April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Kraken opens Dash trading as cryptocurrency trading volumes soar

Dash, the rising alternative to bitcoin, today announced a partnership with one of the world’s oldest bitcoin exchanges with the largest selection of digital assets and national currencies, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. Which DASH pairs will be available for trading? DASH/USD (Dash - US Dollar); DASH/BTC (Dash - Bitcoin); DASH/EUR (Dash - Euro). The partnership…

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April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC welcomes re-appointment of Non-Executive Director

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomed the re-appointment by the Financial Secretary of Mr Albert Au Siu-cheung as a Non-Executive Director for a term of two years with effect from 26 May 2017. Mr Au was first appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the SFC on 26 May 2015. SFC’s…

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April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shenzhen Securities Information Co, Euronext and Sina sign MOU

On April 11, 2017, Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC), Euronext and Beijing Sina Internet Information Service Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop close cooperation on the application research on internet big data, the development of stock indexes and the innovation in cross-border index products based on their respective advantages. Principals…

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April 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Trading Expos in 2017 – Should You Stay or Should You Go?

This article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello, Last Friday and Saturday I attended the “Invest” expo in Stuttgart. This, the 18th iteration of the event, was host to many investors and traders from all over the world. In my view, this is one of…

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April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CSA: Investor Advisory Panel’s annual report highlights work on conflicted compensation

The Investor Advisory Panel today released its 2016 Annual Report summarizing its recommendations, activities, submissions, consultations, and meetings during the calendar year. In 2016, the Panel focused on five critical areas of investor protection: conflicts of interest and conflicted compensation, the need for a best interest standard, risk profiling, the Ombudsman for Banking Services and…

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April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Matchpool’s Guppy Token (GUP) IOU now listed on Gatecoin

Bitcoin exchange Gatecoin just announced that GUPBTC markets are now live. GUPs will trade as IOUs until April 29th, 2017. The Gatecoin team announced the launch of IOU trading for Matchpool’s Guppy token (GUP) on their exchange. This comes just a week after the ethereum-based matchmaking platform raised ETH 125,000 (~USD 5.5 million) during their…

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April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC announces N. Charles Thornton III as Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo today announced that N. Charles “Charlie” Thornton III has been named the Commission’s Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs. Mr. Thornton comes to the CFTC from the United States Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee where he served as Senior Professional Staff and Counsel.…

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