Category: Cryptocurrency

Tether tokenized usd
September 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Tether and Ethfinex enable Tokenized USD on Ethereum Network

Tether Limited, a leading provider of tokenized traditional government-backed currencies, today announced in partnership with Ethfinex the launch of Tether ERC20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, enabling tokenized US dollars to be exchanged on the Ethereum network for the first time. Launched in 2014, Tether was the first blockchain-enabled platform to allow traditional currencies to be tokenized,…

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September 09, 2017 BY AMarkets

Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin?

The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. Cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoin, in particular, assumed commonplace with the trader. Media headlines hasten to report on the latest price record - they are ready to buy 1 Bitcoin for more and more…

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Vaultoro bitcoin gold exchange
September 08, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin gold exchange Vaultoro raises 7 figure seed round from FinLab AG

Vaultoro.com, the first and longest running bitcoin / allocated gold exchange, has announced that it has closed a seven-figure seed funding round from Frankfurt, Germany based fintech investor Finlab AG (FRA:A7A). Vaultoro co-founder Joshua Scigala said: The investment from FinLab AG into Vaultoro will enable us to scale fast. Our mission is to enable as many…

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BCSC warning
September 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

First Canadian registration for a Bitcoin investment fund manager granted to First Block Capital Inc

Canadian financial regulator British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has announced the first registration of an investment fund manager in Canada solely dedicated to cryptocurrency investments. The BCSC has granted First Block Capital Inc. registration as an investment fund manager and an exempt market dealer in order to operate a bitcoin investment fund. "Cryptocurrency investments are…

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August 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

AAATrade launches cryptocurrency trading, including Ethereum-bitcoin and Litecoin-bitcoin crosses

CySEC regulated Retail and CFD brokerage group AAATrade has announced the launch of six cryptocurrency pairs, further broadening its choice of trading instruments. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash are now tradable against the dollar and there are also two cross pairs, Ethereum/bitcoin and Litecoin/bitcoin. The increasing popularity of bitcoin and other crypto trading among traders…

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Mark Cuban ethereum blockchain
August 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Mark Cuban gets into Ethereum blockchain game with Mercury Protocol communications platform

Serial entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, long a Bitcoin skeptic, has increased some of his cryptocurrency and technology investments recently. Cuban's latest backed venture, Mercury Protocol, has just released a white paper detailing how it plans to use Ethereum blockchain technology to disrupt the global communications industry. According to Mercury, modern communication is…

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Belize FX regulation
August 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Belize IFSC issues warning notice regarding OneLife Network

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called OneLife Network Limited. OneLife is a marketing company  purporting to operate from Belize. On its website it shows links to "Affiliated Sites" including cryptocurrency OneCoin, as well as to OneWorld Foundation, OneAcademy, and OneLife events. The full text of the IFSC warning reads as follows:…

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csa report
August 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Canada regulator CSA issues statement on ICOs, ITOs, and Canadian securities law

Pan-Canadian financial regulator Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a notice entitled Cryptocurrency Offerings, which outlines how securities law requirements may apply to initial coin offerings (ICOs), initial token offerings (ITOs), cryptocurrency investment funds and the cryptocurrency exchanges trading these products. The notice describes the factors CSA staff consider in assessing whether prospectus, registration and marketplace…

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