A New York resident who purportedly operated a Bitcoin trading firm was hit with criminal charges in the second enforcement action filed today by the…
Posts published in January 2018
Siddhartha Valluri Parts Ways with OANDA Europe
OANDA Europe’ compliance specialist Siddhartha Valluri has parted ways with the group, according to a recent regulatory filing. His departure from the FCA-regulated FX, CFD…
Cürex Group Taps Claudio Pannunzio as Managing Director of Marketing
Cürex Group Holdings, a foreign exchange-focused execution services and data analytics provider, has on-boarded Claudio Pannunzio as Managing Director of Marketing with immediate effect, per…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has accused a Colorado businessman and his UK-registered company of violating trading regulations and defrauding at least 600 customers of…
Warning Shot: US Regulators Commit to Going After Crypto Fraud
Global regulators have charted a somewhat varied course regarding crypto regulation. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has made no reservations however about policing…
iSignthis Officially Launches of Partnership with Worldline
iSignthis Ltd released a statement proclaiming that its subsidiary iSignthis eMoney (ISXPay) has completed a successful technical integration with Worldline. As a result, the two…
IMF Urges Global Cooperation on Crypto: Sees Both Benefits and Risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is keen to explore the potential of cryptocurrencies and is urging regulators to cooperate on the matter. In a regular…
This article is the second in a two-part series on women in the world of cryptocurrency. To read the first article, As bad as the…
Pound Declines Against US Dollar on Weak UK Retail Sales Data
The British pound today declined against the US dollar after the release of weak UK retail sales data for December. The pound initially fell after the retail sales report before rallying higher…
China’s stance against cryptocurrency has hardened yet again, with Beijing ordering its most stringent measures to date in a bid to halt the proliferation of…