The value of Bitcoin has been soaring to unprecedented heights, and the subsequent news coverage it has been receiving has caused the cryptocurrency to become…
Posts published in December 2017
Cboe Global Markets today announced that historical spot FX data from its institutional forex exchange venue, Cboe FX (formerly Hotspot), is now available for the…
Thomson Reuters has enhanced its MiFID II compliance offering for FX derivatives trading, adding into production system improvements to its Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). The…
Ripple’s Market Cap Just Briefly Surpassed Bitcoin Cash
The total market capitalization of Ripple has just briefly surpassed that of Bitcoin Cash. The cryptocurrency rallied to over 90 cents before pulling back to…
Banks Leading the Industry into a New Regulatory Era as MiFID II Looms
As the implementation date of the new regulatory rules in the European Union is fast approaching, financial institutions are gearing up for the upcoming changes.…
The South Korean government crackdown on cryptocurrencies continues to intensify, causing many banks to stop issuing accounts that are required for crypto trading. The regulator…
Gibraltar Set to Provide License to Blockchain Firms
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar is set to regulate the booming blockchain industry – next month it will issue the world’s first license to…
TMX Group Completes Acquisition of ICE’s Trayport for £550 million
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., which owns futures markets and the New York Stock Exchange, today completed the sale of the broker-tech platform licenser Trayport to TMX…
eToro Partners CoinDash to Develop Blockchain-Based Social Trading
Social trading brokerage eToro has just announced that it is partnering with CoinDash to cooperate on several new products. The companies will work together to…
Finney Project ICO Goes from 0 to $100 Million in Less Than 24 Hours
SIRIN LABS, the developer of ultra-secure mobile phone Solarin, has announced that its new initial coin offering (ICO) has raised more than $100 million in…