Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is now completely offline, though the outage appears to have begun several hours earlier, with investors reporting problems on forums…
Posts published in December 2017
Exclusive: CBOE and CME Group Rumoured to Be Mulling Ethereum and Litecoin Futures
Both Chicago-based major derivatives exchanges (CBOE and the CME Group) are rumored to be preparing to launch Ethereum and Litecoin futures. The plan could have…
Brokerage house Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired a 75 percent stake in a mid-sized Indonesian securities firm for USD 36.6 million (40 billion…
South Korea to Allow Bitcoin Exchanges, Under Six Conditions
After a week of contradictory messages from Seoul, there is finally an indicator as to where the South Korean regulator aims to go with regard…
Colt Takes London-Tokyo Network Latency Down to 159 Milliseconds
Data centre operator Colt Technology Services has upgraded its existing Tokyo to London circuits to provide new and ultra-low latency speeds to the major financial…
FX Industry Requiring Social License if it’s to Continue to Operate
To many regulators around the world, the words “foreign exchange broker” have become a dirty phrase. Indeed, over the last five years there has been…
Bitcoin Risk Management via Futures: Available but Very Expensive
Yesterday’s launch of the first Bitcoin futures contracts was not as exciting to price action as many had hoped, but it certainly is changing the…
South Korea’s NH Bank is the New Member of the R3 Consortium
On December 8th, South Korean agricultural and commercial banking giant Nonghyup (NH) Bank announced that it has joined R3 blockchain consortium. With this move, the…
Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), a leading FX electronic communications network (ECNs), reported its monthly trading volumes for November 2017. The latest figures were reflective of several…
Japanese Giant GMO Internet to Pay Employees in Bitcoin
Big news from Japan – from March 2018, the more than 4,000 employees of GMO Internet will be able to receive part of their salaries…