Czhang Lin
September 03, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Exclusive Interview: South Korea's move into the cryptocurrency space - PIEXGO's CEO speaks

LeapRate Exclusive… Czhang Lin is the CEO of PIEXGO, an innovative global digital currency trading platform that provides a one-stop seamless experience for institutional and individual traders. PIEXGO’s platform is the first to launch an IXO, essentially an upgraded IEO which seeks to promote an ecosystem of protocols, dedicating resources and opportunities for emerging blockchain…

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North Korea tensions margin requirements
September 03, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

North Korea denies the $2 billion crypto hacking allegations

In early August 2019, North Korea made news when Leaprate reported that the country has reportedly hacked and stole around $2 billion worth of crypto and fiat money. The hack was done through numerous cyber attacks on different financial institutions and crypto exchanges. The ultimate goal? - to fund a military weapons program. The news…

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September 03, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

The world's first celebrity cryptocurrency - by Manny Pacquiao

Cryptocurrencies emerge from everywhere nowadays: from companies, from governments, and not so often - from individuals. However, one such individual has announced that he is launching what is essentially the first celebrity cryptocurrency. Manny Pacquiao is a champion boxed who just announced the launch of his very own cryptocurrency in front of a crowd in…

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LCH
September 02, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH SA adds Mizuho as a clearing member

Global clearing house LCH announced that they have just added Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd to their members list. Mizuho is the first Japanese financial institution to access LCH SA’s Euro debt clearing services as a member of RepoClear. The financial institution will now have access to the largest netting pool of Euro-denominated debt and will…

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Tokyo financial trading TFX
September 02, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volume up 48% MoM in August

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has released its trading volumes report for the month of August 2019. You can see the highlights below: Interest Rate Futures contracts The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 55,246 ( - 26.8% MoM / - 27.5% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 2,631. 項目 August   2019…

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sec
August 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Whistleblower awarded more than $1.8 million

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that they have awarded more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower. The whisteblower alerted SEC about a misconduct committed overseas and provided extensive and ongoing cooperation during the course of the investigation, including the review of documents. The whistleblower in this matter provided stellar information and ongoing assistance…

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CySEC
August 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC withdraws CIF licence of KIT Finance Brokers Ltd

The Cyprus regulator CySEC has made a new announcement yesterday regarding the withdrawal of KIT Finance Brokers Ltd's CIF authorisation. KIT Finance Brokers Ltd's CIF authorisation number is 365-18 and, according to the regulator, the company has decided to expressly renounce it earlier this week. This announcement has been officially made on 28 August 2019…

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