Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has announced that pre-funding of the Robinhood Equity Token (RHET) is now live on the Swarm platform. Starting today, accredited investors can reserve their stake in a fund created for the purpose of holding equity in Robinhood. The first security token of its kind, once the minimum funding goal…
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The world's largest telecommunications companies in the world, AT&T, is getting a lawsuit for $224 million-suit form a Bitcoin investor, according to whom, he lost a considerable amount of money due to AT&T's negligence. Michael Terpin is now suing AT&T for $24 million, because, in his, opinion, the mobile provider has "allowed" a hacker to…
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Bitt Inc. is a fintech company based in the Caribbean Islands, in Barbados, that uses blockchain to aid P2P payments via mobile applications. The company has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank in the Caribbean Islands or CBCS (Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten) for the development of a government-owned…
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The cryptocurrency market has crushed big time, Bitcoin is falling down to $6,300 and its market capitalization is currently not more than $105 billion. This seems like a huge drop and hit to the whole digital coin market, as other cryptocurrencies are falling fast along the "people's currency". However, two of the biggest banks in…
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Bitcoin, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies saw huge price crashes, with analysts warning that the market has hit "panic mode". Ethereum has experienced the biggest drop in value of all the major digital currencies, plunging nearly 20% over the last days to hit its lowest price in almost a year, trading at $262 on Tuesday. The…
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Applied Blockchain, the UK developer of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, has just announced that it has become an affiliate of the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a global non-profit organisation focused on unleashing blockchain’s potential in the energy sector by building the first open-source, scalable core blockchain platform tailored specifically to the industry. As…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Forex brokerage technology group Nukkleus Inc (OTCMKTS:NUKK) is planning on launching a regulated cryptocurrency exchange, which would cater to the institutional and high-end-retail trading segment. Via regulatory filings made by the publicly traded company, we have learned that the Nukkleus recently incorporated a new Malta based holding company called Nukkleus…
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Investment and trading corporation Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Limited, CFI Cyprus, previously known as CFI Markets, has just announced that it has officially launched CFD's on five major cryptocurrencies for trading on its platform. Now CFI Cyprus clients can trade CFD’s on Bitcoin, Ripple, Bitnote, Litecoin and Ethereum together with other products on CFI's platform from the same account. Commenting…
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Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), the purpose-built custody solution for institutional investors in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, has announced that it can now provide custody support for Stellar Lumens (XLM), a cryptocurrency based on a blockchain devoted to transforming payment and currency exchange systems. DACC now offers the ability to securely custody over 90…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stock bars against the founder of a company who perpetrated a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) to fund oil exploration and drilling in California. According to the SEC’s order, David T. Laurance and Tomahawk Exploration LLC attempted to…
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