Limestone Network is a startup based in Singapore that aims to disrupt the urban environment in Southeast Asia by using blockchain to build smart cities. The first planned project comprises a 100-hectare land in Phnom Penh. The project is backed up by private investors and it will affect approximately around 200,000 people on a daily…
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LeapRate Exclusive… Keith Hilden is the founder and chairman of Relex, an investment platform that uses cryptocurrency to ensure transparency, accountability and the immutability of investment opportunities for the development of the real estate market. Keith joins Leaprate today to let us know a bit more about his company and to discuss how cryptocurrencies will transform…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 14, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Yen is currently the most remarkable story in the FX space, as we go through the usual mid-August low liquidity patch. The Japanese currency continues to appreciate against the other majors, noticeably the…
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The following post is courtesy of Nikolas Papas, Market Strategist, InvestingCube.com and ATFX. Alibaba (BABA) will release its earnings report before the market open on Thursday, Aug. 15. BABA’s stock closed yesterday at $162.22. Analysts expect Alibaba to earn $1.49 - $1.50 per share on revenue of $16.09 - $15.9 billion. Same quarter a year…
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The Dow Jones and S&P 500 stock indexes are up, and, coincidentally, Bitcoin is down over the past five days after assaulting $12,000 on several occasions. BTC has succumbed to selling pressure, presumably to fund the rise in equities across the financial street. It had held $11,400 for a space of time, but it now…
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Coinbase is clearly one of the hottest cryptocurrency exchanges out there. As the largest US crypto exchange and wallet provider, it is surprising that some of its business partners are leaving the "unicorn". One such partner that is leaving Coinbase is none other but Barclays. The bank is no longer providing its services to the…
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According to Bloomberg, People’s Bank of China is reportedly close to launching its very own digital currency. While the rumour of China launching a cryptocurrency was long in the air, it is now that a senior official has confirmed that the country is in the final stages of completing the "crypto project". The information comes…
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The SEC continues to delay the launch of the much-awaited decision on whether there will be a Bitcoin ETF after all, or not. Currently, the SEC has to decide if it will grant three ETFs. The information comes from filings posted on August 12th, 2019. The three sponsors of the Bitcoin ETF proposals are Wilshire…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yesterday charged an analyst at an international investment bank with insider trading. According to the SEC, Bill Tsai, a junior investment broker, had a confidential information about Siris Capital Group's plans to acquire Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFII). Tsai was working from the bank's New York office. Knowing…
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Estonia based Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets announced that it has added new instruments for trading on its flagship Admiral.MT5 accounts. The broker shared that no commissions and swaps are charged for opening long and short positions on futures derivatives. The trading instruments are available for traders on MetaTrader 5 accounts: _Arabica; _Robusta; _Copper;…
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