Neufund presents a public offering of equity on the blockchain
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Neufund and BitBay enable investors to buy and sell security tokens with fiat currencies

Neufund, the blockchain-based equity fundraising platform, has just announced that it is partnering with European crypto exchange, BitBay, allowing investors to buy and sell equity tokens with fiat currencies. The security token market will reach a value of $10 trillion by 2020, according to a study conducted by Polymath. Tokenized securities will bring much needed…

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INTL FCStone
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone Ltd expands and restructures global metals division

INTL FCStone Ltd (NASDAQ:INTL) has announced the expansion and restructuring of its metals division to provide clients with a more robust product offering and enhanced technological capability, creating a transparent pricing with a state-of-the-art user interface. As part of these changes, the company is disclosing the appointment of eight experienced professionals to the metals team.…

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bscs warning
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Sanderson Consultants

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Sanderson Consultants. Sanderson Consultants Trading name: Sanderson Consultants Address: Level 41, Gangnam Finance Center, 152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea Website: www.sanderson-consultants.com Phone: +82-2-2008-3245 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA has received a report from a New Zealand resident…

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Nasdaq Dubai
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Dubai launches equity futures on 12 Saudi companies

Nasdaq Dubai has announced the names of 12 Saudi Arabian companies on which the exchange will launch equity futures in September 2018. The 12 companies are some of the Middle East’s largest businesses, active in sectors from real estate and petrochemicals to banking and transport. Their combined market capitalisation is 859 billion Saudi riyals (229…

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Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE)
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Intercontinental Exchange to launch ICE one and three month SOFR futures

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has announced that subject to relevant regulatory approvals, ICE Futures Europe plans to launch one month and three month, cash-settled futures contracts based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) on October 1, 2018. ICE also intends…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
August 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FXSpotStream July 2018 FX volumes down 9% MoM to $27.7 billion ADV

After reporting record trading volumes in the first half of the year, multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported figures indicating that July volumes were down slightly from June, off 9% to $27.7 billion ADV versus $30.4 billion the previous month. We'd note, however, that June's $30.4B figure was an all-time best for the company.…

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exness fx volumes
August 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness FX volumes rise 11% in July 2018 to $343 billion

After a record first half of the year which saw more than $2 trillion of client trading volumes booked, FCA and CySEC licensed Retail FX broker Exness has reported July FX trading volumes of $343.5 billion - 11% above June's $308.6 billion and one of Exness' busiest months ever. Exness saw 44,135 active traders in July, up from…

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August 02, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

From high-school valedictorian to crypto stealer

Usually it's criminal groups and organizations that perform serious cryptocurrency thefts. This time, however, is a Boston high-school valedictorian who committed a $2-million crypto crime. The name of the student is Joel Ortiz, who was named the valedictorian at his Massachusetts high-school, and who was also known for his proficiency in programming and high-tech skills,…

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