Xunlei at Summer Davos: Blockchain will guard user privacy LeapRate

September 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Xunlei at Summer Davos: Blockchain will guard user privacy

The 12th Summer Davos gathered over 2,500 participants from 111 countries in Tianjin, to discuss multiple perspectives in building innovative societies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Blockchain powerhouse Xunlei’s chief executive Chen Lei was invited to attend the closing panel to address this subject: How to use emerging technologies to form business and benefit everyone.…

September 25, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Australia shuts down fake ICOs

ICOs have been very popular with investors and even teenagers. Youtube videos now teach people how they can create an initial coin offering of their own. And while some say they will surpass the IPO market at some point, some countries are still on the "watch-out" for this type of fundraising. One recent example is…

September 24, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

This former Point72 portfolio manager launches his own crypto hedge fund

Point72 Asset Management is undoubtedly one of the world's most successful hedge funds, founded by Steven Cohen. With assets under management at around $12.4 billion (2018), working at the prestigious hedge fund is a rare privilege. Now, one of its former portfolio managers, Travis Kling, is running his own cryptocurrency hedge fund called Ikigai Asset…

September 24, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Walmart and IBM to use blockchain for food traceability

Walmart is implementing IBM's blockchain as part of their new food traceability program that has to do with food safety on all levels in the supply chain. The ultimate goal is to track the path of the food from the farm to the shelves in the store. In this way, Walmart will be able to…

æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform

September 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital advertising blockchain protocol adds new OnXCHNG partners & advisors

Kochava Labs SEZC, a research and development subsidiary of Kochava Inc., has announced new strategic partners to OnXCHNG, the partnership program for the industry's open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem, XCHNG. In addition, XCHNG has added two advisors to its blockchain team - Stefan Rust, Founder & CEO of Exicon, and Nick…

September 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dash teams up with Indian cryptocurrency exchange Bitbns

Dash, the digital currency for payments, has announced a strategic partnership with Bitbns, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in India, to launch Dash/INR fiat pairing. Through the partnership, customers of Bitbns will now be able to buy and sell Dash instantly using InstantSend on the exchange platform, making Dash accessible to the growing Indian…

September 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Juventus to launch Fan Token with blockchain platform Socios.com

Juventus Football Club S.p.A., colloquially known as Juve, has just announced a multi-year strategic global partnership with blockchain-based fan engagement platform Socios.com and has also unveiled plans to launch the 'Juventus Official Fan Token' to its global fan base. With more than 340 million supporters worldwide and a global, digital fan base that exceeds 60…

September 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Stellar's LOBSTR launches wallet for DigitalBits tokens

LOBSTR, the wallet in the Stellar ecosystem, has announced today the launch of XDB Labs LLC, and will soon launch XDB Wallet, to support custodial and wallet storage for digital assets on the DigitalBits blockchain. Recently launched, DigitalBits, a fork of the Stellar blockchain, is a protocol focused on becoming the transaction and trading layer…

September 21, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The SEC issues notice on the future of CBOE's Bitcoin ETF

The SEC rejected nine Bitcoin ETFs in total just recently. Experts say that a Bitcoin ETF is inevitable at some point, but the SEC is not so sure on this, it seems. While the Commission seems adamant on not approving a Bitcoin ETF any time soon, it has provided some information on what constitutes their…

September 19, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Cryptocurrency risks in Dubai

Dubai is one of the most advanced countries in the world. The cryptocurrency sector is no exception. Dubai is one the countries that is cryptocurrency "friendly" and is embracing the technology of blockchain. However, the risks associated with altcoins are rising. The police in Dubai warned the community that users and investors can expect fraud,…

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