It can be both disconcerting and discouraging to hear a crypto expert opine on the issues of the day. It is a given that they have insider knowledge and a talent for the field, being more than likely a programming wizard, a cryptographer, or that geeky nerd that sat next to you in high school.…
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The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has announced today the launch of a new Technology Taskforce (TF-22) on Digital Assets to help examine how ISINs may be able to help identify possible harmonisation of standards. TF-22 will examine the identification of digital assets such as tokens and cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and its’ associated evolution…
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Stephen Moore was nominated by US President Donald Trump to join the Federal Reserve of the country. The bid for the role, however, failed by several votes and Mr. Moore couldn't take the position. Stephen Moore is an economist and former campaign adviser. After his bid didn't come through, Mr. Moore has turned to manage…
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As 2018 came to a close, several concerned observers of the crypto-verse predicted that 2019 would be a critical turning point for many crypto development efforts. In other words, it was time to demonstrate marketable “use cases” across the spectrum of over two thousand token programs that had raised significant funds based on rather thin…
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Analysts are still scratching their heads regarding the Fed’s decision last week to inject roughly $60 billion per month into the U.S. economy. The central bank announced that it would be buying back Treasury bills, perhaps until Q2 of 2020, in hopes of preventing turmoil in repo money markets. The confusing part was when Jerome…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is definitely not wasting its time when it comes to slashing ICO dreams. The financial regulatory body, after rejecting another Bitcoin ETF application, went on to file a legal complaint against the messaging app Telegram and its Telegram Open Network or TON. The reason? The unregistered ICO of…
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Retail forex broker and provider of FX and CFD trading, FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) has just announced the introduction of cryptocurrency baskets to its retail customers. CryptoMajor - the cryptocurrency basket – is made up of the 5 major cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ether. CryptoMajor addresses hedging transparency issues by giving an equal weighting…
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After the solid rumours that Facebook's Libra is going to be postponed for 2020, Zuckerberg is now facing Congress on the 23rd of October. With that there were also speculations that the COO of the company, Sheryl Sandberg may also testify regarding the project. The information comes directly from CNBC. Mark Zuckerberg will be the…
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The cryptocurrency project of Facebook, Libra, got immense attention from regulatory bodies. Leaprate last reported that the cryptocurrency launch may be delayed some time in 2020. This is not what Zuckerberg wanted, but at the end Facebook vouched for complying with all regulatory issues before launching Libra. But what happens when Libra's partners start to…
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As if it was not bad enough to watch crypto valuations tank over the past two weeks, the news out now is that a collective of hackers, known as the "Gorgon Group", have launched a widespread botnet attack that focuses on crypto investors by creating a backdoor into your personal computer, bouncing around any Microsoft…
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