John McAfee is probably the most ardent Bitcoin enthusiast. Now, news emerged that the Bitcoin bull will support the Zombie Coin project, and not only that, but write its white paper. The zombie ICO is a rather hilarious project that is managed by China Zombie, which wants to teach zombies how to use alt coins.…
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Ripple has onboarded a new partner to its RippleNet platform - Xendpay. The company is based in the UK and provides remittance services. The new partnership allows Xendpay to join international markets such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia and other. Xendpay was created in 2012 with the main purpose of transferring money in a cheap…
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It's no secret that the demand coming from institutional investors has increased tremendously over the last year and some businesses are quick to catch the "crypto" wave and benefit from the trending market. Two such businesses are none other but Deribit and Paradigm. Deribit is a cryptocurrency exchange for options and futures on both Ethereum…
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The US Treasury, or more specifically its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has recently blacklisted three Chinese residents and their respective crypto accounts. The reason? Smuggling of drugs and money laundering allegations. The three Chinese individuals are the following: Guanghua Zheng, Xiaobing Yan and Fujing Zheng. All three of them are currently named as narcotics traffickers and…
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Bank of America is one of the US banks that is clearly leading in the blockchain-patent game. BofA has filed for over 60 blockchain-related patents so far. This is a major breakthrough since Bank of America is actually the second largest bank by assets in the US. Considering the tight regulations and the inability of…
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The IRS has already sent a letter of warning to cryptocurrency investors to properly claim their "digital assets" and pay the respective taxes. Now, only after a few months after the first warning, the second one is in. This time, however, the letter is received by some crypto investors whose federal tax returns do not…
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Limestone Network is a startup based in Singapore that aims to disrupt the urban environment in Southeast Asia by using blockchain to build smart cities. The first planned project comprises a 100-hectare land in Phnom Penh. The project is backed up by private investors and it will affect approximately around 200,000 people on a daily…
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LeapRate Exclusive… Keith Hilden is the founder and chairman of Relex, an investment platform that uses cryptocurrency to ensure transparency, accountability and the immutability of investment opportunities for the development of the real estate market. Keith joins Leaprate today to let us know a bit more about his company and to discuss how cryptocurrencies will transform…
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Coinbase is clearly one of the hottest cryptocurrency exchanges out there. As the largest US crypto exchange and wallet provider, it is surprising that some of its business partners are leaving the "unicorn". One such partner that is leaving Coinbase is none other but Barclays. The bank is no longer providing its services to the…
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According to Bloomberg, People’s Bank of China is reportedly close to launching its very own digital currency. While the rumour of China launching a cryptocurrency was long in the air, it is now that a senior official has confirmed that the country is in the final stages of completing the "crypto project". The information comes…
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