In 2017, China dominated cryptocurrency headlines – but to many observers, it’s now all quiet on the eastern front. But don’t let the diminished focus fool you – Chinese blockchain projects continue to innovate and build; and some are moving ever-closer to major global adoption.

Venture capital and crypto are now colliding in ways that were unthinkable only a few years ago. When Tim Draper began his career, he would often see periods of too much VC money chasing too few ideas.

That dynamic has now shifted with the emergence of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, giving Draper Associates the ability to pick and choose among the best implementations of the new tech.

In this series on Bitcoin and money, Crypto Briefing takes a deep dive into the complexities of the modern monetary system and how Bitcoin, as the ultimate hard money, can serve as a solution to many of its problems.

In Part Seven of the series we consider the concept of separating money and state, and what the repercussions might be if elected representatives were forced to keep to campaign promises – and divulge campaign donors – through blockchain technology.

Can regulators and crypto projects work out their differences to create safe environments for digital asset trading? Or are they destined to forever butt heads?

In an ideal world, there are no winners or losers. It’s the continued conversation between crypto leaders and regulators that will ultimately drive innovation. 

Things are looking pretty bullish for Ethereum (ETH). The Ether price has surged by over ten percent in the past couple of days, and crossed above the psychological $200 barrier earlier this afternoon. That could be a strong buy signal for technical traders, as Crypto Briefing analysts reported yesterday.

Bitcoin and the rest of the market is surprisingly linear today, with many altcoins registering modest gains as BTC remains range-bound. Ethereum and XRP in particular are showing strong gains.

It’s commonly assumed that the best regulatory attitude towards bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is a proactive one. But a leading lawyer is contradicting this common wisdom, saying that the best approach is to accommodate crypto into existing legal frameworks, as the UK is now doing.

• VeChain is testing its 200-period moving on the four-hour time frame for the first time this month
• The VET / USD pair has so far failed to turn bullish over the short-term
• The daily time frame shows the formation of a potential double-bottom pattern

VeChain is starting to attempt a short-term upside recovery after enduring eight consecutive weeks of heavy trading losses. The cryptocurrency briefly moved above its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time for the first time since early July, before being sold sharply lower.

Say what you like about Roger Ver, but he certainly doesn’t suffer from false modesty. The founder of Bitcoin.com recently took to YouTube with a series of short videos about his young life, early business forays, and eventual shift from evangelizing for Bitcoin to his now-favorite cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged top managers at JPMorgan Chase of market manipulation, Reuters reports.  For the better part of a decade, according to DoJ charges, traders Gregg Smith, Michael Nowak and Christopher Jordan allegedly manipulated prices of gold, silver, platinum and palladium futures on the New York and Chicago Mercantile Exchanges.