Category: Cryptocurrency

June 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote part of Swiss group CMTA to set standards for blockchain technology in the capital markets

Leading actors from Switzerland's financial, technological, academic and legal sectors have announced the formation of a new associative body called the Capital Markets and Technology Association (or CMTA) to facilitate the use of blockchain in financial markets. The CMTA will provide a platform to create open industry standards around issuing, distributing and trading securities in…

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June 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Argo launches new cryptocurrency mining service

Argo, a UK-Canadian venture, has just announced that it has launched today a new low-cost, flexible and easy-to-use crypto-mining service for users. The service is aimed at addressing pent-up demand from users who want to benefit from mining digital currencies but have been put-off by its complexity and significant up-front cost. The company’s solution is…

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June 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INGOT Coin and GMEX to develop Blockchain based All-Inclusive-Ecosystem

INGOT Coin, pioneering the link between the Crypto universe and the current traditional financial industry, has just announced a Joint Venture Partnership with GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of exchange and post-trade solutions; and the start of INGOT Coin’s Blockchain based All-Inclusive-Ecosystem. GMEX will provide Fusion, their hybrid centralized & Blockchain based global exchange trading,…

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June 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Streamr’s DATA token listed on cryptocurrency exchange Binance

Streamr, the blockchain-backed data platform, has just announced that its token (DATA) has been listed on Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by trading volume. The announcement comes at a time of great vibrancy within the Streamr community, following the launch of Streamr’s real-time data Marketplace in May 2018. DATA is available for…

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June 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TIS invests in enterprise blockchain software firm R3

TIS Inc. (headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo), has just announced its strategic investment and firmed up business collaboration with enterprise blockchain software firm R3 HOLDCO LLC. R3 is a fast growing US technology firm with a highly innovative software platform, global brand recognition in blockchain technology and successful formation of a global ecosystem of over 200 financial…

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June 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Dennis Rodman, Trump and PotCoin

PotCoin, advertized as "ultra-secure digital cryptocurrency, network and banking solution for the $100 billion global legal marijuana industry", may be sponsoring Dennis Rodman, the famous retired basketball star for his trip to Singapore for the Trump - Kim Jong-un meeting. PotCoin is essentially a very non-traditional cryptocurrency, since it helps facilitate legalized marijuana transactions around…

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June 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bright to bridge the credit gap on the blockchain

Bright, a decentralized financial services marketplace on the blockchain that was established by the founders behind AMPP Group, has just announced that it is working to close the credit gap faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) around the world. Access to finance is essential for growing small businesses, and expanding operations through hiring…

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June 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CSA warns investors to be cautious with crypto-asset trading platforms

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has informed that is urging Canadians to be cautious when considering buying crypto assets through trading platforms. Even though a platform may call itself an “exchange,” that does not mean it is complying with the securities regulatory regime. Currently there are no crypto-asset trading platforms recognized as an exchange or…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Decentral hires gamification pioneer Yu-kai Chou as CXO

Decentral Inc., Canada blockchain company and the creator of the multi-platform, multi-currency digital wallet Jaxx, has announced that gamification pioneer Yu-kai Chou has joined its executive team as Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Chou will spearhead the company’s gamification efforts within Jaxx Liberty, the newly unveiled single, gamified interface for everyone to experience the blockchain ecosystem…

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