Category: Cryptocurrency

Exclusive: Physically delivered bitcoin futures hit markets in 2019: Interview with Cristian Gil

January 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Physically delivered bitcoin futures hit markets in 2019: Interview with Cristian Gil

LeapRate Exclusive... Coin Futures and CoinFLEX will be offering futures contracts as soon as next month to the Asian market. The new contracts will provide possible leverage of up to 20 times. Such physical futures contracts are considered to be more valuable, as the value is tied to an underlying asset, rather than fiat currency.…

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sec charges

January 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto Alert: A new strain of malware targets cryptocurrency contributions

One of the most insidious tools within the cyber-criminal’s toolbox is malware, especially the form that invades your computer and reports back your every keystroke for further processing down the line. AI-driven software routines can quickly ferret out your private login and password combinations, such that it is only a matter of time before the…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018

January 18, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

$13 billion - the amount "printed" by ICOs

it's staggering to actually realize the magnitude of ICOs, especially when it comes to the actual amount of printed money that resulted from the creation of initial coin offerings. According to a research by TokenAnalyst.io, around $13 billion have been made as a result of ICOs. This sum is for the period 2017 - 2018.…

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cryptocurrencies

January 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cryptopia exchange breach saga continues – Binance freezes stolen funds

In the latest chapter of the continuing saga of Cryptopia, Binance has stepped forward and claimed to have frozen a portion of the stolen assets from the beleaguered crypto exchange. New Zealand police and the High Tech Crime Consortium (HTCC), an agency that deals with cybercrime, are presently conducting their investigation. All trading activities have…

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Bitcoin

January 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gate.IO rolls out new BTC/USD contract feature

Blockchain assets exchange platform Gate.IO has just announced that it has launched a new perpetual BTC/USD contract feature. BTC/USD is going to be with optional leverage scalings from 1-100. The feature also includes the following contracts: ETH/USD, EOS/USD, XRP/USD, BCH/USD, BSV/USD, LTC/USD, TRX/USD, ADA/USD, XMR/USD, and XLM/USD. The current maximum principal for every investor is…

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Mt. Gox trustee granted another delay for distribution plan for victims

January 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cryptopia hack has industry abuzz with comments about safety of funds

Earlier this week, the news of the first hack of a crypto exchange in 2019 hit the airways. The Cryptopia exchange in New Zealand suspended operations, citing “significant losses”. Local police are investigating, with very few details forthcoming. The lack of information has led to widespread speculation as to the nature of the hack, whether…

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Huobi DM volumes

January 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Huobi DM hits US$20b in trading volume

Huobi Derivative Market (Huobi DM), Huobi’s crypto asset trading service, has just announced its total trading volumes and it soared past USD $20 billion. Huobi DM has recently expanded its cryptocurrency contract trading services to include EOS. Apart from EOS, crypto asset contract trading service also includes taking long and short positions on Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH). We’re pleased with…

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Spotware upgrades cTrader Help Centre and Marketing Portal

January 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spotware and Match-Trade Technologies launch cTrader White Label solution

Trading solutions provider Spotware has teamed up with Forex and cryptocurrency technology company Match-Trade Technologies, to bring a new quality of turnkey White Label solutions. Panagiotis Charalampous, Head of Community Management of cTrader at Spotware, has recently revealed in an exclusive LeapRate interview all about Spotware's flagship trading platform solution cTrader and Traders First approach. cTrader's offered White…

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Coinbase adds Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its professional trading platform

January 17, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase acquires Blockspring, Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup

Coinbase is poised to revolutionize its own business model; from expanding its portfolio of alt coins to making interesting, strategic acquisitions. The most recent one is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup acquisition. The startup in question is called Blockspring. The company makes tools for managing and collecting data from APIs. While the deal's value has not…

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clone firm FCA warning

January 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Bitcoin FX Option clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Bitcoin FX Option. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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