November 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Aion, ICON, Wanchain form Blockchain Interoperability Alliance

Blockchain interoperability specialists Aion, Wanchain, and ICON today announced the formation of the Blockchain Interoperability Alliance. The Alliance came together to develop industry standards, collaborate on research and design, and work towards a shared mission to promote broader adoption of blockchain technology. The inability for independent blockchain protocols to communicate in a decentralized and scalable…

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Equiti Group world economic report 2017
November 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Equiti Group releases first in-depth World Economic Performance Report

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and Retail FX arm Equiti Global Markets (Equiti.com), has released its first in-depth World Economic Performance Report today, published in both English and Arabic. The report provides comprehensive fundamental and market analysis, and insights on key global market as well as commodities and currencies,…

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SaxoSelect
November 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank launches SaxoSelect automated investment service in Asia

Saxo Capital Markets Pte Ltd, the Singapore arm of Copenhagen based online trading giant Saxo Bank has announced the launch in Asia of SaxoSelect, its fully digital and automated investment service. This launch follows the successful implementation of SaxoSelect in Europe in January 2016. SaxoSelect is available for clients with Saxo Capital Markets. SaxoSelect offers…

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November 28, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The market capitalization of cryptocurrencies at $2 trillion in 2018

Mike Novogratz, the current CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners and the former macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, is predicting a $2 trillion market capitalization of cryptocurrencies by 2018. After he expressed his opinion on Bitcoin hitting $20,000 by December 2018, he is now defending the idea of cryptocurrencies increasing their market cap to…

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November 28, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

AML Bitcoin - what, when and how

In September, 2017, The Merkle reported that a new type of Bitcoin may be on its way, the so-called AML Bitcoin. AML reportedly stands for Anti-Money Laundering. While there are many worries around the decentralization of Bitcoin, AML is a sort of the centralized version of the cryptocurrency. The NAC Foundation was going to be…

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accounting software
November 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Critical Purchasing Decisions for Accounting Software

The following article was written by contributor Kat Smith. As a business owner, you make dozens of important decisions to run your company each day. To make informed decisions, you need accurate and timely accounting information, and selecting the right type of accounting software is hugely important. Use these tips to make an intelligent decision regarding…

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SchoolofTrade fraud
November 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

SchoolofTrade.com owners to pay $4.9 million in trading system fraud

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a Consent Order against Defendants Joseph Dufresne (a/k/a/ Joseph James) and Megan Renkow (a/k/a Megan James), both of Palos Verdes Estates, California, and their companies, United Business Servicing, LLC and United Business Servicing, Inc., doing business as SchoolofTrade.com (SoT), who were charged with fraud and other violations in connection with the offer and sale…

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November 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AFPO and FinComEco to create a complete blockchain based agricultural ecosystem solution

African Potash Limited (AFPO), a company focused on creating a vertically integrated platform for the mining, production and distribution of fertiliser and FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions from supply to demand, have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop a range of platforms,…

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