Cracks in the crypto infrastructure are beginning to appear, as the ravages of Crypto Winter take their full toll. For the past few months, the financial press has been filled with headlines related to crypto miners departing the scene. Miners are sometimes called the backbone of the crypto ecosphere. Operations can range from small to…
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Yikes! The sky is falling again… or is it? It seems that, every time Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren stumble a bit, the end of the world is near at hand. Yes, BTC dropped from $3,550 to $3,357, a 5.5% fall, in a matter of hours, dragging other token values along with it, as the…
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The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: The British Parliament passed a partial revision of the draft Brexit new agreement, but the Irish border guarantee program has not yet been passed. The overall draft of the Brexit remains unresolved and the British pound fell. The next…
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Crypto press headlines typically focus on the dark side of exchange compromises and the billions in dollars of losses that must be absorbed by the firms and their customers. There is, however, a more sinister threat lurking in the shadows that is seldom discussed, but which could prevent the massive adoption that crypto zealots hope…
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How could cryptocurrencies become as familiar in a household as the Internet? If rumors are correct, then the new Samsumg Galaxy S10 could do the trick. Cryptocurrencies have been around for a few years, but public awareness has primarily been reserved for high-tech geeks and savvy investors. What is needed for broader acceptance by the…
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LeapRate Exclusive... The global elite and their private jets flew into Davos, Switzerland, last week for the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to review, discuss, and debate the pressing world issues of the day. Occasionally, the setting provided an excellent platform for individual leaders to speak to personal items of high priority in their…
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What a difference a year makes or maybe not? The global elite has departed the confab in Davos, jetting away to parts unknown until the next summit. With respect to cryptocurrencies, the opinions expressed at this year’s event were muted, at best. One need only remember that last year at this time Bitcoin was at…
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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have raised over $10 billion over the past two years, but reports indicate that nearly 80% of these fledgling startups will fail, either due to poor business planning, incompetent management teams, or the fact that they were an outright scam to begin with, plain and simple. The prevalence of shady behavior…
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Coinbase, based out of San Francisco and one of the most popular and trusted crypto platforms in the world, has announced that it will expand its newly developed custodial services into the Asia market. The move is seen as two-fold – to attract major institutional players in the region and to provide custodial services for…
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Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat in the early morning hours, suddenly thinking that you had sold your bitcoin for $35 instead of $3,500? Did you rush to your computer to check to see if the order had been entered correctly? Some poor fellow or woman in South Korea is living a…
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