A Bitcoin ETF may not be on its way, but this does not mean that the SEC is not working towards accepting the ever-growing crypto/blockchain space. This time, a very major "first" is now a reality. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the SEC has granted an approval for a $28 million…
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Bitcoin just keeps chugging along, continuing its five-month intermittent surge routine, having blasted off from its $3,130 launch pad in December and now currently toying with $13,000. In the not too distant past, when Bitcoin took a breather from its “surge routine”, its altcoin brethren had a habit of surging, as well, benefiting from a…
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Visa continues to be a leader in the the blockchain and crypto spaces. This time, Visa is betting on the digital asset custodian company Anchorage, which is a fellow in Facebook's Libra Association. Andreessen Horowitz are also partnering on the $40 million funding round. According to TechCrunch, Anchorage is a revolutionary custodian solution, as it…
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While Bitcoin may dominate the cryptocurrency headline space, there are definitely many other coin programs in the Crypto-verse that might command your attention from time to time, if not for investment purposes, then for their “use cases” in the world of blockchain innovation. According to Coinmarketcap.com, there are over 2,300 token programs at last count,…
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Bitcoin displayed its “Lazarus-like” character once again, rising from apparent death and going on the attack with bulls leading the way. The current target of $12,000 is within reach, even though a majority of analysts keep expecting a correction to be in the immediate vicinity. BTC had been trading sideways for three days, dipping and…
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Second quarter data is now in the history books, and the analysts at Binance Research have determined that existing correlations that have been prevalent in the crypto industry for the past few years are now in decline. Binance Research, a division of the world’s largest and popular Binance exchange, provides in-depth analysis and data-driven insights…
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Gold has been rallying of late, topping $1,400 per ounce for the first time in six years, after recording its seventh straight week of positive gains. Gold Bugs are once again pounding their chests with pride and continuing to cast derisive insults at Bitcoin and other crypto assets, as if there were some reverse correlation…
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Binance recently listed Dogecoin, Elon Musk’s favorite altcoin. Back in 2018, Leaprate reported the story of Dogecoin – an alt coin created as a joke, it reached a market cap of $2 billion in the beginning of 2018. Dogecoin was created as a joke to mimic the 2013 meme of a dog that went viral…
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Taringa! is a Latin American social networking company that has 27 million users. This social networking giant is launching a stablecoin rewards system with the help of two strong partners: the e-wallet provider Airtm and MakerDAO. The information comes from an official press release from the company’s website. The company revealed its new product in…
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The economy in Venezuela is going down. The country is experiencing high inflation and constant shortage of food and water, mainly because of US sanctions. In the summer of 2018, Leaprate reported that President Nicolas Maduro has placed all "his eggs in one basket" - by using the petro, a state-backed digital coin, to save…
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