Tag: cryptocurrency

May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC raises awareness about fraudulent cryptocurrency-related investment schemes

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), in conjunction with securities regulators from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), has announced that it has recently participated in an initiative to raise awareness about fraudulent and unregistered cryptocurrency-related investment schemes. As part of “Operation Cryptosweep,” the OSC joined forces with more than 40 provincial and state regulators…

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May 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC issues advisory for virtual currency products

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) today issued a joint staff advisory that gives exchanges and clearinghouses registered with the CFTC guidance for listing virtual currency derivative products. The CFTC staff is committed to providing regulatory clarity as much as possible,” said DMO…

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May 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator OSC warns against several cryptocurrency firms

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has warned investors about BTCReal, BitSerial, Hypercube Ventures LP, CabinCoin OÜ, and BaapPay Inc. These firms appear to be involved in schemes that target Ontario investors and encourage them to trade or invest in cryptocurrencies. BTCReal, BitSerial, Hypercube Ventures LP, CabinCoin OÜ, and BaapPay Inc. are not registered in Ontario…

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April 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GRB Capital Corp opens GlobalREBitcoin ICO

GRB Capital Corp Ltd. has announced the official opening of its Initial Coin Offering of GlobalREBitcoin, a cryptocurrency token backed by commercial real estate assets. GlobalREBitcoin ICO crowdsale is now open to participants worldwide, other than citizens and residents of the US, and residents of Canada and the commonwealth of Bahamas. The company's strategy is…

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April 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital to offer Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash

Retail and Institutional FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has announced the recent launch of Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash in the U.K., Europe, Australia and Singapore on the Company’s FOREX.com and City Index services. GAIN has also expanded its Bitcoin offering, allowing customers to trade Bitcoin directly against the Euro (BTC/EUR), British…

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March 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

How profitable are the world’s top crypto exchanges?

The top ten cryptocurrency exchanges are bringing in as much as $3 million per day in profit, according to Bloomberg calculations. Considering that cryptocurrency did not even exist until 2009, profit at that level is absolutely astonishing compared to the historical development of other industries. It is easy enough to understand how cryptocurrency exchanges make…

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