INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

EU funds blockchain platform IZNES announces its first fundraising

IZNES, the international blockchain record-keeping platform for EU mutual funds powered by SETL’s blockchain technology, has just announced its first fundraising. OFI AM and SETL, the institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider which uses blockchain technology, have been joined as shareholders of IZNES by five asset management companies, who have participated in the development of…

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February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt enables businesses in Japan with 100Gbps connectivity solutions

Colt Technology Services today announced that it is expanding 100Gbps connectivity solutions in Japan to better serve the needs of enterprises, financial organisations and cloud service providers in the region. The extended connectivity centres around the Inzai Data Centre district, strategically located near Tokyo’s central business area. It will enable businesses in Tokyo to meet…

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Henrik Normann Saxo Bank
February 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Henrik Normann replaces Lone Fonss Schroder as Chairman of Saxo Bank

Following a recent change-of-control at Saxo Bank, changes at both the management and board level continue. Copenhagen based multi asset brokerage group Saxo Bank A/S has announced that company chairman Lone Fønss Schrøder has decided to retire from the board of directors of the company. Vice chairman Henrik Normann (pictured above) will assume the position…

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BCSC warning
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against cryptocurrency company Cryp Trade Capital Holdings

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated cryptocurrency company, named Cryp Trade Capital Holdings SL. The company is operating at https://cryp.trade/. Cryp Trade Capital Holdings SL (Cryp Trade) claims to be located in Alicate, Spain, and offers an online cryptocurrency trading platform and cryptocurrency investment…

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asic bans
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans former Charter Financial Planning adviser

ASIC announced that it has permanently banned Brenton John Poynter of Baulkham Hills, NSW, from providing financial services. Mr Poynter was an authorised representative of Charter Financial Planning Ltd (Charter) from June 2010 to June 2016 and provided financial advice regarding superannuation products to a number of elderly clients. ASIC found that from January 2015…

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February 21, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

How a glitch can cost $20 billion worth of Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s rocky start of 2018 was not easy for investors, especially those who held their bullish expectations from December, 2017, when the “people’s currency” circulated around international exchanges for as much as $20,000 per coin. Now, as the crypto “bloodbath” seems to be tamed to some extent, although $550 billion were wiped out with the…

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February 21, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Tesla - the latest victim of cryptocurrency mining

After Starbucks’s coffee shop became a victim of cryptojacking, or cryptocurrency mining without the consent of users, now, one of the biggest technology and car companies in the world, Tesla has also come under cryptojacking.  Usually, hackers mine for Monero and Bitcoin. What is more, when cryptojacking occurs, the computing power used significantly reduces the…

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