Crypto exchange Currency.com stops operations for Russian residents LeapRate

April 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange Currency.com stops operations for Russian residents

The company further explained that clients of other countries and regions will not be impacted by the decision. The Russian invasion of Ukraine was followed by a barrage of sanctions from western countries and the exit of foreign companies form Russia. Several financial services companies, like Goldman Sachs and payment firms Visa, Mastercard, American Express…

April 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood expands crypto offering with four cryptocurrencies

With its latest announcement, Robinhood is addressing the demand for broader selection of cryptocurrencies. Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood, commented: We’re excited to add more choices for our customers as we work to make Robinhood the best place to invest in crypto. As a safety-first company, we have a rigorous framework in place…

April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Helveteq lists crypto ETPs on SIX Swiss Exchange

With ETPs and Structured Products combined, SIX’s offering includes 240 products based on 18 cryptocurrencies, provided by 13 issuers. Since the beginning of 2021, SIX has added several new crypto ETP issuers. Last year, the exchange’s trading turnover jumped 673% in related to cryptocurrencies. Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, added: Already early, Switzerland established…

April 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance closes a $200 million seed round

Brian Shroder, Chief Executive Officer of Binance.US, commented: In under three years, Binance.US has grown into a profitable business that is not only one of the largest and most technologically advanced digital asset exchanges in the United States but in the world. From this position of strength, and with an eye toward continuing our rapid…

April 06, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Devexperts’ DXtrade now offers spot crypto trading functionality

Founded In 2002, software development company Devexperts hosts and maintains the SaaS platform DXtrade. The platform offers a modular, widget-based UI that allows easy adjustments in several tabs and pop-out windows to suit any trading style. Trading Journal and Trading Dashboard help traders keep track of all active and historical orders. These functionalities allow traders…

April 04, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches all time high as over 90% of BTC’s supply has been issued

BTC's mining rate saw a substantial drop of over 50% back in July 2021 following China’s ban on the mining of digital assets in the region. The mining rate was almost 80 EH/s during the first week of July. Since then, the crypto miners have relocated to North America and Europe which lead to a…

March 29, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group expands crypto derivatives offerings with Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether options

Bogucki added: The smaller contract sizes will give investors and traders greater flexibility in managing their exposure to the two biggest cryptocurrencies in the world, opening the market up to new participants. Galaxy Digital is excited to act as a liquidity provider for these options and other CME Group cryptocurrency products. Derek Devens, Senior Portfolio…

March 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

TradeStation announces crypto trading services in Puerto Rico

TradeStation Crypto aggregates multiple liquidity pools into a consolidated market data feed. This is combined with an intelligent order-routing system which gives the company’s customers better visibility and trade execution, a different strategy than some other crypto exchanges. Additionally, TradeStation customers can own cryptocurrency in a TradeStation Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Traders in Puerto Rico…

March 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

TP ICAP adds market maker Hudson River Trading to its Digital Assets Spot platform

The new platform will launch once its registration process with the UK Financial Conduct Authority is complete. It will leverage the increasing demand from TP ICAP clients to trade spot cryptoassets. Additionally, the platform includes post-trade infrastructure providing straight through processing (STP) and payment netting services for settlement of trades across a network of digital…

March 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange FTX launches operations in Australia

Australia a is a significant growing market for FTX. The company highlighted that the launch of FTX Australia shows the its long-term commitment to the local market and represents the natural next step in the FTX's global expansion. Last week, FTX announced obtaining a license to establish and operate its Virtual Asset Exchange and Clearing…

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