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January 17, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Back to School: Dash brings Blockchain scholarship to Arizona State University

It isn't just the corporate and finance worlds which are getting into digital currencies, and the technologies underpinning them. Arizona State University and Dash, a top digital currency for payments, have announced a partnership designed to accelerate research, development, and education in ways that advance blockchain transaction speed, efficiency, security, and expand its uses. The…

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trading forex addiction
January 17, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Is Forex trading addictive?

The following article was written by freelance writer Tom Worn. Unfortunately, just like many other enjoyable activities, forex trading can become addictive and even harmful. Perhaps not directly harmful to your health like drugs, but financially harmful like gambling. To be clear, I am not equating forex trading to gambling, far from it. The two…

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Long Island Iced Tea acquisition
January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Blockchain, Forex and Iced Tea: LBCC to merge with Stater Global Markets

Worlds colliding. NASDAQ traded Long Blockchain Corp (NASDAQ:LBCC) - formerly known as Long Island Iced Tea Corp. - has announced its planned merger with the parent company of FCA regulated FX broker Stater Global Markets. However, the deal seems to revolve around the new passion of both companies - Blockchain technology. Long Blockchain announced that it…

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Saxo Essential entry level account
January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank launches entry level Essential account with negative balance protection on OTC leveraged products

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the launch of a new entry level account, called Saxo Essential, with industry leading pricing and prudent risk limits on margin trading of OTC products. The introduction of Saxo Essential coincides with recent regulatory initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of leverage available to retail clients…

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IronFX office
January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: IronFX 'mystery' investor: Singapore's Torch Investment, backed by Saudi Arabia's ZAD

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the unnamed 'mystery' investor which agreed to put up to $100 million into Cyprus based retail FX broker IronFX is Singapore based regulated investment fund Torch Investment Management Pte Limited. IronFX announced in August that it had arranged a $100 million investment from a 'major family office investment outfit'. We reported…

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stocks prediction 2020
January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Top 3 Prediction Platforms on the Market Today

The following article was written by Cahill Puil, the founder of Byte Media Group, a Strategic Marketing Consultancy that helps blockchain and technology companies go beyond beta. He acts as an advisor to ZeroSum. Prediction platforms and cryptocurrencies are a match made in heaven for a number of reasons. The Internet has played host to…

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Monex Australia FX broker
January 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Monex Group goes live with Australia online trading sub offering $10 US equity trades

Japan based online brokerage and trading provider Monex Group Inc. (TYO:8698) has announced that it has started taking on new clients in its recently established, ASIC licensed subsidiary in Australia, Monex Securities Australia Pty Ltd. And, from the looks of things, it seems as though Monex wants to carve itself a niche offering international investments to Australian…

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cryptocurrency third world
January 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Benefits of Cryptocurrency to the Third World

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. Cryptocurrencies seem like the type of endeavor that will split the world into the haves and have nots. Despite its talk of democratization of currency via removal of the impact of central banks, cryptocurrencies practically are only available to those people with access to…

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ACON Actienbank acquired JFD Brokers
January 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers acquires control of German investment bank ACON

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced that it has acquired 51% of established German investment bank ACON Actienbank AG. JFD did not give a price for the acquisition, but did state that it also holds an option to acquire an additional 20% of ACON in the future, which could take its…

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