You can now buy fractions of stocks with this blockchain app LeapRate

February 07, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

You can now buy fractions of stocks with this blockchain app

Innovations in the blockchain space continue with full force. Blockchain technology has disrupted the level-playing field for almost all industries: from pharmaceuticals to real estate to telecommunications. Yet, blockchain can also help the stock market, it turns out. The latest development in the blockchain space comes from the blockchain app Abra. The company is a…

Bitcoin is on fire, as confidence swells: “The asset class is here to stay”

February 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Aston Martin Red Bull with a major crypto deal for Formula 1 2019

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing is officially the first Formula 1 team to agree to a special sponsorship deal with a major cryptocurrency, after announcing a partnership with FuturoCoin. FuturoCoin is now the official sponsor for Red Bull for the 2019 F1 Season. This makes it the first team to have that kind of deal…

February 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Did the expiration of Bitcoin futures cause last week’s crypto collapse?

Analysts are still grappling with the reasons why the crypto market shed nearly $10 billion of market cap last week. Bitcoin, the market leader by far with a 53.4% market share, had suddenly slid from over the $3,500 threshold down to below $3,400. It has since climbed back over this figure, but industry talking heads…

Tom Lee declares an end to Crypto Winter and all-time BTC highs in 2020

February 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Coindesk conducts survey to assess Crypto Winter damage on startups

The ravages of Crypto Winter have been most notable in the investment community, where 80% and sometimes more of crypto valuations have been lost during the long crypto bear market of 2018. The market is still searching for an absolute bottom, while the industry licks its wounds and pushes ahead with development efforts. These efforts…

January 29, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Aber - UAE and Saudi Arabia's new cryptocurrency

A new major cryptocurrency is going to go live, after it was made public that the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) are partnering on the project "Aber". Aber is a cryptocurrency project launched by the two entities to facilitate financial transactions between the two countries through the technology…

Sirin Labs partners with Simplex to allow fiat-to-crypto conversion on FINNEY

January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain-based smartphone FINNEY to use KoolSpan's TrustCall secure communications solution

Sirin Labs and FIH Mobile have teamed up to launch FINNEY™, the world’s first blockchain-based smartphone back in April 2018. Sirin Labs has today announced its partnership with KoolSpan, a provider of TrustCall Secure Communications, enabling FINNEY users to protect their phone calls and chat and messages with secure end-to-end encryption. FINNEY consumers will have…

January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Bermuda to open special bank that caters to crypto-related businesses

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…

January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Global elite attending Davos rehashed common cryptocurrency themes

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…

INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets

January 24, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

MIT's new cryptocurrency Vault - 99% more efficient than Bitcoin

Bitcoin has often been taunted as too "energy-intensive" and too "data-intensive". The top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap are sometimes "accused" of the same features. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, have now designed a cryptocurrency that is reportedly 99% more data-efficient than other cryptocurrencies. The innovative alt coin will provide a more scalable network because…

January 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto Risk Alert: The three common mistakes that crypto investors make

Even after the meltdown in cryptocurrency values in 2018, consumer interest in tokens and all thing crypto continues to expand on all fronts and in all jurisdictions across the globe. Unfortunately, these new crypto investors often respond to the industry hype without becoming aware of the significant risks that are present. Cryptocurrencies are at the…

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You can now buy fractions of stocks with this blockchain app

Aston Martin Red Bull with a major crypto deal for Formula 1 2019

Did the expiration of Bitcoin futures cause last week’s crypto collapse?

Coindesk conducts survey to assess Crypto Winter damage on startups

Aber - UAE and Saudi Arabia's new cryptocurrency

Blockchain-based smartphone FINNEY to use KoolSpan's TrustCall secure communications solution

Exclusive: Bermuda to open special bank that caters to crypto-related businesses

Global elite attending Davos rehashed common cryptocurrency themes

MIT's new cryptocurrency Vault - 99% more efficient than Bitcoin

Crypto Risk Alert: The three common mistakes that crypto investors make

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