Hive Project launches cryptocurrency invoice financing platform LeapRate

July 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hive Project launches cryptocurrency invoice financing platform

The Hive Project has announced the development of the first cryptocurrency invoice financing platform focused on providing new liquidity pools for small and medium-sized businesses. Powered by the risk-lowering technology offered by blockchain, the Hive Project is an end-to-end platform that will give small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) easy access to short-term financing by…

June 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Fraud charges filed against Bitcoin and Office Co-Working Space entrepreneur Renwick Haddow

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against the clandestine founder of a purported Bitcoin platform and a chain of co-working spaces located in former bars and restaurants, alleging that he bilked investors in both companies while hiding his connection given his checkered past with regulators in the U.K. The SEC alleges…

June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

$11 million raised to fund Giga Watt Project, an Airbnb for Bitcoin Mining

Giga Watt Token Launch announced that has already raised $11 million, more than 30% of its $30 million goal, to democratize access to the crypto mining operation founded by former Microsoft engineer Dave Carlson. The Washington state-based facility allows anyone to participate in cryptocurrency mining through the WTT token, making attainable what has traditionally been…

June 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain announces Series B with Lakestar and GV

Blockchain announced today that it has raised a Series B of $40 million with Lakestar and GV (formerly Google Ventures) with additional participation from Nokota Management and Digital Currency Group. Blockchain's existing investors – Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mosaic Ventures, Prudence Holdings, Virgin, and Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group) – also participated in the round. Blockchain's…

Huobi DM adds EOS to its cryptocurrency contract trading platform

June 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

EOS blockchain operating system unveils year-long token distribution

EOS, the blockchain operating system designed to support commercial decentralized applications, today announced further details for its digital token distribution to open on Monday, June 26. EOS's token distribution follows a groundbreaking participation model that will take place over the course of one year creating the fairest token distribution project launched on Ethereum to date.…

June 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quantave begins closed beta testing on institutional digital currency liquidity gateway

Quantave, the complete trade life-cycle infrastructure for digital assets, announced that has officially entered their closed beta-testing phase today. The infrastructure opens the digital assets market to institutional traders and investors, transforming the way they engage and transact with this dynamic market, whilst ensuring the safety and security of their assets. Quantave is now rigorously…

June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Social trading CFD broker Ayondo launches Bitcoin trading

FCA regulated social trading and fintech technology provider Ayondo announced that has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Bitcoin trading, allowing its clients easy access to the price movement of Bitcoin without the need to open up an e-wallet to purchase bitcoin in the internet. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in…

June 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore commodity exchange trials blockchain verification for diamond trading

Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX), the commodity exchange in physically settled diamonds, today announced that it has successfully partnered with Kynetix, the physical commodity digitisation expert, and Everledger, supplier of blockchain and distributed ledger infrastructure, to complete the first part of a Proof-Of-Concept of a blockchain-based authentication and secure record-keeping service for trading diamonds on…

June 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

QUOINE launches QRYPTOS fully digital crypto-only platform

Global fintech firm QUOINE announced that has launched a fully digital cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform called QRYPTOS, exclusively for cryptocurrency trading in beta version. QUOINE is equipped with asset protection and secure trading across all its platforms. All operational processes on QRYPTOS are fully compliant with global Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering…

June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Gulf investors iNet, Hayaat Group and UAE Exchange lead Series A round for Blockchain loyalty program developer Loyyal

Loyyal, a blockchain innovator building a global loyalty network, has announced it has closed a Series A capital raise led by Integrated Networks (iNet) with participants including UAE Exchange, Hayaat Group, Day One Investments, and other international investors. Hayaat Group is an early investor and led the Loyyal Series Seed capital raise. The company will…

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