Category: Digital Currency

INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets
September 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

GMEX Fusion to support digital assets on the IBM blockchain platform

GMEX Technologies Ltd. has just launched the latest release of its GMEX Fusion Digital Capital Markets technology suite, built on IBM (NYSE: IBM) Blockchain Platform. This technical advancement empowers institutional investors with a hybrid solution and will support multiple digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and more. GMEX Fusion is designed to support multi-cryptocurrency transactions…

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Analyst predicts Facebook’s FaceCoin could earn up to $19 billion by 2021
September 10, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

How Facebook's Libra omitted the Chinese Yuan

The buzz around Facebook's Libra stablecoin is gone off through the roof, as some might say. The truth is that the cryptocurrency project undertaken by Facebook has shaken regulatory bodies around the world so "violently" that they cannot simply decide if Libra is a huge opportunity or huge threat. However, there are certain details around…

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Binance seeks to curb SEC’s hunt for “fraud”
September 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

The new BUSD stablecoin by Binance and Paxos, NYDFS-approved

The largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is now launching a new USD-pegged stablecoin in the U.S. The more exciting news is that the new coin, called BUSD, has been approved by the New York Department of Financial Services or NYDFS. The other partner on the project is Paxos Trust Company. The Binance stablecoin will be pegged…

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Czhang Lin
September 03, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Exclusive Interview: South Korea's move into the cryptocurrency space - PIEXGO's CEO speaks

LeapRate Exclusive… Czhang Lin is the CEO of PIEXGO, an innovative global digital currency trading platform that provides a one-stop seamless experience for institutional and individual traders. PIEXGO’s platform is the first to launch an IXO, essentially an upgraded IEO which seeks to promote an ecosystem of protocols, dedicating resources and opportunities for emerging blockchain…

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September 03, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

The world's first celebrity cryptocurrency - by Manny Pacquiao

Cryptocurrencies emerge from everywhere nowadays: from companies, from governments, and not so often - from individuals. However, one such individual has announced that he is launching what is essentially the first celebrity cryptocurrency. Manny Pacquiao is a champion boxed who just announced the launch of his very own cryptocurrency in front of a crowd in…

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August 29, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Telegram launches the Gram cryptocurrency by October 31st

Some companies raise enormous amounts of money when it comes to issuing their own cryptocurrency. Telegram is definitely one of those companies. The firm is scheduled to release its Gram cryptocurrency by October 31st, 2019. If it fails to do so, Telegram automatically loses more than $1.6 billion. According to press, Telegram has set a…

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