moex volumes report
November 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

$450 million compromise of Russian exchange linked to FSB by BBC

The current crypto trading environment is often compared to the “Wild, Wild West” conditions of the retail forex industry in the nineties. Regulatory oversight was nowhere to be seen, and fraud ran rampant, especially when dealing with overseas forex brokers. In the crypto-verse, however, unregulated exchanges have lost billions of dollars to professional hacking groups,…

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fca clone firm
November 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA warns against Credit Suisse Securities clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of another clone firm this week. The latest addition to the regulator’s warning list is Credit Suisse Securities. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: Credit Suisse Securities (Clone of FCA authorised…

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Daily Market analysis
November 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The pound continues to gain ground

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for November 19, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX/BREXIT The pound continues to gain ground against other major currencies in early Tuesday trading. This follows a strong Monday dominated by market optimism about the future value of…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
November 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

OANDA adds Lucian Lauerman to team as Head of Solutions for Business

Online multi-asset trading services and currency data and analytics, OANDA Global Corporation, has just announced that it has named Lucian Lauerman its Head of Solutions for Business. He will be based in London and will be responsible for the strategic growth of the firm’s corporate offering, which delivers foreign exchange technologies and services to companies…

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November 19, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Cashaa is launching special USD accounts for crypto businesses

The cryptocurrency businesses in the US are going to see their lives made easier. This is thanks to the crypto-friendly banking service provider Cashaa - a company that is launching USD accounts for businesses involved in cryptocurrency transactions. The USD bank accounts will be provided in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Cryptocurrency businesses will be…

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Torstone Technology expands its London headquarters
November 18, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

New developments on the UK's crypto legal framework

The cryptocurrency regulation in the UK is one step closer to becoming clearer. Today, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce of Tech Nation's Lawtech Delivery Panel has announced its legal statement on the treatment of cryptocurrency assets and smart contracts under Welsh and English law. The statement is addressing the legal uncertainty that surrounds cryptocurrency assets. Judging…

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