Huobi Japan is now a wholly-regulated crypto exchange, supervised by the Financial Services Agency in Japan. The cryptocurrency exchange was created through a merger between Huobi Group and BitTrade. The Founder and CEO of Huobi Group commented on the milestone: This is an important milestone for us," said Leon Li, Huobi Group Founder and CEO. "Firstly,…
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Blockport, the European social crypto trading platform, kicks off 2019 by moving out of the beta version of its exchange. User funds will be stored on the blockchain and most leading cryptocurrencies and tokens will be available for trading on the exchange. Over the past several months, our team has worked incredibly hard to get…
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It has been a rough year for cryptocurrencies. Valuations are down 80% and more in some quarters, and critics are claiming that a funeral may be in order. But not everyone has these same feelings. CEOs of many large concerns, both within and without the crypto universe, have spoken out about the long-term viability of…
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Aquis Technologies, the financial and regulatory technologies services arm of Aquis Exchange PLC (LON:AQX), has announced that it has been chosen by Archax, the institutional-grade crypto and security token exchange, to supply the upcoming market with trading technology, when it launches in the first half of 2019. The company stated that Archax will take Aquis’…
Read moreArchax has announced the launch of an institutional-grade digital asset exchange targeted at the professional investment community, both traditional and emerging. This venture is based in London and will be operated in a regulated manner by an experienced team of financial markets professionals. It will sit alongside existing crypto venues, providing a credible bridge between…
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LMAX Exchange Group, which operates a leading FCA regulated trading venue and has become one of the leading liquidity providers to FX brokers worldwide, has announced the launch of the first physical crypto currency exchange dedicated to serving only institutional clients. David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Exchange said: We are furthering the legitimisation of the…
Read moreToday, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said that Nasdaq is open to becoming a crypto exchange. Joseph Weinberg, OECD Special Advisor and Chairman of Shyft, a blockchain protocol for KYC/AML, and Yo Kwon, CEO of Hosho, a blockchain cybersecurity firm, comment from two unique perspectives on what this means from regulatory and security perspectives. Joseph Weinberg,…
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