ASIC regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker FP Markets has announced that it has just added the multi-asset platform MetaTrader 5 to its offering of existing trading solutions. FP Markets is a forex broker with over 13 years of experience in the industry. The new platform enables the company to offer more tools for comprehensive…
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CoolBitX, maker of the first mobile hardware wallet, has just announced its partnership with Changelly, the popular cryptocurrency exchange providing crypto users the ability to instantly and seamlessly exchange all CoolWallet S supported currencies at the best market rate. CoolBitX and Changelly teams up to relieve key industry pain points on the road to mass…
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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 DTX Markets. DTX Markets is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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According to CipherTrace, hackers have already stolen $927 million in cryptocurrencies for the first three quarters of 2018. The other staggering statistic is that of all payments made between criminal groups, 97% used unregulated crypto exchanges. There are two major mishaps that contributed to the large amount of stolen cryptocurrencies. The first one was the…
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Initial coin offerings are no longer the "hot" topic in the cryptocurrency world. It seems there is a new winner - cryptocurrency hedge funds. According to PRWeb, around 90 cryptocurrency hedge funds were started in the first three quarters of 2018. The total number is expected to go to 120. It is interesting to notice…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) have just announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The two exchanges have signed a letter of intent (LoI) on strategic cooperation earlier this year. Chairman of National Bank of Kazakhstan Daniyar Akishev, Moscow Exchange CEO Alexander Afanasiev and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange CEO Alina Aldambergen took…
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has just published Crypto-asset markets: Potential channels for future financial stability implications report. This report sets out the analysis behind the FSB’s proactive assessment of the potential implications of crypto-assets for financial stability. The reports follows up on the initial assessment set out in the FSB Chair’s March 2018 letter to…
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has revealed that he will position Britain as the “natural global home” of new and innovative financial services after Brexit at the IMF Annual Meeting in Bali (10 – 13 October). With financial technology as the designated theme of the gathering, the Chancellor will herald Britain’s approach to…
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Shares of Retail FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) rose by more than 9% on Tuesday after the company revealed plans to buy back up to $50 million of its own shares. Gain Capital's plans involve a Dutch Auction style buyback, which will see it pay between $7.24 and $7.94 per share tendered in…
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CQG, a global provider of high-performance trading, market data, and technical analysis tools, has just announced it has collaborated with ErisX, a new exchange for digital asset investors and traders. Designed to bring a regulated, transparent and stable venue to the digital asset market, ErisX will usher in a new wave of participants. The Exchange…
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