Bitcoin and cryptocurrency round-up 23 April 2018
What's happening in cryptocurrency?
A bigger circle, the point of regulation, movements in India, Eth hybrid specs, p2p BTC and price analysis.
1. OTC exchanges get a bigger piece of the pi
Circle Trade, the OTC branch, is now doing about $2 billion of cryptocurrency trades per month.
OTC exchanges are all around booming, regardless of price actions.
2. Making yourself useful
Regulations are most successful where they add value.
The ability to add value can be weighed alongside other benefits regulation offers.
3. India's high court is getting ringside seats
Things are heating up in India, with the high court approving a lawsuit levied against the central bank by a cryptocurrency exchange.
With approval to go forward and the ball in the RBI's court, things might come to a head eventually.
4. How the handling?
New specs have been published for the hybrid phase of Ethereum's Casper update.
5. Not taking no for an answer
Peer to peer bitcoin trading is a hydra, with heads all over the world.
And when someone tries to cut off bitcoin's head in one country, it seems to sprout more.
6. Bitcoin price analysis: Athletic edition
Running, vaulting and casual strolling are all on bitcoin's agenda.
Disclosure: At the time of writing the author holds ETH, IOTA, ICX, VEN, XLM, BTC, NANO
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