Bitcoin catapulted ahead in weekend trading, blasting through $10,000, as if there were no such thing as a psychological barrier or even formidable resistance. Then, in order to add the cherry to the top of this sundae or Sunday, whichever you prefer, cryptos’ omnipresent leader vaulted forward, crossing the $11,000 sound barrier, not once, but…
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Crypto currencies suddenly became front-page news over the past few weeks, due entirely to the “Big Reveal” of Facebook and its proprietary “Project Libra”. The degree of hype that this one storyline has received has not been witnessed during the decade-long history of the crypto world. If awareness leads to acceptance and then full adoption…
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Malta is one of those countries that are very pro-blockchain and pro-crypto. As Leaprate reported back in January 2019, Malta was home to more than twice that amount of crypto exchange trading than the U.S at that time. Malta led the cryptocurrency trading craze with $40 billion in trading volume back in early 2019. Now,…
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Facebook has literally shaken the perception of what cryptocurrencies can do. One of the largest companies in the world by user base and market cap, Facebook is creating its very own cryptocurrency called Libra - a project set to disrupt the way we use and perceive digital coins. Because of the massive impact that Libra…
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The Bitcoin train just keeps chugging along, refusing to pull back sharply, as some analysts of note have suggested, and setting a new high for the year in the process. There has been a great deal of “hype” in the press this week regarding Facebook’s published plans for its proprietary crypto “Project Libra”, which will…
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One of the Big 4s, PwC, is undoubtedly one of the most ardent supporters of blockchain and the magic the technology "can spread" on a corporate business, especially considering the harsh competition that audit and consulting companies currently face. Now, PwC is offering a new tool to audit crypto transactions. The information comes from a…
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The largest player in the insurance industry, MetLife is jumping on the blockchain bandwagon, it seems. The US giant, according to press release by Nasdaq, looks to utilize blockchain to completely disrupt its claims process. MetLife may choose to utilize the Ethereum blockchain to revamp its insurance claims process. What is known for now is…
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METACO, AlgoTrader and Cysec (formerly ArcaTrust) announced that they have teamed up to offer a comprehensive, all Swiss-made crypto asset management ecosystem for financial institutions to manage the entire life-cycle of their crypto assets: from secure storage and management to automated trading and execution. Cysec's hardware security will be combined with METACO’s crypto asset storage…
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Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume and now based out of Malta, has been making waves of late in the industry, many of which are viewed as controversial, as it blazes new trails and tiptoes around regulatory challenges thrown in its path. For a firm that has appeared to go out…
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Bitcoin pulled back again after beating on the $9,400 door, where ostensibly profit taking orders proliferated. BTC remained in positive territory for June, a feat few analysts predicted two weeks back, but the number crunchers were mixed, when it came to explaining why Bitcoin finally had a “sluggish” day at the trading table. There has…
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