Bitcoin enthusiasts were shocked when Samsung’s newest models, the Galaxy S10 and the Note 10, hit the market in March, and Bitcoin apps were nowhere to be found on the devices. What happened? There was so much press that had hyped the inclusion of a Bitcoin wallet app and support on the Samsung phones and…
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Bank of America is one of the US banks that is clearly leading in the blockchain-patent game. BofA has filed for over 60 blockchain-related patents so far. This is a major breakthrough since Bank of America is actually the second largest bank by assets in the US. Considering the tight regulations and the inability of…
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eToro UK markets analyst, Adam Vettese, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 19, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Hi Everyone, This week may well be as volatile as last week. Attention will be focused on the Federal Reserve’s FOMC minutes…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Gerhard Moser Investment Capital Holdings. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of…
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On-chain payments for financial markets company, Fnality International, announced that it has added key additions to the senior management and advisory team. Gary Chu joins as General Counsel and Adam Clarke as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with Daniel Heller joining as Head of Regulatory Affairs. Gary Chu was previously a Legal Counsel and an Executive…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that it has banned Mr Samuel Lee Kwok Tung from re-entering the industry for eight months ending 16 April 2020. Tung is a former account executive of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited (DBSVHK) and, according to the regulator, has falsely stated that he was the…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has recently added a new name to its list of unregulated firms. The latest addition is the company Trinity Investments Limited. According to the FMA, the company could be involved in a scam. The regulator has received a complaint from a New Zealand resident who has invested with Trinity Investments…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 19, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Pound is on the backfoot, having lost more than 0.1% to the US Dollar during early Monday trading. Brexit and related matters continue to be the main driving force behind Sterling; after a…
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Coinbase, America’s leading crypto exchange, took another step forward to utilize its $300 million fundraising of last October to expand its global footprint in the industry, this time by beefing up its fledgling custodial business with the acquisition of Xapo Ltd for a reported sum of $55 million. If and when the final transfers are…
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Nine weeks and still ranging is not what Bitcoin enthusiasts had been hoping for, but the leading cryptocurrency has not necessarily backed away from volatility. When other assets are range-bound, it is typically a tight range. One could make the argument that BTC is held captive by “tightening” boundaries, since its price behavior is now…
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