HQLAᵡ selects Corda for collateral lending solution in collaboration with R3 and five banks LeapRate

April 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HQLAᵡ selects Corda for collateral lending solution in collaboration with R3 and five banks

Financial innovation firm R3, five of its members and financial resource management specialist HQLAᵡ have built a collateral lending solution for liquidity transfers on R3’s Corda distributed ledger platform. Project participants CIBC, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, ING, UBS and HQLAᵡ collaborated with R3 to develop an operating model for a digital collateral receipt (DCR) lending marketplace.…

April 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Swiss digital currency company Lykke launches app integration platform

Lykke, a Swiss Fintech company building a global blockchain-powered marketplace, announced that its open-source platform and apps can be integrated to existing products to accelerate performance. The Lykke Accelerator is an exciting step,” says Richard Olsen, founder and CEO of Lykke and former CEO of OANDA. “We’ve spent the last year building a world-class platform,…

March 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC issues investor warning about transacting in cryptocurrency XECOIN

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has informed the investing public about the XECOIN or cryptocoin that according to information is available in Cyprus. XECOIN or cryptocoin is not a financial instrument. Therefore, it does not fall within the scope of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Laws of 2007 to 2016, nor is…

March 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alphavend installs second bitcoin ATM in London

Bitcoin ATM specialist, AlphaVend just announced the installation of its second London ATM, (the third nationally) strategically situated between Euston and Kings Cross underground stations. The UK’s independent high street provider of foreign exchange services will play host to the ATM which is located at the No1 Currency store, 128 Euston Road. Customers can buy…

March 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Cryptocurrency exchage Bitfinex adds Dash to its trading platform, a second time

Dash is now the third largest digital currency behind only Bitcoin and Ethereum.

March 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin exchange Kraken acquires charting and trading platform Cryptowatch

Cryptowatch founder Artur Sapek will be joining Kraken to continue developing Cryptowatch and lead the development of Kraken’s interface.

March 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Former UBS and SAP Global CIO Oliver Bussmann to head new Swiss blockchain association CVA

This morning the Crypto Valley Association (or CVA) was launched in Zug, Switzerland to accelerate the development, deployment, and funding of blockchain technology. CVA is a major, government-backed institution for blockchain with several major blue chip members, a plethora of disruptive startups, and globally recognized leadership. The CVA will be led by renown blockchain guru,…

February 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

A History of Major Bitcoin Crashes

This article was written by Usman Ahmed at Investoo Group, which provides expert products for the financial trading industry. Bitcoin is definitely the most famous cryptocurrency created and held online. Satoshi Nakamoto - a gifted programmer- is considered to be the main inventor of Bitcoin. Difference between Bitcoins & Paper Currencies The main distinction between…

Category: Cryptocurrency