists, Cash Is King
EU Report downplays cryptocurrency use among terrorists.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Becomes World’s Largest Open-source Blockchain Initiative
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced today that 34 organizations have joined the Blockchain industry group since late May. This brings the total membership to over 150 organizations added since the group’s launch in February of this year.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
