Hong Kong SFC
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC’s regulatory action halts ICO to Hong Kong public

ICO issuer Black Cell Technology Limited (Black Cell) announced that it has halted its initial coin offering (ICO) to the Hong Kong public and agreed to unwind ICO transactions for Hong Kong investors by returning them the relevant tokens following regulatory action by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) over concerns that Black…

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FXStreet launches crypto news feed white label product
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXStreet launches crypto news feed white label product

The Forex market portal FXstreet.com just announced that its new Cryptocurrency News Feed widget can now be integrated into any information website or broker’s currencies platform as a white label product. It’s a 24/7 exclusive service that covers, in real-time, the most relevant movements of the most traded pairs, economic data releases and macroeconomic news that…

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Marex Spectron launches Marex Financial Products structured note business
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marex Solutions launches first blockchain based structured product in FCA regulatory sandbox

Marex Solutions, a division of global commodities broker Marex Spectron specialising in the manufacture of customised OTC derivatives, has just announced that the first Structured Product to be transacted and custodied using blockchain was successfully launched on Friday 16 March. The product, a GBP principal protected note linked to the FTSE 100 index, is registered, cleared and…

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DTCC teams up with Droit, expands one-stop trade reporting
March 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC licensed FX broker ACY Capital adds Indonesia trading infrastructure at Alibaba data center

ASIC licensed Retail FX education and brokerage firm ACY Capital has announced that it has undergone an integration of its service suite with Alibaba’s newly launched data center in Indonesia, enhancing the cloud-based trading engine, helping extend retail client and institutional clients within Indonesia. The new integration will help allow ACY Capital’s clients to enjoy…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Firefly Finance clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Firefly Finance. 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 tactics to…

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EU launches €400M investment fund to enable AI and Blockchain projects
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Japan Exchange Regulation applies AI to market surveillance operations

Japan Exchange Regulation (JPX-R) and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced that they have decided to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to market surveillance operations to detect such misconduct as market manipulation. Deployment of AI to market surveillance operations will commence today. In surveillance operations of the TSE market for monitoring and preventing unfair trading, a…

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centroid solutions website
March 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX broker technology provider Centroid Solutions launches revamped website

Centroid Solutions, a financial technology company servicing FX brokers, has announced the launch of its new website at centroidsol.com. The firm’s digital identity has been fully revamped to follow the latest trends and has been created with the user experience firmly in mind. The new website includes extensive product information to help users understand Centroid…

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Kyber Network opens to become the VISA for cryptocurrency
March 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Kyber Network opens to become the VISA for cryptocurrency

Kyber Network, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, has today announced that their public beta is open to the public. The public launch of Kyber Network comes at a time when there is increasing scrutiny about the transparency of centralized exchanges and security is as big of a concern as ever. Kyber Network is a fully decentralized…

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CEDEX ICO pre sale
March 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CEDEX ICO pre-sale successfully raises $15 million

TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) has announced that the ICO pre-sale of its Blockchain based online diamond exchange unit CEDEX was successfully completed. CEDEX hit its target of selling 25 million CEDEX tokens, at a price of 1 Ethereum = 900 CEDEX tokens. At Ethereum's current price of USD $544, that adds up to a $15 million…

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