Tools for Brokers appoints Michael Levine as Vice President of Sales UK
September 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Michael Levine joins Tools for Brokers as VP of Sales UK

To his new position at TFB, Levine brings more than a decade of experience in the financial sales market, working with large enterprises and helping build and expand sales teams. Albina Zhdanova, the COO at TFB, said: I am very excited to have Michael on our team. His knowledge, background, and skills will benefit the…

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September 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Kraken appoints Dave Ripley as CEO, Jesse Powell becomes Chairman of the board

The official press release highlighted that Ripley has played a key role in scaling Kraken’s operations in over 16 acquisitions, regulatory licenses and partnerships. Ripley started his career as a software engineer before becoming a financial adviser at Boston Consulting Group. He has accumulated almost a decade of crypto industry leadership experience. He became COO…

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Nomura
September 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nomura incorporates crypto subsidiary Laser Digital in Switzerland

Kentaro Okuda, Nomura Holdings, Inc., President and Group CEO, said: Staying at the forefront of digital innovation is a key priority for Nomura. This is why, alongside our efforts to diversify our business, we announced earlier this year that Nomura would be setting up a new subsidiary focused digital assets1. We look forward to sustainable…

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September 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

big xyt hires Anthony Huck as Head of the Americas

Background In his thirty years of experience Huck has been in leadership positions in various companies. He served as a CEO of Score Priority (now Lime Financial) and as President and COO of Lime Brokerage. He has also held senior executive positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, Citadel Securities, and Investment Technology Group (ITG). Robin…

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September 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

eToro secures in-principle approval in Abu Dhabi Global Market

Jason Hughes, Senior Executive Officer, UAE at eToro said: This is an important milestone for eToro. The UAE has one of the most vibrant fintech landscapes in the Middle East, and Abu Dhabi one of the most sophisticated regulatory frameworks for digital assets. We’re incredibly proud to be joining this ecosystem. We look forward to…

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CoinShares
September 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CoinShares launches algorithmic trading platform HAL

Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares, commented: We are delighted to launch HAL under CoinShares. We acquired Napoleon, which created Napbots, because we could immediately see our common goals: to democratise access to, and educate investors about, trading crypto assets. In a new, still-evolving ecosystem, we are very proud to be at the cutting…

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September 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance obtains MVP license from Dubai’s VARA

Helal Saeed Almarri, Chairman of VARA said: The VARA regime aims to strike an effective balance between value creation and risk mitigation, enabling open market innovation while assuring protection for the economically vulnerable. The MVP Phase, is designed for select global players across the value chain, that are committed to responsible industry participation and VARA…

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