Category: Cryptocurrency

Belize FX regulation
August 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Belize IFSC issues warning notice regarding OneLife Network

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called OneLife Network Limited. OneLife is a marketing company  purporting to operate from Belize. On its website it shows links to "Affiliated Sites" including cryptocurrency OneCoin, as well as to OneWorld Foundation, OneAcademy, and OneLife events. The full text of the IFSC warning reads as follows:…

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csa report
August 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Canada regulator CSA issues statement on ICOs, ITOs, and Canadian securities law

Pan-Canadian financial regulator Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a notice entitled Cryptocurrency Offerings, which outlines how securities law requirements may apply to initial coin offerings (ICOs), initial token offerings (ITOs), cryptocurrency investment funds and the cryptocurrency exchanges trading these products. The notice describes the factors CSA staff consider in assessing whether prospectus, registration and marketplace…

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August 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hive raises $8.95 million to build blockchain-based invoice finance platform

Hive Project has announced the successful completion of its token sale, raising USD $8.95 million (BTC 2087) from 2234 global supporters. The Hive Project tackles barriers to liquidity faced by SMEs by providing an alternative source of liquidity to that offered by traditional financial institutions. While European Commission reports that SMEs represent over 99 percent…

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August 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ShapeShift AG acquires Bitcoin hardware wallet maker KeepKey

ShapeShift AG just announced that has acquired Seattle-based KeepKey, a secure hardware wallet for digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The vertical integration of KeepKey and ShapeShift enables users to safely store assets on a KeepKey device, while trading these assets directly over the ShapeShift API from the device's interface. KeepKey integrated ShapeShift’s API…

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August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. launches Cryptocurrency education and trading subscription service

Market analysis company ChineseInvestors.com, Inc (OTCMKTS:CIIX) today announced the launch of its cryptocurrency education and trading subscription service on Chinesefn.com, the Company's dynamic financial website that provides real-time market commentary, analysis, and educational related services to Chinese-speaking investors. The new subscription service will cover timely news and will provide analysis regarding all aspects of the emerging…

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æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform
August 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ICONOMI and Columbus Capital partner to manage blockchain and ICO based asset funds

Blockchain technology company ICONOMI has announced that it will be working with digital currency investment firm Columbus Capital, as its first asset management partner to maintain and grow funds comprised entirely of blockchain based assets. ICONOMI is forming a partnership with London-based Columbus Capital to build the bridge between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ economies, revolutionising…

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August 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia's NSD and Waves kickstart development of Crypto Assets platform

The National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, and Waves Platform, have started to develop a blockchain platform to support digital assets. The new platform architecture will securely host and store tokenised and crypto assets, settling transactions and providing identification for owners of cryptocurrency wallets. Development of the platform is already under way and…

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SpotOption ethereum trading
August 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Trading platform provider SpotOption announces support for Cryptocurrencies

Online trading platform and technology provider SpotOption has announced the addition of new cryptocurrencies in the latest update of its trading platform, Spot5. The Spot5 platform was introduced by SpotOption focusing on autonomous capabilities, giving operators a" business that sells itself" solution, in terms of sales, marketing, and retention. The latest advancement is the addition…

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August 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Microsoft to bring distributed ledger Blockchain to enterprises networks with Coco

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) just announced the Coco Framework, innovation that will advance enterprise adoption of blockchain technology. Current blockchain protocol technology requires complicated development techniques to meet the operational and security needs of enterprises. The Coco Framework reduces this complexity, and when integrated with blockchain networks addresses critical needs for commercial adoption like high-transaction speed,…

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August 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

The Hive Project reaches initial $5m investment target

New working marketplace and Hive Project Invoice Financing Fund (HVNX) combine to facilitate SME access to working capital The Hive Project, the first cryptocurrency-based invoicing platform focused on providing liquidity pools for SMEs, today announced it has exceeded its initial milestone of raising over BTC 1,500 — equivalent to more than USD $5M, from over…

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