MyCrypto, Inc. has just announced that it has acquired Ambo, a company that aims to make cryptocurrency easy through the development of crypto wallets. With this move, MyCrypto will leverage Ambo’s technology and talent to build a suite of cross-platform mobile tools for mainstream digital asset investors. The open-source blockchain interface plans to expand into…
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Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat in the early morning hours, suddenly thinking that you had sold your bitcoin for $35 instead of $3,500? Did you rush to your computer to check to see if the order had been entered correctly? Some poor fellow or woman in South Korea is living a…
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Dash, the digital currency for payments and e-commerce, has teamed up with Anypay, a global payment network, and eGifter, a gift card marketplace offering 300+ eGift cards to U.S. and global brands. People can turn their Dash directly into eGift cards without converting to fiat. We are very excited to be able to bring Dash…
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New information continues to surface related to the hacking incident at Cryptopia, a New Zealand crypto exchange that was compromised back on the 15th of January. It remains the first breach of an exchange in 2019, but details have been slow to surface. The company is still in shutdown mode, as executives and police try…
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The World Economic Forum is a much awaited event, especially when some of the “hottest” technologies are on the table: blockchain, digitalization, economic development, etc. It appears that there is a new blockchain “power” that is emerging right now. South Africa is currently positioned perfectly to be a global blockchain player among other “giants” such…
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Huobi Japan is now a wholly-regulated crypto exchange, supervised by the Financial Services Agency in Japan. The cryptocurrency exchange was created through a merger between Huobi Group and BitTrade. The Founder and CEO of Huobi Group commented on the milestone: This is an important milestone for us," said Leon Li, Huobi Group Founder and CEO. "Firstly,…
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Bithumb, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is looking to go public in the US through the mechanism of reverse merger. Bithumb can become the very first crypto exchange to be traded publicly in the United States. The holding company of Bithumb, BTHMB, which is based in Singapore, is seeking to be listed in…
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The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has just added TRON (TRX) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). TRON has been brought to the GBX-DAX by Sponsor Firm StratX, and follows the addition of XRP and EOS in recent weeks. LeapRate reminds that the digital asset exchange OKCoin exchange has recently added Tron (TRX) as a new…
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Dash Financial Technologies, the capital markets technology and execution provider, has just announced the addition of Scott Patrick as Chief Financial Officer. The company has recently added James Doherty as Managing Director, Head of Equity Product and has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eRoom Securities, LLC. Patrick will be in charge of financial operations and strategic planning…
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Even after the meltdown in cryptocurrency values in 2018, consumer interest in tokens and all thing crypto continues to expand on all fronts and in all jurisdictions across the globe. Unfortunately, these new crypto investors often respond to the industry hype without becoming aware of the significant risks that are present. Cryptocurrencies are at the…
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