Ampleforth adds FBG Capital’s Richy Qiao and VTS’ Simon Manka to its team LeapRate

April 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ampleforth adds FBG Capital's Richy Qiao and VTS' Simon Manka to its team

The digital-asset-protocol for producing smart commodity-money Ampleforth has just announced that it has appointed Richy Qiao as its Chief Business Officer and Simon Manka as the company’s Head of Growth. Through my time at FBG, I’ve examined and interacted with nearly a hundred projects - Ampleforth shines as one of the most ambitious visions, paired with…

April 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin pushes bears aside, ranging within a $500 band – What’s next?

Bitcoin is the most exciting thing going in investment circles these days. Crypto enthusiasts are beside themselves with glee, having endured a Crypto Winter that they will surely tell their grandkids about, and now celebrating the good times, as if they have no end. But do they? The proverbial question must be asked – What’s…

April 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto participation by endowment funds much greater than expected

If there is one thing that crypto enthusiasts can agree upon, it is that valuations will soar in Crypto-Land when institutional investors begin shifting capital into the space in a significant way. To date, institutional participation in digital assets can best be described as modest, but a new research paper has revealed that endowment funds…

eToroX adds gold and silver stablecoins to its offering

April 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToroX launches crypto exchange

eToro CEO Yoni Assia announced yesterday at Paris Blockchain Week the launch of eToroX’s crypto exchange and a range of financial instruments, including eight fiat-stablecoins. The exchange is managed by eToroX (eToro’s blockchain group) - one of the first companies that received regulatory approval back in December 2018 as a DLT provider by the Gibraltar…

April 16, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

The $1 million-Satoshi Treasure Hunt is now live

The Satoshi Treasure - a bitcoin hunt for $1 million is officially on. On April 13th, 2019, an anonymous user challenged the bitcoin community to resolve a puzzle and find the key for the Satoshi Treasure worth $1 million. The award is currently worth around 198 Bitcoins. The mysterious author posted the following message that…

April 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Competitive Enterprise Institute blasts SEC for inhibiting crypto innovation

John Berlau, a senior fellow at libertarian think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute, has wasted no time in blasting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its heavy handed treatment of all things crypto. The SEC recently released guidelines to clarify how it applies existing statutes in order to assist legal firms and promoters of Initial…

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April 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cryptos in retreat, as critics rejoice, but Bitcoin and altcoins claw back

Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren have been on a tear for the past two weeks in April, but critics quickly emerged from their slumber when the crypto-verse went into full retreat on Friday. Bitcoin, for the record, had risen over 30% during April, peaking at $5,400, which was almost unheard of a few weeks back.…

April 15, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

OKEx with new fiat pairs and second tokensale

OKEx, the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange, has recently expanded its portfolio offerings with new fiat pairs, including Euro (EUR), Russian Ruble (RUB) and Turkish Lira (TRY). The additions are launched on the C2C fiat-to-token trading platform of OKEx. The new additions are expected to improve the access to digital coins as OKEx is preparing to launch…

April 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IMF’s Lagarde bashing cryptos, while piloting own internal coin system

Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is making waves in the crypto sea again, churning away on both sides of the debate, while the crypto community accuses her of hypocrisy of the first order. On one day, she posits in an interview with CNBC that all things crypto are a disruptive…

April 12, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Not an ICO, but the first SEC-qualified token offering - by Blockstack

Blockstack is a decentralized computing network based in the US, which has filed with the SEC a $50 million token sale under the SEC Regulation A+ framework. Unlike many other blockchain and cryptocurrency companies that usually turn to ICOs to gather funds for their business growth, Blockstack is turning to the US financial regulator for…

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Ampleforth adds FBG Capital's Richy Qiao and VTS' Simon Manka to its team

Bitcoin pushes bears aside, ranging within a $500 band – What’s next?

Crypto participation by endowment funds much greater than expected

eToroX launches crypto exchange

The $1 million-Satoshi Treasure Hunt is now live

Competitive Enterprise Institute blasts SEC for inhibiting crypto innovation

Cryptos in retreat, as critics rejoice, but Bitcoin and altcoins claw back

OKEx with new fiat pairs and second tokensale

IMF’s Lagarde bashing cryptos, while piloting own internal coin system

Not an ICO, but the first SEC-qualified token offering - by Blockstack

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