Payment processing giant Stripe has stopped supporting Bitcoin on its platform, according to a company blog. The change will happen gradually over the next three…
Posts published in January 2018
Integral has been a leading provider of FX market data, assisting brokers in providing accurate data feeds and market prices to clients. Over the past…
South African Rand Reaches 12 per Dollar for First Time Since 2015
Today, the South African rand reached the 12 per dollar level for the first time since May 2015. That happened thanks to the growing optimism about the future of the country’s economy as well as due…
Nobel Laureate Stiglitz: “Why Do People Want Bitcoin?”
Joseph Stiglitz believes that Bitcoin is simply unnecessary. He told Bloomberg TV that it is attempting to solve a problem that never existed, according to…
The euro today rallied to 3-year highs against the US dollar after the release of upbeat flash PMIs from different Eurozone countries by Markit Economics. The manufacturing activity across the Eurozone slowed down…
Japanese Yen Gains as Manufacturing Accelerates
The Japanese yen managed to rise against a range of its most-traded peers, including the US dollar and the euro, despite mixed macroeconomic data released in Japan over the trading session. Japan’s trade balance…
Viberate COO on ICOs: “We’ve Seen One Too Many Market Manipulations”
This is the second article in a two-part series. To read the first half of this interview, . The ICO landscape is littered with pump-and-dump…
New Federal Reserve Chair is Short on Bitcoin, Long on Blockchain
On Tuesday, January 23, the United States Senate officially confirmed Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Powell has spoken extensively about…
Finance Magnates Live Updates from #iFXEXPO Asia 2018
The 2018 iFX EXPO in Asia is officially underway at the iconic Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The event is jointly organized by Finance Magnates and Conversion…
Exclusive: Mobile Trading Partners Launches New White Label Apps
Mobile trading software developer, Mobile Trading Partners (MTP), is launching a new set of products. After committing a period of over 18 months to research…