Celer Technologies, a provider of Foreign Exchange trading technology solutions to banks, brokers, buy-side, ECNs and trading venues, has announced a newly formed alliance with White label eSystems (WLES) of India. Head quartered in Mumbai White Label eSystems (WLES) is the formation three industry leaders: Bimal Parekh from Sunidhi, Gautam Ashra of Kanji Pitamber and…
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Kowala, a stablecoin protocol that maintains price-pegs to fiat currencies by robotically minting and burning coin supply in accordance to user demand, has announced that their flagship project, the dollar-tied “kUSD”, is the first stablecoin to win public platform support from Ledger — the crypto hardware wallets company. The importance of Ledger’s decision to publicly…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated FX prime broker Price Markets UK Ltd has hired experienced FX industry executive Ed Anderson as its new Head of Business Operations. The move actually marks something of a homecoming for Mr. Anderson, who was previously with Price Markets (when the company was associated with LCG) from 2013-2014,…
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The companies team up to support the Colombian market Calypso Technology Inc., a provider of cross-asset front-to-back technology solutions for financial markets, has just announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Colombian consulting and implementation firm Topa & Asociados. The new collaboration provides a comprehensive Global Capital Markets trading solution, localized and adapted…
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BitGive, the first Bitcoin nonprofit, has announced the addition of two new members to its expanding team. Rumi Morales, a partner at Outlier Ventures and a former executive at both CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), has joined BitGive’s all-star Board of Directors, which also includes Matthew Roszak, Patrick Murck, Dawn Newton, Karsten…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the filing of insider trading charges against Congressman Christopher Collins, the U.S. Representative for New York’s 27th Congressional District, his son, Cameron Collins, and a third individual, Stephen Zarsky. In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York today announced related…
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Eze Software, a global provider of investment technology, has announced that it has expanded its best execution offering with Trade Informatics’ (TI) Strategic & Tactical Analytic Research & Trading tool (START), a broker neutral automated intelligent trading engine. Backed by TI’s advanced pre-trade transaction cost analytics, START helps firms align investment and trading strategies and…
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Coinbase is currently upgrading its platform and services to better suit users' demands. Given the rising competition from "startups" such as Robinhood and CoinEx, Coinbase seems to be working on its business strategy and enhance features. The first improvement that Coinbase has already implemented is increasing the daily cryptocurrency trading limit to $25,000 from a…
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Japan has been probably the greatest supporter of cryptocurrencies and their regulations. The country is known for its lean regulatory frameworks, as well as great tolerance about the use of Bitcoin. Not long ago, it was reported that many Japanese workers can choose how they want their salary: in the form of Bitcoin or fiat…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that global Retail FX brokerage Blackwell Global successfully upgraded the FCA license of its UK arm Blackwell Global Investments (UK) Limited, to a full-scope "IFPRU €730k" license. The new license became effective as of August 1. Blackwell Global UK's previous license, received in early 2016 as was also exclusively reported…
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