Yikes! The sky is falling again… or is it? It seems that, every time Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren stumble a bit, the end of the world is near at hand. Yes, BTC dropped from $3,550 to $3,357, a 5.5% fall, in a matter of hours, dragging other token values along with it, as the…
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has informed the public that the Financial Services Institute (FSI) has elected Chris Perry, Broadridge’s corporate senior vice president and president of Global Sales, Marketing and Client Solutions, to its Board of Directors. We are pleased to welcome Chris to our Board of Directors. He has a deep understanding of…
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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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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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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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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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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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Crypto press headlines typically focus on the dark side of exchange compromises and the billions in dollars of losses that must be absorbed by the firms and their customers. There is, however, a more sinister threat lurking in the shadows that is seldom discussed, but which could prevent the massive adoption that crypto zealots hope…
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How could cryptocurrencies become as familiar in a household as the Internet? If rumors are correct, then the new Samsumg Galaxy S10 could do the trick. Cryptocurrencies have been around for a few years, but public awareness has primarily been reserved for high-tech geeks and savvy investors. What is needed for broader acceptance by the…
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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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