The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the U.S. has published a request for blockchain support. The agency wishes to outsource the task of running nodes on the BTC, ETH, and XRP blochchains, ostensibly “to support its efforts to monitor risk, improve compliance, and inform commission policy with respect to digital assets.” The Trustnodes news…
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Chainyard and IBM have partnered to create a new blockchain system for supply chain management with the purpose of improving onboarding, supplier validation, and life cycle information management. The information comes from a official news report by IBM. The name of the blockchain network is Trust Your Supplier. The entire system is primarily focused on helping…
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Liquidity and tech provider of solutions for the crypto and FX industry, B2Broker, just announced that it has integrated 5 new payment systems into its Trader’s Room platform. The new payment systems, Ikajo, PayRetailers, Simplex, Einstein and GreenBox make the total number of payment systems integrated by default to more than 20, through which customers…
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International financial services firm ADSS has announced that it has teamed up with Tradesocio in order to become one of the major liquidity providers available to the company’s institutional clients. The partnership between the two companies aims to enhance the trade execution capabilities offered through Tradesocio Marketplace. Financial services providers adopting Tradesocio’s technology will now…
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As the old adage goes, “If something can go wrong, it will.” Unfortunately, LedgerX, a current issuer of options and swaps in the U.S., was primed and ready to be the first firm to offer “real” Bitcoin futures contracts, ones that “physically settle in kind”, not in cash. In fact, it had announced proudly that…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 5, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Yuan devalued over 1% against the US Dollar during early Monday trading, the sharpest drop for the Chinese currency, since the 2008 financial crisis, with one Dollar now worth more than 7 Yuan.…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC announced that the company Hellenic Secretarial Services Ltd waived its authorisation pursuant to section 16(1) of the Law Regulating Companies Providing Administrative Services and Related Matters of 2012, as in force (the ‘Law’). Hellenic’s authorisation with Νumber 131/196 lapsed as from 1st July 2019 and CySEC has permanently deleted Hellenic Secretarial…
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Fintech company Integral just released its volumes report for the month of July 2019. Average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $34.1 billion in last month, volume's down 6.3% compared to June 2019. LeapRate reminds that in 2018 Integral invested in Mint Exchange, a cryptocurrency clearinghouse designed for institutions. Mint Exchange is built on the…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just released its trading volumes report for the month of July 2019. Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 72.1 trln last month. The growth leaders were once again the Equity Market (+54.3%), as well as: GCC Repo Market (+53.9%) Derivatives Market (6.6%), including commodities derivatives (+24.6%). Equity & Bond…
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FCA regulated provider of foreign exchange services to institutions, corporates and high net worth private individuals, Argentex Group PLC, has just announced that it has added one of Scotland’s best-known business leaders, Lena Wilson, CBE FRSE to its team as Senior Independent Director and Chairwoman of the Nominations Committee. Lena Wilson currently serves on the…
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