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Euronext
February 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Institutional FX platform FastMatch saw Revenue of just €1.57 million monthly post Euronext acquisition

LeapRate Exclusive... Following our earlier report on the 2017 results of exchange operator Euronext NV (EPA:ENX), digging into the results LeapRate has learned that the company's Forex ECN unit FastMatch - which Euronext bought in mid-2017 for $153 million - generated a total of €7.2 million of Revenue for the 4.6 months it was owned by…

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VPN
February 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Bypassing Blockchain GeoIP Bans through VPN Use

The following article was written by Chris San Filippo of the Hotspot Shield Marketing Team. Over the course of 2017, there was a massive surge in both the use and value of cryptocurrencies. The most prominent of these, BitCoin, shot up from $1,000 to $20,000 within that year, while less widely-used cryptocurrencies saw more rapid…

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Bitcoin is on fire, as confidence swells: “The asset class is here to stay”
February 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC suspends trading in three crypto and blockchain companies after questionable statements

The fight against cryptocurrency and blockchain fraud continues... The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has suspended trading in three companies amid questions surrounding similar statements they made about the acquisition of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology-related assets. The SEC’s trading suspension orders state that recent press releases issued by Cherubim Interests Inc (OTCMKTS:CHIT), PDX PARTNERS…

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Invast forex sponsor australia sevens rugby
February 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex sports sponsorship: Invast backs Australia Men’s and Women’s Rugby 7s

Continuing our coverage of the interesting ways Retail FX brokers spend their marketing dollars in the "offline" world - in particular in the area of sports sponsorships, Invast Global, the ASIC-regulated Australian-based arm of leading Japanese brokerage Invast Securities Co. Ltd. (TYO:8709), has announced that it is becoming a major sponsor of the Australia Men’s & Women’s…

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KVB Kunlun office
February 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX broker KVB Kunlun raises HK$200 million from Ping An and BC Global

Further to our exclusive report from late January that Hong Kong based Retail FX broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:6877) was about to announce a major fundraising, the company has made regulatory filings with the HKEX indicating that on February 12 (i.e., this past Monday) it closed on a HK$200 million (USD $26 million) investment, led by…

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ADS Securities autochartist
February 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ADS Securities adds Autochartist market scanning tools and alerts service

Abu Dhabi based international financial services firm ADS Securities has announced that it has introduced the Autochartist service to its account holders. All ADS Securities traders can now experience an enhanced trading process using Autochartist to automatically identify and notify them of potential trade opportunities. The service includes Autochartist’s new Risk Calculator which provides risk management…

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