Crypto enthusiasts were cheering what many reports were calling a “Monumental” ruling by a Federal Court. The court ruled in favor of Blockvest, a crypto Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that was still in its initial testing phase, well before any real investing had ever taken place. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had shuttered…
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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 TradeBNP. TradeBNP is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced its financial results for November. Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 69.7 trln. The Exchange has been quite busy lately, expanding analytics offering for algorithmic and HFT firms. MOEX also launched trading in futures contracts on non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, nickel, zinc and copper, as well…
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FX broker eToro has announced that it has joined the Blockchain Association as an executive member. The broker will help the Association build more efficient financial systems and decentralized web applications. Other members of the Blockchain Association include Coinbase, global finance company Circle, Digital Currency Group, and Polychain. Guy Hirsch, USA Managing Director, eToro, said: As a…
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CPaaS Enablement company Telestax has appointed Paul Doscher as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective October 29. Co-founder Ivelin Ivanov steps down as CEO, yet he will remain in a key role within the company. During this next stage of growth, there is no better person to lead Telestax,” said Ivelin…
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The following article was written by FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga. On the first Friday of every month, circa 1.30pm GMT, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics issues its monthly Employment Situation Summary – more widely known as the Jobs Report. The report not only estimates the number of employed and unemployed citizens, but also…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its fiscal Annual Report for 2018, which outlined the five principles that will guide its assessment of its performance, but which also revealed an accelerated focus on digital assets, with a primary emphasis on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The ICO space has been perceived as the “Wild…
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FX technology company Integral has just released its volumes report for the month of November. The average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $38.3 billion last month. This shows an increase of 10.7% MoM and a rise of 9.4% compared to the same period last year. This recent data shows that Integral’s partners are…
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Australia based Retail FX broker AxiTrader has announced that it has entered a partnership agreement with Knightsbridge Trading Academy. From now on AxiTrader's clients will have access to Knightsbridge Trading Academy’s training courses, developed in conjunction with the London Stock Exchange’s in-house Academy and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). James Lawrence at…
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Bitcoin subreddit page, /r/Bitcoin, has just reached one million subscribers, Coin Telegraph reported earlier this week. It has become one of bitcoin’s most important online communities since it was founded in September 2010, two years after the release of Satoshi's white paper. This significant milestone is welcome news for the bitcoin and wider crypto community…
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