Bitcoin hodlers are an anxious bunch these days. The industry has been under attack by no less than the President of the United States, his henchmen, and global officials across the globe. Skeptics keep prophesizing that a major correction is imminent, one that will drop BTC values far below any levels that seem conceivable or…
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In a much-anticipated dovish move, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and his banking buddies capitulated to political pressure and market demand by cutting their benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Believe it or not, this was the first time that the Fed has cut its rate since 2008, which also meant that it was the…
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Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has informed the public that a website has been soliciting investments in Bitcoins by using fabricated comments attributed to Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (Senior Advisor to MAS). The website’s article on Bitcoins references statements purportedly made by ESM Goh which are either false or have been taken out…
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It has barely been two weeks since President Donald Trump went on his tweet rant, attacking all things crypto, while his henchman, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, actually declared them a “national security issue”. The dust may still be settling, but the news is now that somehow the Department of Defense (DoD) must have…
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Facebook’s Libra project has turned from being an exciting new wave of innovation to help the unbanked to a public relations nightmare of the first order, after a rigid backlash from U.S. Congressmen and a palpable thrashing from government officials across the globe. We now have new survey data that purports that consumers in both…
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Bitcoin struggled through worrisome weekend trading, continuing its slow and gradual descent from yearly highs, but finding support around $9,500. For one brief moment, bears mounted a solid attack that drove BTC prices down to $9,110, but buyers quickly stepped in to boost it back to its current level of support. If you do the…
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has began sending out letters to crypto holders to "advise" them to pay taxes, otherwise the IRS will follow up with stiff punishments to the tax dodgers. According to The Guardian, the IRS has sent more than 10,000 letters to cryptocurrency investors warning them that they will be "punished" if…
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The entire world, it seems, is concerned about the economic and environmental cost of mining bitcoin. Back in June 2019, Leaprate reported several news articles about the huge carbon imprint that bitcoin mining leaves: ....bitcoin mining caused around 23 millions tons of carbon dioxide – an amount similar to the one in major cities or…
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The independent operator of institutional exchanges for electronic FX trading and crypto currencies, LMAX Exchange Group, just reported excellent growth and record financial performance for the six months to 30th June 2019. Interim Results 2019 - financial highlights: Gross Profit of US$25.8m, up 27% from H1 2018 Statutory EBITDA of US$11.3m, up 50% from H1 2018…
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Just in the beginning of June 2019, Leaprate reported on the incredible $4.6 million-lunch between Justin Sun, the the CEO of BitTorrent and the founder of TRON, and the Wizard of Omaha, or simply Warren Buffett. Justin Sun entered a bid for the lunch and won it. Warren Buffet has been known to hold auction…
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