Category: Cryptocurrency

January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas Asset Management completes end-to-end fund transaction test using Blockchain

BNP Paribas Asset Management announced that it has successfully completed a full end-to-end fund transaction test late last year, using blockchain technology. The test has been conducted leveraging on BNP Paribas Securities Services’ blockchain programme, Fund Link and FundsDLT, a blockchain-based decentralized platform for fund transaction processing, which has been developed through collaboration between Fundsquare…

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Ripple
January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New infographic shows 36,000% growth of Ripple

BuyRipple.com have just released a new infographic, revealing 36,000% growth of ripple. The payment network and the payment protocol behind it announced several banking partnerships in 2017, helping to push the price to a high of $3.84. The company is set to revolutionise payment systems across the financial sector. Ripple has overcome brand changes and…

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Sirin Labs partners with Simplex to allow fiat-to-crypto conversion on FINNEY
January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bancor protocol to power token conversion for Sirin Labs' Blockchain FINNEY smartphone

Bancor partners with Sirin Labs to accelerate blockchain adoption through first holistic mobile experience on FINNEY phones Bancor, the standard for Smart Tokens which are autonomously convertible, just announced that it is partnering with Sirin Labs, the creator of FINNEY blockchain smartphone, in order to bring the first complete blockchain mobile experience to the market.…

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January 09, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

KodakCoin - an old "giant" in the new Blockchain game

Kodak was once the most powerful photography company, tracing its roots back to the middle of the1880s. While Kodak may have been forgotten by some people due to the "smartphone era", the company is now entering what most technology companies cannot get enough of, i.e. Blockchain and ICOs. Today, on 9th January, 2018, Kodak announced…

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Money by Design ICO
January 09, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Big ambition: Chaineum managing €300 million ICO for Money by Design

Ambitious even by cryptocurrency standards, ICO boutique firm Chaineum has announced the launch of a planned €300 million ICO for Money by Design (moneybydesign.io). Money By Design’s stated purpose is to launch what it calls the first real digital currency in history - by reassessing the uses of money for more fluid transactions and virtuous socio-economic…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Securities Commission Malaysia issues cease and desist order to CopyCash Foundation

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced that it has directed CopyCash Foundation to immediately cease and desist all its proposed activities including a purported plan to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on 10 January 2018 in Malaysia. This directive covers all activities as described in or incidental to CopyCash Foundation’s white paper pursuant to…

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January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Augmate and Maximilian Ventures partner to promote Blockchain development in Latin America

Partners to provide economic development for Latin America’s growing blockchain & distributed ledger technology ecosystem Augmate announced a partnership with Maximilian Ventures to promote blockchain and distributed ledger technology development in Mexico and throughout Latin America. The partnership will focus on investment, infrastructure, and job creation to develop Latin America as a global leader in…

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January 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Dash Announces Partnership With Latin American Exchange BitINKA

Dash, the top digital currency for payments, today announced an integration with the leading Latin American exchange, BitINKA, providing citizens across Central and South America access to buy and sell Dash using their local fiat currency. The South American-based exchange, which works with 35 banks across 12 countries, will allow greater access to Dash in…

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January 07, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Mark Zuckerberg on the future of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies

Technology moguls are by far the most frequent leaders to speak about the value of blockchain, Bitcoin and the overall cryptocurrency market. While central banks and governments are fighting against the power and revolution the digital currencies have created, technology leaders seem to understand and embrace the currency of the "future" constantly. Facebook's founder and…

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