CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Bitcoin is up nearly $100 in the past week, hitting levels not seen since mid-March after Japan legalized the cryptocurrency as a payment method. Read more: www.cnbc.com

Bitfinex has announced today that bank transfers will no longer be processed, just days after the exchange said there will be USD withdrawal delays. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

EthBits will be raising funds to develop their blockchain based digital currency platform in a crowdsale which started 15th April. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

The world's largest bitcoin exchange by USD volume traded nearly $100 above some of its exchange counterparts earlier today. Read more: www.coindesk.com

Bitcoin price is pushing higher in a continuing rally that began in the last days of March leading into April. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Senators in New Hampshire have passed a bill that would exempt digital currency traders from money transmission regulations. Read more: www.coindesk.com

New statistics compiled by monitoring site Coin Dance tracked 146 well-known businesses in the space, finding 46% “explicitly supporting” SegWit. Read more: bitcoinist.com

Co-director of Imperial College London’s Centre for Cryptocurrency believes a dearth of regulation is undermining new financial technologies. Read more : www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Who needs an ETF when you can buy BTC? Bitcoin price is up almost 30% since the start of 2017 when the latest bull-run was just warming up. Read more: bitcoinist.com

Digital currency payments in vehicles may not be far off, if the ideas in a new patent application from telecom giant AT&T enter real-world use. Read more: www.coindesk.com