UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) announced earlier this week that Andy Green is leaving the Board, stepping down as Chairman at IG's AGM in September 2019. Malcolm Le May, as Senior Independent Director will lead the Nominations Committee in the search for the next Chairman of IG. Malcolm Le May commented:…
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LMAX Digital, the institutional crypto currency exchange operated by LMAX Exchange Group, has just announced that it has been granted a license as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Provider from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). LeapRate reminds that LMAX Digital was launched in May 2018 as the first institutional crypto currency exchange. The final…
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eToro CEO Yoni Assia announced yesterday at Paris Blockchain Week the launch of eToroX’s crypto exchange and a range of financial instruments, including eight fiat-stablecoins. The exchange is managed by eToroX (eToro’s blockchain group) - one of the first companies that received regulatory approval back in December 2018 as a DLT provider by the Gibraltar…
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The pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, Euronext, announced the rebranding of FastMatch, its Electronic Communication Network (ECN) for Foreign Exchange (FX) trading, into Euronext FX. LeapRate reminds that FastMatch has been acquired by Euronext in 2017 after buying out ex-CEO Dmitri Galinov. The FastMatch name will not disappear as it remains the brandname of the…
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The Satoshi Treasure - a bitcoin hunt for $1 million is officially on. On April 13th, 2019, an anonymous user challenged the bitcoin community to resolve a puzzle and find the key for the Satoshi Treasure worth $1 million. The award is currently worth around 198 Bitcoins. The mysterious author posted the following message that…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for April 16, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Binance De-Lists BSV: Binance announced yesterday that they would de-list BitcoinSV, due to the founder’s threats to…
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UK provider of business travel management services to SME companies Corporate Traveller announced that it has teamed up with global blockchain payment provider BitPay. Corporate Traveller can now accept bitcoin and bitcoin cash payments from its SME customers for business travel bookings. Andy Hegley, UK General Manager, Corporate Traveller commented on the news: We have…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a company called Holborn Assets Limited. Holborn Assets Limited Address: Level 15, Al Shafar Tower, 1 Barsha Heights, Tecom, PO Box 333851, UAE Website: www.holbornassets.com Phone: +971 4 457 3800 Email: [email protected] According to the FMA, Holborn Assets Limited is not a registered…
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We are accustomed to witnessing strange behavior on the part of government officials in developing countries, where the all powerful leader demands loyalty at all costs and directs his minions to do whatever it takes to sustain his position in power. Apparently, according to many of his critics, the Trump administration is headed down a…
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Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), announced that it has just introduced real-time coverage for the BRVM Exchange (Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières) for equity and fixed income markets. BRVM is West Africa's stock market for all eight member states in WAEMU, which includes Benin, Burkino Faso, Guinea…
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