The digital asset exchange OKCoin exchange has just announced that it has added Tron (TRX) as a new listing, starting today. Authorized OKCoin clients can now exchange US dollars or Argentine pesos for TRX, or acquire TRX by pairing it with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, Lumens, Zcash, 0x and others. The current price…
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LiquidityBook, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has just announced that 2018 has been a record year for the company. Highlights include: Total revenues were up by more than 20% YoY in 2018. Several key senior hires were made in 2018, including Ryan Canfield and Matthew Howard. LiquidityBook signed more than 20…
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Recent news headlines report that police have made another arrest in connection with a $70 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO) scam in India. This scandal is unfolding at the same time that an inter-ministerial committee reviews current policy directions related to cryptocurrencies. Currently, a quasi-ban exists that is being administered by the Reserve Bank of…
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Dukascopy Bank SA has announced that its Dukascoin's website www.dukascoin.com is now on-line. Clients will now be able to find general information about the project, up-to-date news, as well as download the first official release of the Dukascoin White Paper. LeapRate reminds that the ICO of Dukascoins/Dukasnotes has been a subject to a green light…
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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 Axiom Equity Research Corporation (not to be confused with AxiomSL). Axiom Equity Research Corporation is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in…
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Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank has just announced that it has appointed Joanne Page as its new CFO. Page has joined Saxo Capital Markets UK in December 2018. She succeeds Diya Patel, who has left Saxo to pursue new opportunities, as a Saxo spokesperson noted. Patel has been Saxo's CFO since October 2016. Prior to Saxo,…
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The following article is courtesy of Piers Courtney, Analyst at GlobalBlock, and shows insights into Ethereum’s up and coming hard fork The Ethereum blockchain is about to see a major upgrade. The name of this upgrade is Constantinople and it is scheduled for on or around January 16th. Constantinople will be implemented as a hard…
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TriOptima, a CME Group (LON:NXG) business which lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC derivatives markets, has announced that it has set a new record for its triReduce portfolio compression service. LeapRate reminds that triReduce compression service hit quadrillion dollar milestone in notional principal eliminated back in June 2017. TriOptima, on the other hand, compressed $250…
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LeapRate Exclusive... In 2010, after the crisis, the EU launched a consultation review to update MiFID. This led to the creation of a comprehensive legislation called MiFID II which was formally adopted in 2014. It was supposed to start operating in January 2016 but European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) extended the date to 3rd…
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Global Property Research (GPR) has just announced that it has been approved as an registered Benchmark Administrator under the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). The Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) has granted the registration, which is recognised by The European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA), on its register of approved Benchmark Administrators. GPR is subject…
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