Fantasy Blockchains and A Fork in the Road

This Week's Must Reads - This week brought more controversy in bitcoin’s long-simmering block size debate, along with a potentially significant regulatory development in Japan, where lawmakers are reportedly moving to cement bitcoin’s status as a currency. Over in the blockchain space, a startup agrees to help fight EU cybercrime, a major bank is sending money on a blockchain and Intel is finding interesting ways to use the blockchain around the office... California ruling A bankruptcy court judge says bitcoin is property, not currency. (CoinDesk). Big league IT giant Intel is putting an internal blockchain through its paces with a fantasy sports game. (CoinDesk) Crime Busters Blockchain startup Chainalysis is to assist Europol in catching online baddies. (CoinDesk, Reuters) Scaling bitcoin Deploy a hard fork of bitcoin in mid-2017? (Finance Magnates, CoinDesk) Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says... no. (CoinDesk) Banking trial JPMorgan has been moving money between London and Tokyo using blockchain tech. (CoinDesk, WSJ) Friendly regulation Japan might soon be treating bitcoin as a conventional currency. (CoinDesk, The Guardian) Price The value of a bitcoin continues to hover at around $420 as the 400,000th block is mined. Read More Blockchain News → Quote of The Week "For those that say a fork is no longer bitcoin, I’d say you’re both no longer bitcoin. None of you can claim to be the true bitcoin." Brian Hoffman, CEO of OB1, writing on his blog and republished on CoinDesk. Found a blockchain analogy or anything of interest? Email newsletter@coindesk.com with what you found! If you like what you see, please share CoinDesk Weekly with your friends. Use this link. CONSENSUS 2016 Save 10% with code 'C16LOYALTY10' Get Noticed at Consensus 2016 Increase your exposure as an exhibitor in one of C16's networking lounges. Kiosks and knowledge bars are located in high traffic areas and in close proximity to keynotes and track sessions, providing a great opportunity to establish your presence, draw attention to your unique offering and conduct client meetings. Contact Peter Bordes, bordes@coindesk.com for more info. (view prices) Share this email

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