Daily Market analysis
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market Brief: US stocks jump on Fed remarks and more

Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for November 29, 2018. Highlights include: BTC Found Bottom? Bitcoin has found a new line of support following yesterday’s news about the Nasdaq pursuing BTC futures. Other institutional voices such as Mohamed El-Erian of Allianz have voiced…

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æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform

æternity, the open-source smart contracts blockchain protocol, has just informed that it has released Roma, the first live implementation of its blockchain. The Roma Release features a stack of technological solutions that address blockchain scalability and enable developers to create decentralized applications in Sophia, the functional programming language developed by æternity. Commenting on the release,…

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Chinese Fintech company Paytend chooses Lithuania for European headquarters
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Chinese Fintech company Paytend chooses Lithuania for European headquarters

Paytend Technology, a Chinese company developing and selling financial services software, has just announced that it has chosen Vilnius, Lithuania, for its European headquarters. The company plans to hire up to 50 highly qualified professionals in the fields of sales marketing, compliance, product development and customer support in the following 3 years. Obtaining an electronic…

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November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes EU Withdrawal Impact Assessment

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced today that it has published its EU Withdrawal Impact Assessment. The Treasury Select Committee requested the FCA to assess the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU across three areas: The UK leaves the EU without an agreement either on 29 March 2019 or after the transitional…

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fca warning clone firm
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Equistone Volkswagen AG clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Equistone Volkswagen AG. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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Brokeree Solutions integrates TASE into MT4/MT5 Liquidity Bridge
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brokeree Solutions integrates TASE into MT4/MT5 Liquidity Bridge

Brokeree Solutions, the Estonia based provider of high-grade technology solutions for forex brokers, has just announced that it has integrated Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) liquidity into MetaTrader 4. The connection is established via MetaTrader Bridge by Brokeree Solutions and provides brokers with a zero-latency order execution of Israeli securities on the exchange. Brokeree’s MT4/MT5 Liquidity…

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Bitcoin miner
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

The end of crypto mining? Industry expert commentary

Mining businesses are in trouble with bitcoin being low and companies like GigaWatt filing for bankruptcy. Bitcoin prices jumped as much as 16% Wednesday after hitting a new 14-month low over the weekend. The cryptocurrency was trading around $4,300 as of 3:55 p.m. ET. Below is Node Haven's commentary on the current mining situation: What…

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Brokers are seeking alternative payments channels
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brokers are seeking alternative payments channels

It is a common situation faced by many Forex brokers: the sales team have attracted an enthusiastic lead, compliance measures have been completed correctly, the lead is all set to deposit a significant sum to your brokerage, and you sit awaiting the incoming funds on the dashboard. But then, instead of seeing a sizable number…

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clone firm FCA warning
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Capital Partner Group clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Capital Partner Group. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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CEDEX blockchain diamond exchange goes live in Beta mode
November 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CEDEX blockchain diamond exchange goes live in Beta mode

Binary options platform and broker turned blockchain company TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) has announced that the CEDEX blockchain diamond exchange has gone live in Beta mode, allowing investors to trade diamonds as a financial asset class. Last year, LeapRate reported that TechFinancials has partnered with private banking expert Saar Levi to start a new venture called CEDEX.com. TechFinancials…

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