Cryptocurrencies Market Overview - July 24, 2017

When will SegWit become active on the Bitcoin network?

BIP91 has locked in, but that doesn't mean SegWit is activated at once. It will take another activation period before SegWit locks-in on the Bitcoin network. The next SegWit activation period starts on July 28, 2017. SegWit should lock-in two weeks later, on August 11, 2017.
After a 2 week grace period, it is expected SegWit will finally be activated on August 25, 2017.
There's still a small chance mining pools stop signalling for SegWit, but at this point it's very unlikely. The risk of a Bitcoin split is therefore very low in my opinion.

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Latest Crypto News - July 24, 2017

Cryptocurrency Market Cap Grows to US$95bn Thanks to Strong Bitcoin Price Momentum

After a week filled with ups and downs, we can now state the total cryptocurrency market cap is heading back toward US$100bn. Most top 10 currencies have noticed small to medium gains over the past 24 hours as well. An interesting future lies ahead, although nothing is set in stone just yet.
Read more: themerkle.com

Dash Price Soars After Getting Accepted on App Store

Dash is currently the seventh biggest digital currency in the world in terms of the total market cap, which is valued at about $1.4 bln and has been increasing after getting accepted on the App Store.
Read more: cointelegraph.com

Texas Congressman Calls for Stricter Cryptocurrency Regulations

Texas congressman Roger Williams has called for controls on cryptocurrencies to ensure they do not aid crime or terrorist activities.
Read more: cointelegraph.com

Bitcoin Split Is Nothing to Fear

Cryptocurrencies are no different from their physical counterparts: Both can withstand a so-called hard fork.
Read more: bloomberg.com

Rothschild Investment Corporation bought $210,000 Worth Of Bitcoin

Filing at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that Rothschild Investment Corporation has diversified into cryptocurrencies and purchased Bitcoin via the GBTC (Bitcoin Investment Trust) investment vehicle. The Rothschild family now owns $210,000 worth of GBTC.
Read more: thebitcoinnews.com

UK vs. US: Liberalization of Fintech vs. More Regulation

Based on the policies involving cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technologies, UK moves to liberalization of cryptocurrencies while the US looks into more regulations.
Read more: cointelegraph.com

Dubai Set to Achieve Goal of Becoming First Blockchain Government by 2020

Dubai is quickly achieving its goal of becoming the world’s first blockchain-powered government to utilize the technology for all transactions by 2020.
Read more: cryptocoinsnews.com

Indian Bitcoin Hotspot Bangalore Sees 50+ Merchants Added This Month

Bitcoin’s popularity in India is steadily growing, particularly in the country’s third most populous city, Bangalore. Leading Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin is based in the city, and has been helping merchants accept bitcoin there.
Read more: bitcoin.com

ICOs in the EU: How Will the 'Slow Giant' Regulate Tokens?

A lot is happening in the initial coin offering (ICO) world. Spurred by multimillion-dollar sales, the blockchain use case is drawing the interest of funds, investors, lawyers and regulators. But so far, the latter group has largely remained silent on the issue. That's not to say there's not activity, though.
Read more: coindesk.com

Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.
Read more: cointelegraph.com

Austria, Canada, and US See Growth in Number of Bitcoin ATMs

The number of bitcoin ATMs in service worldwide has continued to grow at an exponential rate. During June, the total number of bitcoin ATMs installed globally rose by over 7 per cent, with the highest growth being seen in the US, Canadian, and Austrian markets.
Read more: bitcoin.com

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