The euro today rallied higher against the US dollar despite the lack of any major economic releases from the Eurozone, while US markets remained closed. The euro’s rally was largely triggered…
Posts published in January 2018
The world saw a massive uptick in cryptocurrency regulation near the end of 2017. Governments everywhere moved swiftly to find ways to protect citizens and…
Breaking: JFD Brokers Acquires Majority Stake in German ACON Bank
JFD Brokers has acquired a majority stake in German bank ACON. The deal includes a 51 percent stake with the potential for the acquisition of…
Saxo Bank Appoints Damian Bunce as New Chief Client Officer
Danish multi-asset brokerage Saxo Bank has just announced that the company is appointing a new Chief Client Officer to its team. Effective from the 19th…
Vircurex Faces Class-Action Lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against cryptocurrency exchange Vircurex, because it has been closed for several years and still hasn’t given its customers back…
The trading volumes report from Saxo Bank for the final month of 2017 shows that the brokerage has experienced a seasonal decline in trading volumes.…
CMC Markets Hires Ashley Glover as Head of Sales APAC and Canada
CMC Markets APAC has hired a new head of sales for the APAC and Canada regions. Ashley Glover took on the new position this…
South Korea to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading, MiFID II Causes Turmoil: Best of the Week
Exclusive interview with co-founder of IOTA This week we published an exclusive interview with one of the founders of IOTA. the blockchain making waves in…
Brazilian Regulator: Cryptocurrency is Not a Financial Asset
Brazilian investment funds are now effectively prohibited from buying cryptocurrency. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) announced on Friday that digital currency cannot…
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken went offline for over 48 hours during its scheduled downtime that was initially expected to last a couple of hours. The exchange…