Category: Cryptocurrency

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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August 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hive raises $8.95 million to build blockchain-based invoice finance platform

Hive Project has announced the successful completion of its token sale, raising USD $8.95 million (BTC 2087) from 2234 global supporters. The Hive Project tackles barriers to liquidity faced by SMEs by providing an alternative source of liquidity to that offered by traditional financial institutions. While European Commission reports that SMEs represent over 99 percent…

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August 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ShapeShift AG acquires Bitcoin hardware wallet maker KeepKey

ShapeShift AG just announced that has acquired Seattle-based KeepKey, a secure hardware wallet for digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The vertical integration of KeepKey and ShapeShift enables users to safely store assets on a KeepKey device, while trading these assets directly over the ShapeShift API from the device's interface. KeepKey integrated ShapeShift’s API…

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August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. launches Cryptocurrency education and trading subscription service

Market analysis company ChineseInvestors.com, Inc (OTCMKTS:CIIX) today announced the launch of its cryptocurrency education and trading subscription service on Chinesefn.com, the Company's dynamic financial website that provides real-time market commentary, analysis, and educational related services to Chinese-speaking investors. The new subscription service will cover timely news and will provide analysis regarding all aspects of the emerging…

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æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform
August 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ICONOMI and Columbus Capital partner to manage blockchain and ICO based asset funds

Blockchain technology company ICONOMI has announced that it will be working with digital currency investment firm Columbus Capital, as its first asset management partner to maintain and grow funds comprised entirely of blockchain based assets. ICONOMI is forming a partnership with London-based Columbus Capital to build the bridge between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ economies, revolutionising…

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