Category: Cryptocurrency

October 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas Securities Services with TCS to transform asset servicing industry using blockchain technology

BNP Paribas Securities Services announced that it teams up with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to deliver an innovative blockchain-based platform, called Corporate Event Connect, which will provide fast, accurate and secure corporate event announcements to clients around the world. Corporate actions processing is one of the most complex areas of asset servicing. Information on the…

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October 16, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Australia up for Bitcoin regulation

Bitcoin has become a global phenomenon, presenting opportunities and threats along the way all around the world. Regulators, CEOs, central banks and cryptocurrency startups are on the lookout for the next big news on bitcoin. Australia is the next "player" to impose bitcoin regulation, following a scandal with its biggest bank - Commonwealth Bank of…

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October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC adds Investor Warning to leverage and volume limits for trading cryptocurrency CFDs and ICOs

After introducing leverage and volume limits for FX brokers that offer trading in CFDs for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has now added a general warning for retail traders on the risks of trading digital / virtual currencies. CySEC called these instruments "highly complex", noting that trading prices of virtual currencies and CFDs…

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Saxo Bank Ethereum ETN trading
October 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank adds Ethereum ETN trading to its online trading platforms

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced that it now offers clients access to trade the Ethereum Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) issued by XBT Provider AB which were listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm stock exchange earlier this week. As previously announced, Saxo Bank also offers clients access to two Bitcoin Tracker ETNs also…

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Bitcoin astounds again – Testing $9,000, share up to 61% - What’s next?
October 12, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin Hits New Highs

After much criticism from Jamie Dimon and China banning domestic exchanges from trading cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin hit all-time highs when it surged to $5,386.23, as reported by Forbes and Coindesk. After going down with almost 40% to $3,000 in August, the "people's currency" is back with a vengeance. The new highs in Bitcoin price represent around…

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October 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cryptocurrency FinTech firm QUOINE receives JFSA license

QUOINE Corporation has announced that it is the first global crypto fintech company to receive an official license from the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA). QUOINE operates QUOINEX, a cryptocurrency exchange and high performance trading platform that went global since May 2014. At its core, QUOINE is focused on stringent security measures on QUOINEX and…

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October 11, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The First House To Be Sold Entirely Through Blockchain

In September 2017, a house was sold on the blockchain technology for the first time. The property is a flat with a price of $60,000 in Kiev, Ukraine, reported New Scientist. The transaction was facilitated entirely through Ethereum using cryptocurrency. Instead of paper contracts and fiat money exchanged, the founder of tech news site TechCrunch, Michael Arrington,…

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