March 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Theranos CEO stripped of control of company for defrauding investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has charged Silicon Valley-based private company Theranos Inc., its founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and its former President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani with raising more than $700 million from investors through an elaborate, years-long fraud in which they exaggerated or made false statements about the company’s technology,…

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Payza Integrates Dash Using BlockCypher
March 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Payza integrates Dash using BlockCypher

Dash, the digital currency for payments, has announced an integration and partnership with Payza, an international online payment provider, reaching over 13 million users in 190 countries. The partnership allows users to send and receive Dash to and from other Payza users, spend it at 100,000 e-commerce retailers, and exchange Dash to 25 different fiat…

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March 14, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Major reasons why Bitcoin is in "the red" again

Together with other major cryptocurrencies, such as Litecoin and Ethereum, Bitcoin is tumbling down below the $9,000 level on Wednesday. According to multiple sources, there are several negative news that came these last two days, and it's no surprise how the market is going down. First, Google just announced that they are banning all crypto-related…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Westpac Bank of London clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Westpac Bank of London. 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…

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March 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges former Equifax executive with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged a former chief information officer of a U.S. business unit of Equifax with insider trading in advance of the company’s September 2017 announcement about a massive data breach that exposed the social security numbers and other personal information of about 148 million U.S.…

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FCA warning
March 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Lendings Limited firm

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 Lendings Limited. Lendings Limited 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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TP ICAP volumes
March 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP announces successful delivery of regulatory requirements under MiFID II

TP ICAP plc has announced its preliminary statement of results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Strategic and Operational highlights A resilient performance in a low volatility environment Successful delivery of regulatory requirements under MiFID II Average revenue and contribution per broker increased in all regions Integration highlights £27m synergy savings delivered in the…

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March 14, 2018 BY admin

Deep Systems announces institutional-grade digital asset trading platform Indigo

Deep Systems, a provider of next-generation infrastructure, software, and IT services, today announces the April rollout of its Indigo™ application, an institutional-grade, digital asset trading platform. Designed to overcome the localized toolsets required to participate in cryptocurrency markets, users will trade futures, spot, equities and options all from a single, exchange neutral interface. Indigo™ sits…

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bitcoin
March 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Six out of ten would consider cryptocurrency investment

A new global poll has just revealed that six out of ten people with currently no exposure to cryptocurrencies would consider including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin into their investment portfolios. Meanwhile, 7 out of 10 people who do hold cryptocurrencies are planning to increase their exposure in the next 12 months. In the survey carried out…

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