In many respects, the world of cryptocurrencies is very reminiscent of the evolution of retail forex trading in the nineties. At that time, every aspect of trading in this new genre was an innovative adaptation of existing technologies, but with an entirely different look and feel. Regulatory agencies around the globe were unprepared for what…
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Not every government official across the globe contends that cryptocurrencies are the scourge of the earth. In fact, there are many of those in and out of authority that have spoken out from time to time in support of digital currencies and have been critical of government agencies that are stifling innovation. One such individual…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Blockchain investment fund NEO Global Capital (NGC) has teamed up with the Samsung-backed startup partner AERGO one month ago. Roger Lim, Founding Partner at NGC, joins us today to discuss what the future may look like for the world of crypto and blockchain. LR: Where the industry stands a year on from Bitcoin’s…
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When it comes to fulfilling their responsibilities related to the new world of virtual assets, regulators across the world are caught between a rock and a hard place. Protecting consumers from fraud can be exceedingly difficult when current regulations on the books cannot be easily applied to the crypto ecosphere. The European Securities and Markets…
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India can definitely be called "anti-cryptocurrency". Indian banks are now forcing their clients to "promise" not to use Bitcoin. The regulations come from the Reserve Bank of India. Indian banks are "forcing" their clients to sign a contract that says that they will not be using Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies. In addition, banks in…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Patrick Springer, former MD of Morgan Stanley, has joined LeapRate to share some details on asset tokenization and why rebalancing your asset allocation is the next best move. LR: Hi, Patrick and thank you for joining us today. I came across your article about allocating assets the other day. Could you explain LeapRate’s readers why…
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde caused a bit of a stir, when she chimed into the cryptocurrency debate at the 33rd Asean Summit, held in Singapore: Having central banks issue digital currency can bring about financial inclusivity, better security and consumer protection, as well as allay privacy concerns. She could have stopped there, but she went…
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It is that time of year again when “wannabe” futurists try their hands at guessing what the future might bring. As we have learned from 2018, the cryptocurrency ecosphere is a fast changing tide of new ideas, new attacks from regulators and government officials, and, yes, new blockchain development projects and their respective Initial Coin…
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The M&A market in the cryptocurrency market was quite high in 2017, when companies were looking to get an extra edge to their portfolios by acquiring promising crypto startups. At the time, the crypto market was booming, and even cryptocurrency hedge funds emerged. While the M&A crypto frenzy has subsided since last year, when Bitcoin's…
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Despite recent tumbling prices and a mild recovery in the crypto space, optimism is growing over major projects that plan to go live in 2019. One of the major programs will be Bakkt. Its platform “will allow institutional customers to perform various operations with digital assets as part of a seamless global network”. The mastermind…
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