The following article was written by Chris San Filippo of the Hotspot Shield Marketing Team. Over the course of 2017, there was a massive surge in both the use and value of cryptocurrencies. The most prominent of these, BitCoin, shot up from $1,000 to $20,000 within that year, while less widely-used cryptocurrencies saw more rapid…
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Which Retail FX broker in London raised £2.8 million - and why? Which Chinese investors put HK$200M into Hong Kong Retail FX brokers KVB Kunlun? Who is the new CEO at FCA regulated institutional FX broker Fixi plc? What did the IOSCO have to say about limiting CFD leverage - and how does its position…
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Amid the cryptocurrency bloodbath in January 2018 and the recent comeback of Bitcoin and major alt coins, one trader made a huge bet by buying $400 million in the "people's currency". According to press, the anonymous investor bought Bitcoin when the price was coming to around $6,000, which now puts this person in the Bitcoin…
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The cryptocurrency market has become extremely complex and with more and more coins, ICOs, tokens, products and services coming up every week, the average person can definitely become perplexed as to what to buy, when to sell and which currencies to hold. To the rescue comes Crypto20, the first tokenized crypto-only index fund. The index…
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Many argue that online exchanges are a rip-off for users, especially when fees range anywhere from 1% to 8%. Coinbase, one of the world’s most popular digital wallets, overcharged thousands of dollars its customers instead of just taking the normal transaction fee. It recently came clear that the overcharging happened due to a bug linked…
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Baanx.com has just announced that Ian Scarffe will join David Drake and many other Blockchain figures on their Advisory Board. Now listing 2 of the top 3 listed Global Blockchain Experts on ICO Bench. Baanx.com is delivering a fast-growing Decentralised Cryptobank Network - where businesses, brands, banks, charities, and individuals can white label the Cryptobank…
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The fight against cryptocurrency and blockchain fraud continues... The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has suspended trading in three companies amid questions surrounding similar statements they made about the acquisition of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology-related assets. The SEC’s trading suspension orders state that recent press releases issued by Cherubim Interests Inc (OTCMKTS:CHIT), PDX PARTNERS…
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ASIC regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker FP Markets has announced the appointment of London-based Craig Allison as the company’s new Head of Global Development. Craig Allison will lead a rapidly expanding global team at FP Markets across sales, marketing, compliance, risk and back office with his primary focus on driving business development, setting-up strategic…
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KMS Financial Services, Inc. (KMS), a Seattle-based independent advisory and brokerage (IAB) firm supporting 350 financial advisors, today announced the appointment of Erinn Ford as the firm's President, to take effect in March. Ms. Ford will succeed Tracy "Ace" Forsythe, a 20-year KMS veteran who is retiring this summer. KMS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of…
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Block.one, creators of the EOS.io blockchain, today announced a collaboration with Bancor to simplify token creation and exchange. EOS.io is an open-source platform designed to support Decentralized Autonomous Communities (DACs) and allow for the mainstream adoption of blockchain technology, while the Bancor Protocol enables users to easily convert between tokens. Through this collaboration, the Bancor…
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