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Crypto markets between a rock and a hard place

May 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Why you should consider different cryptocurrency exchanges before making a decision

Robustness Of The Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform Exchange platforms that don’t innovate often are those that allow you to register even without anti-money laundering measures like KYC or know-your-customer guidelines. That means you can usually register using only an email and password. When it comes to structural robustness, one can easily find out how well a…

November 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brokers wary of unregulated crypto exchanges – OTC desks serve clients

We are ten years into the Bitcoin revolution, but its global network of 200+ exchanges remains largely unregulated. Yes, there are money transfer agent regulations that must be complied with and KYC/AML rules that must be adhered to, but safety and security are large stumbling blocks. As for regulators, the industry must quickly deal with…

September 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

London-based Nickel Arbitrage Fund raises $50 million for crypto fund

London-based hedge fund, Nickel Asset Management, has spotted an opportunity in the market, devised a strategic plan, raised $50 million for the project, and will soon introduce the Nickel Arbitrage Fund. The sole purpose of this new fund will be to take advantage of various arbitrage situations across the Crypto-verse. According to its release, the…

September 03, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Political uncertainty weighs on GBP

eToro UK markets analyst, Adam Vettese, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for September 3, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Bitcoin Network Prepared for Bakkt Launch: Physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts are set to launch this month. Bitcoin’s hash rate continues…

June 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Despite rising prices, crypto exchanges in Holland and Poland are closing

Crypto Winter is over. Bitcoin and altcoin prices and volumes are soaring. Unfortunately, several crypto exchanges are experiencing hard times. Blockport, an Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange, has declared bankruptcy, while it contemplates a re-launch. Polish cryptocurrency exchange Coinroom appears to have taken a direr path. It ostensibly shut its doors and exited stage left with customer…

Exclusive: Bittrex and Bitsdaq launch new crypto exchange, interview with CEO and Chairman Ricky Ng

June 03, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Decentralized crypto exchanges are popular, but they may not be the future

The early visions of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology attracted a supportive throng of libertarians and religious zealots, who envisioned a perfect world of peer-to-peer exchanges of value over totally private and decentralized crypto exchanges, or “DEX’s”, the term preferred in the digital world. Such exchanges would allow for an infrastructure free from government control and…

Cobalt goes live with Deutsche Bank, XTX Markets and Saxo Bank on its FX post-trade infrastructure

May 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bakkt crypto exchange announces firm ‘Go Live’ date for futures launch

It has been no secret that crypto enthusiasts have been begging for the management of the Bakkt crypto exchange initiative to complete the actions necessary in order to launch. Bakkt, the brainchild of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner and operator of the New York Stock Exchange, was to be the consummate crypto futures exchange, dealing…

May 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LeapRate Exclusive: Integral FX platform and the new Mint Exchange: Harpal Sandhu speaks

Mint Exchange is the world’s first crypto clearinghouse, providing access to all major exchanges, brokers, and market makers through a single account. It is built on the Integral FX platform, founded by Harpal Sandhu back in 1993. Harpal wanted to combine technology and finance for the benefit of end-users. Leading the way with the first…

April 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: No more Iranian oil

Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for April 23, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Bitcoin Sees First Golden Cross Since 2015: Bitcoin’s 50-day moving average rose above its 200-day moving average…

April 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Report: Crypto trading ‘bots’ caught arbitraging investors by front running

Another week… another report that reveals the dark underbelly of crypto exchanges and confirms the SEC’s worst nightmares about price manipulation in crypto exchange markets. The report this week, entitled “Flash Boys 2.0: Frontrunning, Transaction Reordering, and Consensus Instability in Decentralized Exchanges”, comes to us by way of researchers at Cornell Tech. They focused primarily…

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