Category: Cryptocurrency

April 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ADS Securities adds 5 top cryptocurrencies to its OREX trading platform

Abu Dhabi based international financial services firm ADS Securities has announced that traders using its proprietary OREX platform are now able to trade five cryptocurrencies, adding to Bitcoin and Ethereum which have been available since last year. ADS Securities soft launched the new products to existing customers in mid-March with a good response, and given that the broader interest in cryptocurrency trading remains will now be marketing…

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April 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bancor launches crypto wallet with built-in conversion between tokens

More than 1,000 blockchain-based apps have launched their own digital currencies or “tokens” - for example, Ether which allows users to commit transactions on the Ethereum blockchain, or Filecoin for storing and retrieving data. The explosion in digital currencies poses an age-old challenge for consumers: The currencies they hold aren’t necessarily the ones they need…

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April 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Libertex adds 12 crypto tokens and stock CFDs for trading

The Libertex trading platform has just announced that it has provided its traders with an opportunity to trade 12 new instruments. New assets are intended for both traders, who are interested in earning on traditional instruments, and those who trade Cryprocurrency assets. Now traders can operate with the following Cryprocurrencies: Cardano (ADAUSD) – token of…

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April 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Australian digital currency exchange Independent Reserve now regulated

Independent Reserve, the Australian digital currency exchange, has announced that it has become the first Australian exchange of its kind to be regulated. Independent Reserve is the first exchange to be regulated by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). Set up in 1989, AUSTRAC ensures Australian institutions conform to the required standards around…

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April 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Co-founders of fraudulent Centra Tech ICO Sam Sharma and Robert Farkas charged and arrested

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged two co-founders of a purported financial services start-up with orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that raised more than $32 million from thousands of investors last year.  Criminal authorities separately charged and arrested both defendants. The SEC's complaint alleges that Sohrab “Sam”…

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April 02, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The first blockchain-based Hollywood movie is here

Piracy and movie rights are two of the most critical issues for Hollywood yet to be resolved. Pirate website such as PirateBay and others are constantly “abusing” the producers’ rights when it comes to movies. Now, to the rescue comes blockchain. According to recent news, the first ever blockchain-based movie is called “No Postage Necessary”.…

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April 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SportDex launches crypto-based sports app

SportDex, a decentralized sports ecosystem for sports fans, has just announced that it has successfully launched its new application. SportDex is designed with four new features in this version: cryptocurrency SPO, Player Exchange, Wallet, and Contest. SportDex is offering 20 SPO tokens for users who sign up in the next 30 days. The app is…

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March 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dukascopy launches BTC/USD for Europe clients

Several days ago, Geneva based Retail FX broker Dukascopy has announced that the Bitcoin to US Dollar (BTC/USD) is available for regular self trading LIVE accounts of Dukascopy Bank. Dukascopy is now expanding the instrument list for Dukascopy Europe clients. Bitcoin to US Dollar (BTC/USD) with leverage 1:3 has been added for LIVE trading. The launch…

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