It is a week for holiday travel in the United States, as its Independence Day falls on a Thursday. Since the majority of “non-fake” Bitcoin volume tends to be U.S.-centric, analysts are quick to note any variations that may occur when analysts and traders alike are taking time off to travel to see family or…
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CoinEX is one of the leading exchange platforms in the cryptocurrency space. Back in July 2018, Leaprate reported that CoinEX has surpassed Binance by trading volume. The exchange incorporated the so-called “trans-fee” mining model. The model allows exchanges to issue its own tokens and pay these to users in exchange for the regular transaction fees…
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As The Business Times reports IBM and the three largest banks in Australia have joined efforts to test retail financing by the technology of blockchain. The new product is a bank-guarantee platform that is used by shopkeepers. The platform has a shared database. If the project is successful, this will be the very first application…
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Xetra is Deutsche Börse’s digital stock exchange. The very first blockchain development company to be listed on Xetra is Advanced Blockchain AG, a German BaaS provider (blockchain-as-a-service). The news comes from DGAP and Cointelegraph. This is a hug accomplishment for Advanced Blockchain AG, as Xetra is an all-electronic trading system that is used in over…
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Bitcoin is rising, no doubt about that. The “people’s currency”is moving fast above the $10,000 mark, currently trading at around $11,000 at the time of this writing. However, while the price of Bitcoin is rising, this does not point to any real development of the currency or the future evolvement of digital coins. The price…
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The mystery around Satoshi Nakamoto is ever growing. There is no confirmation on who he or she or they are, and several people have come to claim that they are the real creator of Bitcoin. One of the most probable creators of Bitcoin is Craig Wright. According to a direct quote from Yahoo Finance: Craig…
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After JP Morgan's alleged JPM Coin's launch came to life, another major US bank may be thinking of launching its very own digital coin. Goldman Sachs may be following in the footsteps of its biggest competitor. JP Morgan essentially becomes the first major US bank with its very own cryptocurrency. As Leaprate reported: "As reported…
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The news around cryptocurrency exchanges are not always exciting, as the most common news is about stolen funds and illegal activity. Just recently, hackers stole $40 million worth of crypto from Binance. As Leaprate reported back in May, 2019: "The stolen amount is equal to 7,000 Bitcoins. Not only did the hackers steal the staggering…
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Back in December, 2018, Leaprate reported that Opera, a company founded in 1995 in Norway, was launching a blockchain browser for Android users. The web browser Opera announced last year was the launch of the first Web 3-ready browser. The Android browser includes a built-in crypto wallet and Web 3 support. Now, the company is releasing a blockchain…
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The Government of Iran has decided to stop the power for crypto mining until new prices for energy are approved, reported Zero Hedge. An Official of the Iran's Ministry of Energy, Mr. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, has revealed that the electricity consumption in the country has climbed with 7% for a period of one month only…
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