Spotex, a developer of foreign exchange (FX) modular technology systems, has just announced that it has signed INTL FCStone Markets, LLC to provide prime services enabling clients to access Spotex’s institutional ECN. LeapRate reminds that Spotex is in the process of launching a slate of new products and services to the brokerage and fund manager…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has announced that it will scale up its capital market payment service by allowing securities trading payment between accounts at different banks. As of today, November 11, the new service will mitigate risks in the payment system and improve the efficiency of the process between the capital market and…
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MayStreet, the market data platform, announced that it has taken over the role of market data provider, previously held by Thesys Technologies, for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Market Information Data Analytics System (MIDAS). This selection brings the company closer to its mission of bringing the speed and integrity of such systems to…
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Allegations of Whale misconduct in the crypto space have been prevalent of late. The issues continue to be suspicions of deliberate price manipulation tactics, and a new report from Whale Alert, an industry watchdog of just such behavior, has confirmed that Whales do and have demonstrated on occasion their ability to influence the market. Frank…
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Advanced Markets Group, the institutional multi-asset liquidity and true prime-of-prime service provider, has just announced that it has added Single Stock CFDs to its expansive suite of tradeable products. Advanced Markets Single Stock CFDs are offered in regulated environments (FCA UK and ASIC Australia) with the full benefits of equity trading such as dividend distribution…
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Andreessen Horowitz is launching a free crypto startup school. In October 2019, a16z general partner Mr. Chris Dixon announced the project at TechCrunch Disrupt. The official launch of the school is today. Interested parties can already apply and can do so in the following four weeks. The idea behind the school is to democratize the…
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There aren't many crypto-friendly banks that can be named, let alone one that goes public on the premises it supports cryptocurrencies. But Silvergate Bank is such a bank. It officially went public on the New York Stock Exchange this past Thursday. Silvergate applied for an IPO roughly one year ago and it was only yesterday…
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Brad Garlinghouse is definitely one of the most well-known figures in the cryptocurrency world. He is the CEO of Ripple. He recently gave his opinion on what the cryptocurrency future can look like, and it's not a positive outlook in terms of numbers of surviving alt coins and volume. Garlinghouse predicts that around 99% of…
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Coinbase has expanded its portfolio in the last couple of years with more and new cryptocurrencies. But this is the first time the cryptocurrency wallet and exchange is rewarding users who hold a particular cryptocurrency - Tezos (XTZ). Coinbase announced through a blog post on Wednesday this week that US customers (except residents of New…
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The Bitcoin rollercoaster ride continues, but at the moment, it is at the starting gate, taking on new riders, i.e., consolidating, if we wish to shift metaphors back to trading parlance. Advocates were preparing back in August to head south for the winter, but a month later, after Bakkt fizzled, their bags were packed and…
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