The startup incubator who helped numerous Silicon Valley giants is now helping people invest in new businesses via the use of blockchain. According to Brad Jones from Futurism, Y Combinator is now searching for ways to expand its investment access and opportunities. The president of Y Combinator, Sam Altman, said that the process needs to…
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On Thursday, 21st September, Bitcoin is again falling down, experiencing a 6% loss and trading at $3,656, as fear is amassing as China announced the crackdown of the digital currency. Last week, as China announced that its domestic exchanges will shut down bitcoin trading, the price went down to $3,000. That was the biggest drop…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker Valutrades will soon be posting its financial statements with regulatory authorities, indicating that the company continued to grow its revenue base in 2016. However, the growth has come at the cost of increased losses at Valutrades, leading the company's shareholders to put…
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The American Depository Shares of BEST Inc., a Chinese supply chain technology firm, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “BSTI”. The company raised $450 million in gross proceeds and is the largest U.S. IPO of a Chinese firm year-to-date. GTS is the NYSE Designated Market Maker (DMM)…
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Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced the availability of execution and client connectivity services through the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX) data center via its TT® platform. Colocating with HKEX strengthens TT’s global presence, allowing TT users around the world to easily obtain seamless, reliable,…
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The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) today announced the completion of a framework for co-operation to promote innovation in financial services in Japan and ADGM. This Co-operation Framework recognises the global nature of innovation in financial services. It will enable FSA…
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AcadiaSoft Inc., the industry provider of margin automation solutions for counterparties engaged in collateral management worldwide, has just announced that the integration into the AcadiaSoft Hub of the six additional in-scope firms under Phase 2 of the new IM rules for non-cleared derivatives has been completed successfully. The additional firms chose to use the Hub…
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CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch spot foreign exchange (FX) basis spreads called 'CME FX Link' on CME Globex, CME Group's electronic trading platform. This will create the first ever central limit order book between the over-the-counter (OTC) spot FX and CME Group FX futures markets.…
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has announced the appointment of Matthew B. Kulkin to serve as Director of the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO). Kulkin comes to the CFTC from the law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where, as a partner, he advised financial market participants…
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EDGAR system data may have been used for “illicit gain through trading” SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has issued a statement highlighting the importance of cybersecurity to the agency and market participants, and detailing the agency’s approach to cybersecurity as an organization and as a regulatory body. The statement is part of an ongoing assessment of…
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