The following article was written by Blockchain advisor Osher Deri. EOS has succeeded in taking a position among the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies in the market – it now sits in fifth position by market cap behind Bitcoin Ethereum, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash. From an underdog position with lofty ambitions to challenge Ethereum, EOS has built a…
Read moreFile this one under the title of Unintended Consequences. After gaining popularity among many Bitcoin and crypto token traders in recent months, P2P trading platform CoinTouch has announced on its website at cointouch.com that it is shutting down due to uncertainty which the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) presents to website operators. Chris Beach, who…
Read moreWhat a momentous week it was in Forex Industry News, with all the key stories appearing first or only on LeapRate! How big was Plus500's absolutely monstrous Q1? Who bought Oanda, one of the oldest online Retail FX brokers? How did the latest results looks like from ADS Securities and Capital Index? Which major FX…
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All we can say is: Wow! Yes folks, the graph below is not in error. After posting several consecutive quarters of record revenues above $100 million, FCA regulated CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has reported one of the most astonishing financial reports we've ever seen here at LeapRate. Revenues more than doubled from Plus500's best ever…
Read moreCryptocurrency trading by financial firms could increase in 2018 according to information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)'s survey, with approximately 20% of the participants indicating they are considering trading cryptocurrency over the next 3-12 months. The survey was conducted among 400+ clients across all of Thomson Reuters trading solutions including Eikon, REDI, and its FX platforms.…
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After reporting record Revenues for the first half of Fiscal 2018 (the company has a May 31 year-end), UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has gone one better in Q3 (quarter ended February 28, 2018), reporting best-ever Revenue of £152.9 million. IG's previous best ever quarter was Q1-2018, when Revenues hit £135.2 million.…
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CySEC licensed Retail FX broker RoboMarkets, which recently rebranded from RoboForex, has announced the launch of leveraged cryptocurrencies trading. The company stated that RoboMarkets now offers CFDs on the six most popular cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple. Investments into new instruments are available in MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, WebTrader, and…
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ASIC-regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker Vantage FX has announced that it has embraced the rising popularity of digital currency, by introducing a suite of highly liquid cryptocurrency CFDs. In addition to their existing Bitcoin CFD, all Vantage FX clients can now access several other major cryptos such as Etherum, Bitcoin Cash, Dashcoin, Litecoin and Ripple through…
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RoboForex, an international financial broker, just announced that it is expanding the list of cryptocurrencies available for trading via MT4 and MT5 platforms. Apart from Bitcoin and Ethereum, the Company’s clients will have an opportunity to trade Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Litecoin, and Ripple. New instruments are already available for trading. RoboForex continues expanding access to…
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Institutional cryptocurrency startup XTRADE.io has announced that Divisa Capital / Equiti Group founder Mushegh Tovmasyan has joined the company as a strategic advisor. XTRADE.io is a technology company founded by veteran Wall Street trading specialists. The company plans to introduce a new infrastructure that would allow banks, hedge funds, and large institutional traders to easily access…
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