The world’s largest crypto IPO postponed
October 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Court order halts Blockvest ICO after fraudulent SEC approval claim

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency court order halting a planned initial coin offering (ICO), which backers falsely claimed was approved by the SEC. The order also halts ongoing pre-ICO sales by the company, Blockvest LLC and its founder, Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III. An SEC complaint…

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October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Demand Derivatives and GMEX Group to launch futures exchange

Demand Derivatives Corp., a creator of novel derivative instruments, and GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of exchange and post-trade business technology solutions, have announced that they will combine forces to launch a U.S.-regulated futures exchange, RealDemand Board of Trade (“RealBOT”), and clearing house, RealDemand Clearing (“RealClear”). To further align interests and share in the success…

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October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC warns against Primus Trade website

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed investors that the website primustrades.com (Primus Trade), does not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the performance of investment activities, as provided for in Article 5 of Law 87 (I)/2017. The information contained in…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

U.S. digital currency exchange HBUS hires former Intuit Compliance Director as CCO

HBUS, the exclusive U.S. strategic partner of digital currency marketplace Huobi has announced today Megan Monroe-Coleman as Chief Compliance Officer. Monroe-Coleman previously served as MTL Compliance Officer at Intuit, following the acquisition of Mint, where she was also a compliance officer. AT HBUS, she’ll be directly responsible for U.S. compliance functions and implementing comprehensive framework for regulatory…

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October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fullerton Markets teams up with oneZero Financial Systems

New Zealand based Retail FX brokerage Fullerton Markets has just announced a partnership with broker technology solutions provider oneZero Financial Systems. The partnership will enable Fullerton Markets to distribute liquidity into the oneZero EcoSystem. Mario Singh, CEO of Fullerton Markets, said: As we continue to scale globally, we are always on the lookout for a partner…

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October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse welcomes HANetf as new ETF issuer on Xetra

Since Thursday, three ETFs of the new issuer HANetf have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt for the first time, Deutsche Börse informed earlier today. HANetf has listed the first ETF in Europe via its white label platform and additionally two own products. HANetf's white label platform provides the infrastructure to launch and manage…

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OTC platform CoinCola announces Dash as newest cryptocurrency listing
October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OTC platform CoinCola adds Dash as newest cryptocurrency listing

Dash, the cryptocurrency for payments and e-commerce, has been added to the array of top cryptocurrencies available on CoinCola’s over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform for digital assets including BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, and USDT. The announcement comes as CoinCola aims to expand its presence in Latin America, where Dash has gained significant adoption levels in recent…

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