Binance appoints former DFSA director Mark McGinness as Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer LeapRate

October 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance appoints former DFSA director Mark McGinness as Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer

Mark McGinness commented: The rapid mainstream adoption of blockchain and crypto technology signals a need for a deeper understanding and appreciation among governments, regulatory bodies and users alike. I aim to bridge this divide through working closely with industry leaders and policymakers to not only set best practices and regulatory frameworks, but also broaden their…

October 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Monex to launch wealth management services

Monex is committed to its goal of offering the wealth management services that protect the value of customers’ assets and of becoming a customer-centric asset/wealth manager. Monex is already offering consulting services to its customers through independent financial advisors. The in-person services allow the company to offer its products through in-person marketing and to cate…

October 05, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

CME Group sees overall ADV rise 14% in Q3

In September, demand elsewhere decreased, with agriculture, equities, and metal derivatives ADV falling both in the month and the quarter. However, CME revealed that interest rate ADV helped to push its overall demand higher. September saw interest rate ADV increase 58% to 7.66 million contracts, with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) hitting a record…

September 30, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

How Crypto Has Affected the Q2 Earnings of the Top Tech Companies

Impact of cryptocurrencies in Nvidia Q2 Report Another major business that has stepped into the world of crypto trading lately is Nvidia. Let's find out how their new business ambitions affected their net revenue and growth. How Nvidia entered the world of crypto trading Nvidia unveiled new CPUs exclusively for mining virtual coins in February,…

September 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance stops offering crypto trading to Singapore clients

The official statement said: Binance constantly evaluates its product and service offerings. We will be restricting Singapore users in respect of the Regulated Payments Services in-line with our commitment to compliance. Users in Singapore are advised to cease all related trades, withdraw fiat assets and redeem tokens by Wednesday, 2021-10-26 04:00 AM UTC (12:00 PM…

September 24, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

China announces all crypto transactions are illegal

The recent blow to crypto follows China’s concerns over cryptocurrency trading’s connection to fraud, money laundering and excessive energy consumption. China is one of the largest crypto markets in the world. This is the latest crackdown of China on crypto currency trading but it is not the first. In May, the country promised to focus…

September 23, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Interactive Brokers hires Cecelia Zhong as Executive Director

Zhong added: I am pleased to join Interactive Brokers and work alongside such an accomplished team. As the financial landscape in Asia continues to evolve, I look forward to identifying and developing new business opportunities to ultimately benefit the company’s clients. Before Interactive Brokers, Zhong worked at NYSE Euronext where she was responsible for setting…

September 22, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

INX partners with GMO to list regulated Japanese yen stablecoin

Corporate clients can take advantage of more efficient Japanese Yen-backed payment solution, with instant settlement in digital wallets as opposed to the traditional market T+2 experienced in the underlying asset. In the beginning, GYEN and ZUSD will be traded against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. The company said it will include additional pairs in the…

Binance appoints Nils Andersen-Röed to strengthen investigations and audit team

September 17, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Europol’s Nils Andersen-Röed joins Binance to strengthen investigations and audit team

Before that he worked as the Project Leader of Operation Gravesac/Bayonet, coordinating the takeover and takedown of the dark web marketplaces Hansa Market and Alphabay. Andersen-Röed was instrumental in this global operation, during which a large amount of information about illicit trades was gathered and shared with other law enforcement agencies. These actions have led…

September 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Interactive Brokers Group announced crypto trading launch via Paxos

The brokerage’s clients can benefit from centralized cash management and can trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash plus stocks, options, futures, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs from a single screen. The offering is initially available to US residents with individual or joint accounts, however, the company plans to make it available for additional client…

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