XEM token just listed on Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange
January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Stellar Lumens XLM just listed on Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced that it has added Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). XLM follows the addition of XRP, EOS, and TRON in recent weeks. GBX has been granted a full license as a provider of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) under Gibraltar’s Financial…

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R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan
January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan

The enterprise software firm R3 has just announced its plans to to boost the adoption of Corda in Japan and the wider East Asian region. The blockchain consortium has teamed up with SBI Holdings, which joined R3 back in 2016 and is its largest shareholder. Firms in Japan will now have access to Corda’s ecosystem applications and…

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fca warning
January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against SMS Crypto Limited 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 SMS Crypto Limited. SMS Crypto Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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Iain Rogers GMI
January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Iain Rogers becomes GMI UK COO

As we reported previously, LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index is adding yet another significant name to its team. Iain Rogers, leaves his role as CEO of Pepperstone UK to join GMI UK as COO. Rogers will report to John Taylor who will go on to take…

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forex market update
January 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: January 30, 2019

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: The British Parliament passed a partial revision of the draft Brexit new agreement, but the Irish border guarantee program has not yet been passed. The overall draft of the Brexit remains unresolved and the British pound fell. The next…

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January 29, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Aber - UAE and Saudi Arabia's new cryptocurrency

A new major cryptocurrency is going to go live, after it was made public that the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) are partnering on the project "Aber". Aber is a cryptocurrency project launched by the two entities to facilitate financial transactions between the two countries through the technology…

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Exclusive: Bittrex and Bitsdaq launch new crypto exchange, interview with CEO and Chairman Ricky Ng
January 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Bittrex and Bitsdaq launch new crypto exchange, interview with CEO and Chairman Ricky Ng

LeapRate Exclusive... Bitsdaq, the official Asia partner of US cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, has just announced the launch of the Bitsdaq Exchange. Bitsdaq is the second official partner with an Asian focus selected by Bittrex, following Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit. We are very excited to be partnering with Bittrex on what we believe will be…

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