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Ethereum currently is known as the most popular public blockchain network for the development of decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts. Its prospective blockchain protocol is one of the few cryptocurrency projects actually achieving real-world adoption, with dozens of applications that can be divided into 11 major categories: open finance, decentralized exchanges, gaming, collectibles, marketplaces, developer tools, identity, governance, infrastructure, token-curated registries and Ethereum Request for Comments (ERC) token standards.

This week Bitcoin’s price primarily hovered around the $10,000 mark. It seemed like a tug of war between bulls and the bears with $10,000 in between. While the first half went to the bulls, the bears started to strengthen their hold and now are in control. Nevertheless, this week probably witnessed the beginning of an altseason. This was the first week since Q2 of 2019 when altcoins recorded significant gains over Bitcoin. The dominance of Bitcoin also fell to 64.4%. btcusd BTC/USD 1-Day Chart on Bitstamp (TradingView) EOS EOS was one of the best performing cryptocurrencies during the week.

Despite concerns expressed by many United States regulators during the recent House Committee on Financial Services’ hearing on Facebook’s proposed digital currency, Libra, an increasing number of U.S. lawmakers are speaking out in favor of developing a permissive regulatory apparatus to prevent stifling innovation in the cryptocurrency sector. Several days prior to the hearing, the passing of the Blockchain Promotion Act signposted the government’s intention to develop a prudent legislative framework to oversee possible implementation of blockchain technology in various public sectors.

I mercati delle criptovalute risultano ancora fortemente instabili: in appena dieci minuti il prezzo di Bitcoin è aumentato di ben 300$, tornando nuovamente sopra quota 10.000$. Market visualization Grafico di mercato. Fonte: Coin360 Ripresa di Bitcoin dopo una settimana ribassista Al momento della stesura di questo articolo, Bitcoin (BTC) viene scambiato per circa 10.046$, in positivo del 2,45% rispetto a ieri. Quest'ultima è stata una settimana nel complesso negativa per la principale criptovaluta, il cui valore ha toccato un minimo di 9.580$.

The latest data of Bitcoin futures by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday reveals that speculative trading activities on Bitcoin futures have experienced a decline in comparison to the previous weeks. Bitcoin Futures Experienced Weaker Speculative Trading Many states that the result in a drop of speculative trading activities of the Bitcoin futures is the reflection of dropping the price of the cryptocurrency. It’s to remind that Bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies saw a negative week. Nevertheless, it’s quietly hovering the green mark on July 27, 2019.

Bitcoin has gained over 150% since the beginning of the year. The trading in BTC in 2019 began at around $3770. The price of Bitcoin at 16: 00 hours UTC on 26th July 2019 is $9799. The yearly movement in price has instilled strong confidence in the bulls. However, it also unlikely that traders have forgotten ‘crypto winter.’ Now that we are past halfway into the year. Bitcoin is hovering around $10,000 looking for a break-out on either side. btcusd BTC/USD Chart on Bitstamp (TradingView) Nevertheless, for large parts of the trading action in the last few weeks, Bitcoin has rejected the…

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Indian Government formed the IMC (Inter-Ministerial Committee) to assess and inform the lawmakers about cryptocurrencies. Recently, the IMC released its report which also includes a draft bill to enact a complete ban on cryptocurrencies in India. Nevertheless, the minutes from the meeting of the IMC reveals that a ban wasn’t the initial or the only idea on the table. As reported earlier on CoinGape, the Committee held three meetings to decide on the matter. The draft bill was presented and accepted at the last meeting on 9-11 January 2019.

Four individuals allegedly involved in hacking the cell phones of Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro regularly used Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, Cointelegraph Brazil reported on July 25. On July 23, the Federal Police of Brazil arrested four individuals who allegedly hacked Moro’s cell phones while he was acting as a judge in the Operation Car Wash case involving former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Operation Car Wash is a major criminal money laundering investigation initiated by Moro, which further expanded to allegations of corruption at major Brailizan petroleum…

Thursday, July 25 — After breaking its psychological price point of $10,000 earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) has been hovering around the position during the day, with other major cryptocurrencies also trading in the green. Market visualization Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin has seen an increase of nearly 3.61% on the day, and is trading at $9,987 as of press time. Bitcoin started the day at around $9,815 and subsequently saw a spike to $10,192 marking the daily high as of press time. As a sign of further adoption, a new political action committee supporting presidential candidate…