Category: Cryptocurrency

Dash Financial Technologies names Credit Suisse's James Doherty Head of Equity Product
November 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dash Financial Technologies names Credit Suisse's James Doherty Head of Equity Product

Dash Financial Technologies, the industry’s capital markets technology and execution provider, has just announced the addition of James Doherty as Managing Director, Head of Equity Product, the latest demonstration of the firm’s deepening commitment to performance and innovation in the highly-demanded equity vertical. Mr. Doherty joins Dash following a nearly twenty-year tenure at Credit Suisse,…

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November 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The largest cryptocurrency give-away ever

$125 million worth of Stellar lumens will be given away as the largest give-away ever done so far. Stellar is partnering with Blockchain, the world's top digital wallet for Bitcoin, to surprise each Blockchain wallet holders with $25 worth of Stellar Lumens. Blockchain actually does not support a lot of companies, yet Stellar is one…

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Spotware launches cXchange cryptocurrency exchange solution
November 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Spotware cXchange integrated with institutional crypto platform BitGo

Trading solutions provider Spotware has announced that its cryptocurrency exchange solution, cXchange, has been integrated with BitGo, the market leader in institutional cryptocurrency financial services. Spotware has just completed a deep integration between cXchange and BitGo’s wallet API platform. This integration allows any cXchange operator to plug in their BitGo Business Wallet thanks to the…

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November 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ERC20 platform EtherDelta's founder Zach Coburn charged with operating an unregistered exchange

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced settled charges against Zachary Coburn, the founder of EtherDelta, a digital "token" trading platform. This is the SEC's first enforcement action based on findings that such a platform operated as an unregistered national securities exchange. According to the SEC's order, EtherDelta is an online platform for secondary market trading of…

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Good news for Bitcoin investors: Israel might cut tax on profit by half
November 07, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Where does Israel stand with its stablecoin plans?

In November 2017, the Bank of Israel put up a working group to identify the needs and possible launch of a government-backed digital coin, or a stablecoin. The group examined certain advantages and disadvantages of Israel issuing a stablecoin and concluded that the country should wait until more governments around the world introduce their own…

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Coinduck joins SIRIN LABS to provide a crypto-payment option through the Finney smartphone
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Coinduck joins SIRIN LABS to provide a crypto-payment option through the Finney smartphone

SIRIN LABS, the creator of the blockchain smartphone, has announced its most recent partnership with Coinduck. Coinduck, an in-house venture created by Chain Partners, is the cryptocurrency payment service provider, enabling Ethereum coins for offline payments at 1,000 stores in Korea since its inception in 2018. For the first time, consumers can pay with ETH…

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November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

aXpire selects Digital Asset Custody Company for custody services

Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), a custody solution purpose-built for institutional investors and token issuers holding digital assets, has announced that it will provide custody solutions for aXpire, a blockchain fund provider and financial technology company. aXpire provides Token Generation Event (TGE) products, enterprise resource planning tools and blockchain funds to institutional investors, particularly family…

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Crypto Malware Alert: New widespread botnet attack empties crypto wallets
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToro rolls out crypto wallet

FX broker eToro has just confirmed the roll out of its crypto wallet. The eToro wallet is a mobile application available via Google Play and the Apple App Store. It provides an easy to use customer interface and enhanced security. Multi-signature security gives users the ability to see their on-blockchain transactions and balances without the…

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