The combination of the words “hostile takeover” and cryptocurrencies is not very common. A report from press claims that a startup known as Valor Foundation is planning a hostile takeover of Ripple, the $14 billion cryptocurrency. According to BTC Manager, if such a takeover is actually completed, it will be the first hostile takeover in…
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eToro, the global, multi-asset, investment platform, has just announced that it has added ZCash (ZEC) to its product range. This brings the total number of cryptoassets available on eToro to 14, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, XRP, Litecoin, Ethereum Classic, Dash, Stellar, NEO, EOS, Cardano, IOTA, and BNB. ZEC will also be added to eToro's CryptoPortfolio. ZCash…
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MyCrypto, Inc. has just announced that it has acquired Ambo, a company that aims to make cryptocurrency easy through the development of crypto wallets. With this move, MyCrypto will leverage Ambo’s technology and talent to build a suite of cross-platform mobile tools for mainstream digital asset investors. The open-source blockchain interface plans to expand into…
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Ahead of National Data Privacy Day, which is observed annually on 28th January, a selection of commentary can be seen below from a variety of industry experts discussing data privacy in the digital era. A poll carried out last year revealed a staggering 90% of people were “very concerned” about their internet privacy. Data privacy…
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Global clearing house LCH has announced that Corentine Poilvet-Clediere has been named Head of RepoClear and Collateral Management, LCH SA, effective immediately. She will be responsible for LCH SA’s euro-denominated debt and repo clearing service, RepoClear, as well as the clearing house’s collateral management function. Corentine Poilvet-Clediere previous work places include London Stock Exchange Group, CDSClear…
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Market volatility generated an exceptional amount of processing volume for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in 2018 – 66.7 billion electronic records per day, up 87.4% over the ADV in 2017. FINRA has already reported an unprecedented amount of market activity through the first six months of 2018, averaging a record 57.9 billion electronic records…
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Multi-asset electronic trading solutions provider smartTrade Technologies has just informed that it has strengthened its senior management and sales team with the addition of Annalisa Sarasini and Lionel Sancenot. Annalisa Sarasini, Chief Business Development Officer, will drive the Business Development Strategy and lead smartTrade through its next stage of growth. Sarasini has been promoted from Global Head of Sales…
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Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat in the early morning hours, suddenly thinking that you had sold your bitcoin for $35 instead of $3,500? Did you rush to your computer to check to see if the order had been entered correctly? Some poor fellow or woman in South Korea is living a…
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Dash, the digital currency for payments and e-commerce, has teamed up with Anypay, a global payment network, and eGifter, a gift card marketplace offering 300+ eGift cards to U.S. and global brands. People can turn their Dash directly into eGift cards without converting to fiat. We are very excited to be able to bring Dash…
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Retail FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has announced the appointments of Boris Levine as Head of IT Development and Rasmus Hansen as Head of Infrastructure Technology. Both executives report to Alastair Hine, Chief Operating Officer of GAIN Capital, and are based in GAIN's London office. Boris and Rasmus each bring many years of…
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