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 VIP Crypto / Cryptonix Team. VIP Crypto / Cryptonix Team is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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The blockchain startup CryptoKaiju has just announced the launch of its individual product. CryptoKaiju is producing the world's first vinyl toys fully traceable on a public blockchain. Kaiju has also released the launch of its subscription box service. Kaiju’s first figure name is Genesis and illustrates a Bitcoin-themed traditional Kaiju monster. Genesis figures are only 130 and their shipment…
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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 Arc Protection Limited. Arc Protection 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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MetaQuotes Software Corp. has announced that, after the release of MetaTrader 5 build 1930, brokers can start serving clients directly in MetaTrader 5 chats. Now traders and technical support teams can chat directly while trading. The updated platform chat functionality lets traders to jointly discuss trading ideas, create custom channels with their own content, as…
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The OTT broadcaster for BWF content in Indonesia and the Philippines, SportsFix, has announced that it has partnered with ProximaX to integrate its ProximaX Sirius platform utilizing blockchain technology. The broadcaster will take this step to tokenize its Digital StadiumTM starting with the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in December. Since September, Sportsfix has added over…
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Australian regulator ASIC has informed earlier today that it has cancelled Melbourne based retail OTC derivative issuer, Berndale Capital Securities Pty Ltd’s (Berndale) Australian Financial Services (AFS) license. The official reasons ASIC pointed out are that Berndale: failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that its representative complied with financial services laws; failed to have…
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Blockchain investment fund NEO Global Capital (NGC) has teamed up with the Samsung-backed startup partner AERGO. NGC will advance the AERGO ecosystem through advisory support and drive collaborations with enterprises across Asia. AERGO is going to provide firms with a different way to transfer data and value securely. The platform's aim is to flexibly deploy distributed applications.…
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Bitcoin enthusiasts breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, as the popular cryptocurrency bounced off $3,650 and rose back over an all-important psychological support level of $4,000. For the greater part of the day, Bitcoin’s price gyrated below the $4,500 watermark, reclaiming a market cap in excess of $70 billion. Bitcoin’s share of the overall coinage…
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Nasdaq Inc. has informed the public that, despite headlines this week and plunging prices, it is moving ahead with its plan to list Bitcoin futures, according to Bloomberg. The New York exchange operator, along with the VanEck company, plans to launch bitcoin futures in the first quarter of 2019. Despite lofty hopes that Bitcoin futures would…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for November 29, 2018. Highlights include: BTC Found Bottom? Bitcoin has found a new line of support following yesterday’s news about the Nasdaq pursuing BTC futures. Other institutional voices such as Mohamed El-Erian of Allianz have voiced…
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