CoinDesk launches CoinDesk Productions, hires two Bloomberg veterans LeapRate

June 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoinDesk launches CoinDesk Productions, hires two Bloomberg veterans

CoinDesk Inc., the digital media and information services company for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry and producer of Consensus, the largest and most prominent blockchain technology conference in the world, has announced the launch of its digital media production arm, CoinDesk Productions. CoinDesk Productions will be producing documentary series and features rooted in crypto and…

June 01, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Africa is becoming a cryptocurrency trading hub

South Africa is on its way to become a cryptocurrency trading "heaven" and acts as a center of digital assets on the oldest continent. The Merkle just reported that one of the well known asset management companies, Sygnia, is looking to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in the third quarter of 2018. Africa has long been…

May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FX settlement company CLS invests in R3 financial blockchain platform

Enterprise blockchain software firm R3 has announced that it has secured a strategic investment from CLS, the market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions. CLS will work with R3 to explore how Corda, R3’s enterprise blockchain platform, can be deployed to improve efficiencies for its members, including 70 of the world’s leading financial…

May 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Virtual Crypto Technologies signs agreement with Lincoln Billiards

Virtual Crypto Technologies Ltd. (OTCQB: VRCP), a technology company dedicated to making cryptocurrencies accessible to the public, specifically by creating payment solutions for businesses and consumers which combine Application Programming Interfaces and Mobile Applications for implementation across ATMs, PCs, tablets and other mobile devices, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide…

May 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Zerion launches Pulse platform to help manage crypto investments

Zerion, the fintech company connecting investors and blockchain companies to facilitate successful tokenization, has announced that it launched Zerion Pulse to provide users with a seamless and secure platform to track and manage crypto funds. Zerion Pulse is the all-in-one portal for managing blockchain-based investments with automated portfolio analytics for Ethereum and Bitcoin wallets. With…

May 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Skrumble Network secures $15 million to solve the data ownership crisis with blockchain technology

Skrumble Network, the blockchain and application creating secure connections for communication, announced that its crowd sale completely sold out in early-bird in one hour. Skrumble Network surpassed its goal reaching its hard cap of 20,000 ETH and securing $15 million USD in total. With Skrumble Network, community members have the opportunity to take back ownership…

May 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC takes action to halt Titanium Blockchain ICO fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing fraud involving an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised as much as $21 million from investors in and outside the U.S. The court also approved an emergency asset freeze and the appointment of a receiver for Titanium Blockchain…

May 29, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

How this fintech startup revolutionized the payment with Bitcoin

The London-based startup, Plutus Tap and Pay, is revolutionizing how people pay with Bitcoin in stores and how they shop online. Bitcoin is mostly accepted now as a “store-of-value” cryptocurrency, not so much as a “transaction-ready” one, especially considering the regulations of banks and governments over the “people’s currency”. Plutus Tap and Pay is an…

May 29, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

What else is the Rothschild family controlling - cryptocurrencies

The Rothschilds, one of the wealthiest family dynasties in the world, has been rumored to “rule the world” of banking, politics and essentially all major economic drivers of the modern world. With the advancement of cryptocurrencies, the name and associated power of the Rothschild family is lurking all over again. Now, the founder of Ethereum,…

May 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto Facilities hires Euromoney Indices’ Sui Chung to head index and pricing

Crypto Facilities, the cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider, has today announced the appointment of Sui Chung to lead its index and pricing products business. Crypto Facilities offers individuals and institutions regulated, transparent and secure trading 24/7/365. The firm is also a provider of cryptocurrency indices, calculating the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and Real…

Category: Cryptocurrency