November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

aXpire selects Digital Asset Custody Company for custody services

Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), a custody solution purpose-built for institutional investors and token issuers holding digital assets, has announced that it will provide custody solutions for aXpire, a blockchain fund provider and financial technology company. aXpire provides Token Generation Event (TGE) products, enterprise resource planning tools and blockchain funds to institutional investors, particularly family…

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Infinox website
November 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Infinox more than doubles Revenues in 2018 to £41.7M

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker Infinox Capital saw tremendous growth for the second year in a row in Fiscal 2018 (the company has a March 31 fiscal year end). Revenues at Infinox, formerly known as GO Markets UK, more than doubled during 2018 to £41.7…

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Crypto Malware Alert: New widespread botnet attack empties crypto wallets
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToro rolls out crypto wallet

FX broker eToro has just confirmed the roll out of its crypto wallet. The eToro wallet is a mobile application available via Google Play and the Apple App Store. It provides an easy to use customer interface and enhanced security. Multi-signature security gives users the ability to see their on-blockchain transactions and balances without the…

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hantec markets office
November 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Hantec Markets grows revenues 38% to £5.3M in 2018

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker Hantec Markets had a fairly successful Fiscal 2018 year, with the company growing its Revenues by 38% and turning a 2017 net loss into a handy net profit for the year. Hantec has a June 30 fiscal year end,…

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sec charges
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Man pleads guilty to misleading ASIC about shareholding

Mr John Lindsay Merity, of North Nowra, New South Wales, has pleaded guilty before the District Court of New South Wales to charges of giving false or misleading information to Australian regulator ASIC about shareholding. The charges were brought following ASIC enquiries in 2009 and 2010 to identify those parties who had a relevant interest…

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DTCC - new additions to the Board
November 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DTCC enters test phase on distributed ledger project for credit derivatives

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has announced that it has advanced to the testing phase of its project to re-platform its credit derivatives Trade Information Warehouse (TIW) on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cloud. In this phase, 15 of the world’s largest global…

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November 06, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Winklevoss-backed Gemini Dollar on Liquid Exchange

The Liquid cryptocurrency exchange will list the Winklevoss-backed Gemini Dollar or GUSD. In September 2018, the Winklevoss brothers introduced the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and regulated by the US government. US dollars can be converted to GUSD through the twins' platform Gemini exchange, and from there transferred to an…

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DGCX and DIEDC team up to strengthen Dubai’s Islamic finance economy
November 06, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Dubai with its first official cryptocurrency exchange

The United Arab Emirates are already in the "bull" graph when it comes to cryptocurrencies and their adoption. Dubai is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, and it has set a mission to become a global tech hub in the very recent future. Dubai has set the ambitious goal to have…

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fca warning
November 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Fin-TechPrime

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Fin-TechPrime. Fin-TechPrime is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

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