February 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

The ‘Jamie Dimon/JPM Coin’ sideshow is turning stranger for all comers

If you were even the least bit interested in all-things-crypto, and for that matter, in all-things-banking, then last week’s financial press mayhem following JPMorgan’s crypto announcement came off as a circus sideshow. Distractions abounded under the Big Tent. The stands were filled with crowding masses and unruly press patrons shouting praise and abuse, while hawkers…

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Coinbase crypto exchange expands custodial services in Asia market
February 25, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase adds XRP on its professional trading platform

Coinbase is improving the trading experience for its professional traders by adding the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap, XRP, to its Coinbase Pro platform. The US crypto exchange announced the addition on Monday, February 25th. While trading will not be enabled right away, users of the professional platform will be able to transfer XRP…

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What are the implications of Ethereum's Constantinople and Petersburg on the broader blockchain industry
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

What are the implications of Ethereum's Constantinople and Petersburg on the broader blockchain industry

After a recent delay this past January, Ethereum’s Constantinople and Petersburg hard forks are expected to take place later this week on February 28th at block number 7,280,000. The practice of forks sparks much debate in the industry and many are monitoring these imminent hard forks with great anticipation, trepidation, and uncertainty. But what are…

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February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK and US regulators issue joint statement on post-Brexit derivatives trading

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a joint statement in collaboration with three U.K. regulators, which are the Bank of England (BoE), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), regarding activities relating to the trading and clearing of derivatives between both countries after Brexit. The statement reassured market…

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MetaTrader brokers get access to deep pools of crypto-liquidity via Brokeree Liquidity Bridge
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaTrader brokers get access to deep pools of crypto-liquidity via Brokeree Liquidity Bridge

Brokeree Solutions, the Estonia based provider of high-grade technology solutions for forex brokers, has just announced that it has teamed up with the crypto-liquidity aggregator Broctagon Network of Exchanges for Universal Settlement (Broctagon NEXUS). This way MetaTrader brokers can get a direct access to deep pools of crypto-liquidity via Brokeree Liquidity Bridge. Andrey Kamyshanov, CEO, Brokeree Solutions,…

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asic ban
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Matthew McCrow, director at Jade Capital Partners, banned by ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that it has banned Matthew McCrow from working in the financial services industry for five years starting 15 January 2019. McCrow was a director at Jade Capital Partners, an Australian investment company that provided managed discretionary account (MDA) products to its clients, whose license was cancelled…

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fca warning
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against FCA Investments firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company FCA Investments. FCA Investments is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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JFD Brokers expands tradeable stocks’ portfolio
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

JFD Brokers expands tradeable stocks’ portfolio

JFD Brokers has today issued a statement announcing that it has included the shares of the largest Dutch and German companies to the stocks its clients can trade on the MetaTrader 5 platform. Some of the stocks added to the MT5 platform include companies like BMW, Heineken, Allianz, Siemens, Royal Dutch Shell and Bayer. The…

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playtech offices
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Playtech repurchases 349,108 ordinary shares of share buyback programme

Online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) announced late Friday that it successfully purchased a total of 349,108 of its ordinary shares of no par value each (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) through the Company's broker Goodbody Stockbrokers UC. The repurchased shares will be cancelled. Number of ordinary shares purchased…

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