It has been said that hindsight is often clearer than foresight, and a bit cleverer, too. A case in point is the recent crackdown by Chinese authorities on crypto exchanges throughout the Middle Kingdom. Press reports were quick to shout, “Blockchain, not Bitcoin”, as if the entire wrath of the government was directed at the…
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Tradefora PLC, a software company with focus on Best Execution, have announced that they have added some of the most popular stock indices to their benchmark reference price index for OTC markets. Newly added instruments cover 12 major stock indices for Asia, EU and the US markets and now expanded the total list to 150+.…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for December 4, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX/BREXIT The pound reached a six-month high to touch $1.3044 during early Wednesday trading. This follows the latest election poll, which points to a widening of the Conservative lead…
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Retail forex broker and provider of FX and CFD trading, FXCM (NYSE: FXCM) have announced a series of new data products. FXCM have been primarily using their historic trading and execution data for internal purposes. However, the broker is now offering a suite of historic and real time data to suit different trading requirements. FXCM’s core market…
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The following article was written by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst at HYCM. A Brief History In some ways, gold is like the ugly duckling of asset classes. Long before economist John Maynard Keynes famously called it the “barbarous relic” there was a history of various commentators referring to the yellow metal as “a relic…
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KRM22 plc, (AIM: KRM) the technology and software investment company that focuses on risk management for capital markets, have announced yesterday that they have added Steve Sparke to their team as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Sparke will replace Matt Reed, Independent Non-Executive Director, who is stepping down to focus on other business commitments.…
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The British Virgin Islands and blockchain company LIFElabs.io are partnering to launch the BVI~LIFE digital coin. According to the press release from December 3, the launch of the currency is part of a broader effort to grow the financial technology sector. The initiative is to be presented at the BVI Digital Economy symposium on December 3rd.…
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It is no surprise that Tezos (XTZ) skyrocketed, as Binance is set to launch the "zero-fee" staking of XTZ today. Tezos is an open-source blockchain project that basically evolves by upgrading itself. What this means is that the digital coin can have its updates without going through a hard fork. The staking service that Binance…
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Alibaba Cloud and the Credits blockchain platform have teamed up to revolutionize the Chinese logistics market with blockchain. The companies will develop software and hardware solutions for solving the payment and trust issues currently present in the Chinese market. The partnership will see the use of modern, innovative business models such as 3PL. What this…
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Fintech software provider of financial solutions TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) announced that they have decided to make substantial adjustments to their operating structure and cost base while seeking to develop its newer blockchain based businesses. The company's 51% owned B2C subsidiary, DragonFinancials has suffered from an increasingly challenging regulatory and business environment, resulting in losses which started in…
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