A roundup of this week's headlines from around the world.

1. This Week in
Bitcoin
14 July 2017
A.Patel

2. Headlines around the world
AUSTRIA: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether & Dash now available for OTC
purchase at 1,800 postal outlets and their partners
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Bank (Falcon) receives regulatory approval to
start accepting bitcoin deposits from consumers
SOUTH KOREA: International money transfers up to $3,000 USD
using bitcoin are legalized to fuel remittance competition
JAPAN: Mt. Gox trial begins in Tokyo with former Founder, Mark
Karpeles, charged with embezzlement of $3m USD

3. Other News
Bitcoin Scaling Debate shows signs of Resolution: Miners begin to signal
their support to implement SegWit. Deadline of July 21 to determine if BIP91
will go ahead.
World Economic Forum: Release of much anticipated Paper on the Potential
of Blockchain
AlphaBay (silk road 2.0) goes Offline: Was processing $800,000 USD per
day in black market transactions. Co-founder arrested, commits suicide
Rise of the Token Hedge Funds: At least 15 crypto hedge funds open shop in
the last 24 months

4. In the Spotlight: Security
HIJACKED
CoinDash ICO website is hacked, $7m USD is syphoned
after crowdfunding ETH address is switched
PHISHING
Growing number of projects are abandoning their slack
channels due to extensive phishing operations targeting
users. EOS and Tezos are the most recent tokens to do so