The Financial Commission, the leading self-regulatory association dedicated to ensuring sound practices across the financial services industry, today welcomed its newest member firm – Georgian…
Posts published in December 2017
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a fast-moving initial coin offering (ICO) that was seeking to raise up to $15 million from…
Apple Lists Scam Ethereum Wallet in its App Store
When it comes to the vetting of apps, the Apple App Store is famous for its rigorous process. It has maintained its reputation by allowing…
FXCM Releases Spreads, Slippage Metrics for Q3 2017
FXCM Group has released a comprehensive spreads report for the third quarter of 2017, detailing average spreads throughout the three months to September on its…
Earlier this week, Coinbase reported that Bulgarian authorities seized 213,519 BTC in May from an organized crime group. The amount of Bitcoin amounts to about…
Waves Platform, an open-source blockchain platform, announced today the formation of a self-regulatory body, an industry-led initiative to regulate and shape the responsible growth of…
GAIN Capital Reports Higher Retail Volumes in November, Yet Lower YoY
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) has reported its volumes for the month ending November 2017, having undergone a better performance across its retail, institutional…
Growing Bitcoin Mining Industry’s Energy Demand Causing Blackouts
Bitcoin is soaring, and with the meteoric rise in the value, the is attracting a whole new generation of miners. The lucrative crypto mining industry…
CBOE Bitcoin Futures Start Trading in Thin Liquidity
The much-anticipated futures contract for Bitcoin started trading today. The CBOE’s CFE market started offering the traditional financial instrument in the early Asian hours. Despite…
From India to Australia via Gibraltar: Cryptocurrency Regulation Update
As the cryptocurrency industry spreads across the globe and grows in popularity, governments are forced to take notice. Their responses continue to vary. India Last…