The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced its digital asset exchange soft launch, which will see 300 retail account holders, as well as a select number of institutional participants, introduced to the platform during this exclusive early access period. These participants will have access to the full GBX digital asset exchange, serving as the first…
Read moreThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Primus Forex Financial Group. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their…
Read moreTrunomi, the consent framework and data rights management solution, has announced its official partnership with Shyft, a comprehensive blockchain-based digital ID solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance. Together, they plan to leverage Shyft’s blockchain technology with Trunomi’s expertise in consumer consent frameworks to implement an innovative e-ID (electronic ID)…
Read moreOnline gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 70.6% Italian gaming company Snaitech. Playtech said that it has also separately acquired 9% of Snaitech's issued share capital through market purchases, since the original announcement of the €846 million acquisition was made on April 12, 2018. Therefore,…
Read moreAustralian regulator Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced earlier today that Australian financial services licensee Allied Financial Solutions Pty Ltd (Allied) will undergo an independent external review of its record keeping, supervision and compliance arrangements following an ASIC surveillance. During a surveillance of an Allied authorised representative, ASIC found that Allied had failed…
Read moreSydney, Australia based boutique prime broker Invast Global has announced that it has signed and issued a Statement of Commitment to the FX Global Code of Conduct. The announcement comes shortly after the firm was officially voted in as an institutional member of the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA). The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) was…
Read moreiComply Investor Services, a RegTech software company offering global regulatory automation service for blockchain securities, has just announced that Greg Pinn, head of World-Check for information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has resigned from his post to lead product strategy for iComply. Since 2009 Mr. Pinn led product development, technology, and strategy for World-Check, both before…
Read moreNew Bitcoin and cryptocurrency platform, Bitcoin.live, has just launched globally. Focused on providing insight and educational tools from analysts within the industry, with the end of goal of helping subscribers to improve their trading portfolios, Bitcoin.Live will cater to all cryptocurrency traders, as well as those with little to no experience. The educational platform is…
Read moreWith the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies around the world, Coinbase is launching an office in one of the crypto "heavens" nowadays - Japan. Coinbase is currently present in more than 30 countries, and the company's decision to expand to Japan is a serious strategic strike for Coinbase's future plans to grow its client base and…
Read moreDash, the digital currency for payments, has just announced that IT industry veteran Bob Carroll has joined as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Dash Core Group. As CTO, Carroll will be in charge of leading the continued development of the Dash network and its products, including the development and launch of Dash’s Evolution…
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