Facebook was recently reported to have been thinking about its own digital coin, or the so called FaceCoin. As Leaprate reported earlier in 2019, "Facebook has 2.3 billion active clients located across the globe, eager to try the latest that technology has to offer, and cryptos and blockchain bring a lot to the table that…
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While the US academic life has been turned upside down with the latest scandal called Varsity Blue, where wealthy parents and CEOs have paid millions of dollars to get their children into their dream schools, one company is making headlines with its donation. The co-founder of Ripple, Chris Larsen, announced that he will be donating…
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The real estate market has been already disrupted by blockchain. That is true especially when it comes to real estate companies and startups that are looking for new and innovative ways to boost property sales and expand their markets. Now, some of the world’s largest financial players such as RBS and Barclays are jumping on…
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When Elon Musk praises your cryptocurrency, chances are the price of the digital coin will go up. However, something even more important happened. The founder of Dogecoin, Jackson Palmer, said he is ready to sell Dogecoin.com for the colossal sum of $4.2 billion. Elon Musk, after declaring his interest in the crypto, accepted to be…
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The EOS system got a major upgrade last week, thanks to EOSIO Labs and Block.one. On Wednesday last week, the Universal Authenticator Library, or the so called UAL, was released, an application that provides users with one, unified access to all blockchain-based apps. What this means is that users will be able to use EOS…
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Based in Norway, Fenixera is a global debt recovery service platform that protects people from having to write-off international debt. The company essentially makes it easier for someone to maintain a good credit score by managing accounts, collecting invoices, etc. The software used by Fenixera allows users to check people's payment and credit history (which…
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Coinbase just revealed a new $255 million-insurance arrangement for its clients. In a blog post made by the company, the Vice President of Security, Philip Martin, announced that hot wallets (online assets that are “vulnerable” to hacks) have been insured for an amount of up to $255 million. This means that all digital coins stored…
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PayPal has been getting up to speed with blockchain lately. The online payments giant has officially made its first investment in the blockchain “world”. The company has joined the Series A funding of a blockchain-based company that helps its clients (namely financial institutions and different corporations) with managing sensitive data – all through blockchain. According…
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Aviva Ventures and Sesame Bankhall Group (SGB) have partnered to create a blockchain-based protection platform, called Acre Software. The startup is backed by £5 million in seed funding from the two companies. Acre is actually a new generation insurance and mortgage platform that has been supported by Aviva and Sesame with the goal of revolutionizing the mortgage market.…
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VKontakte is one of the largest and most popular social media giants in Russia. Reportedly, the company is now thinking of launching its own digital coin, according to press. While there is no official statement made by the company, the news comes from a local news outlet, RNS. The creation of the digital coin will,…
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