Category: Cryptocurrency

February 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

German regulator BaFin issues warning on social posts on crypto assets

Moreover, BaFin highlighted that there are many investment tips circulating on social media about crypto stocks and other financial products which are not reliable. They may even be false, misleading or fictitious. BaFin stated in the official warning: Digital, lucrative and trendy: this is the image that crypto assets now have among private investors. However,…

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FTX acquires Liquid
February 02, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX acquires fintech firm Liquid

Quoine integration Following Liquid’s acquisition by the FTX, Quoine will integrate FTX's products and services into its own offering, according to the official announcement. FTX's existing Japanese customers will be migrated to Quoine's platform. FTX has also agreed to provide Liquid’s existing Japanese users with services in compliance with Japanese laws. From 30 March 2022…

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Deutsche Börse
January 31, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse sees rise in demand for crypto products in 2021

ESG ETFs were the most popular categories in Europe at €33.6 billion in turnover, climbing 176% YoY. Xetra remained the largest exchange venue for ESG ETFs in terms of trading turnover and number of listed ETFs. Stephan Kraus, head of Deutsche Börse's ETF segment, said: Continued strong growth in our ESG segment reaffirms how mission-critical…

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January 31, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange Binance restricts 281 Nigeran accounts

Zhao further outlined in his letter the importance of user security and confirmed the company’s devotion to its Nigerian community. Zhao said: Protection mechanisms such as KYC, anti-money laundering measures, collaboration with law enforcement, and account restrictions are in place to ensure our community remains protected and that fraudulent activity is prevented. This is a…

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Robinhood
January 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood crypto wallets beta program goes live

The Beta program Beta testers will help the company test core functionality and give feedback which will help reach the final version of the product. During the Beta program stage of the project, Robinhood will finalize the send and receive flows, add QR scanning functionality, improve the transaction history interface, and add block explorer support…

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January 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Gold-i selected by Modus.Trade for crypto fund management

Modus.Trade’s strategies are built using MetaQuotes language which makes MT5 a perfect fit as a trading platform. MT5 also has a strong audit trail and is an easy-to-use platform for trading digital assets. Tom Higgins, CEO, Gold-i added: We have always seen ourselves as a pioneer in the digital assets world, having launched our Crypto…

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January 18, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

UK Government to tighten rules on misleading crypto ads

Around 2.3 million people in the UK are thought to be holding crypto assets, according to an estimate. This move will hopefully ensure that cryptoasset advertisements are “fair, clear, and not misleading.” Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak said: Cryptoassets can provide exciting new opportunities, offering people new ways to transact and invest – but…

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