The cryptocurrency markets are rising today, because Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 91 (BIP91) is currently projected to lock in during this period. At this moment 81.1% of the mined blocks have signalled for BIP91 during this period. The current lock-in period ends in 72 blocks. This mean in about 12 hours we know if SegWit will activate on the Bitcoin blockchain... Today might be a historical day for Bitcoin.
Neil Armstrong became the first human to step onto the surface of the Moon on July 21, 1969. Will Bitcoin skyrocket to the moon exactly 48 years later?
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Latest Crypto News - July 20, 2017
Suddenly, Bitcoin Price Shoots Up To $2500 As Poloniex Halts Litecoin Trading
Bitcoin has shot up $200 in hours as a sudden bull run sees the virtual currency retake $2500.
*Read more: cointelegraph.com
GOLDMAN SACHS: Bitcoin is going to test $3,000 and could get as high as $3,700
Bitcoin has held strong support and has its sights set on a test of the $3,000 level, according to Goldman Sachs.
Read more: businessinsider.com
Bitcoin Exchanges Advise Caution as Scaling Proposals Collide
With a major inflection point for bitcoin just days away, some users are beginning to wonder about the safety of their holdings on major exchanges.
Read more: coindesk.com
South African Central Bank To Start Bitcoin Regulation Experiment
A Blockchain-based solutions provider in South Africa, Bankymoon, has been selected by the central bank of the country to be the sandbox business in testing out digital currency regulations.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Hackers Seize $32 Million in Ethereum in Parity Wallet Breach
Parity Technologies has issued a critical security alert for their popular multi-signature wallet software following an apparent breach. The development team urged users holding ether in multi-sig contract wallets version 1.5 or later to immediately transfer their tokens to a secure address. The breach only affects multi-sig wallets; normal wallets appear to be safe.
Read more: cryptocoinsnews.com
'Bitcoin Sign Guy' Has a New Job, But He's Keeping His Identity Secret
It's been a tumultuous week since the man known as "Bitcoin Sign Guy" held up a pad of paper emblazoned with the words "Buy Bitcoin" during a congressional address by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen.
Read more: coindesk.com
Dash Value Surges past US$185 as Apple Approves InstantSend Wallet
Bitcoin is not the only major cryptocurrency to note a price increase right now. Dash, one of the more popular altcoins, is also going through a significant uptrend.
Read more: themerkle.com
