Considering the efficiency of decentralized ledger technology, Taiwan’s central bank has announced that it will explore the option of implementing blockchain technology in order to…
Posts published in February 2018
British Pound Slumps to New Lows on Tough EU Brexit Stance
The British pound today dropped to new lows against the US dollar after the European Union released a tough draft Brexit withdrawal agreement. The UK Prime Minister rejected the deal saying that…
LiteForex Launches 20 New Cryptocurrency Pairs
Retail forex broker LiteForex today announced in a corporate statement that it is extending the list of cryptocurrency trading pairs to include additional altcoins instruments,…
Who Needs Blockchain? SWIFT’s gpi Pushes Back with Faster Payments
The race for cross-border payments has heated up, with SWIFT making strides to quicken its overall processing times. The efforts help SWIFT and other payment…
FFAJ’s OTC FX Volumes Drop in October-December Quarter
The Financial Futures Authority of Japan (FFAJ) today published its latest report on financial futures transactions which includes retail FX and over the counter (OTC) contracts,…
The Marshall Islands has pushed ahead with issuing its own legal cryptocurrency, the Sovereign (SOV), which will be circulated along with the USD. The effort…
Bill Gates: Cryptocurrency “Has Caused Deaths in a Fairly Direct Way”
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men, appeared live on Reddit yesterday to answer questions from an internet audience. His…
Vantage FX Launches New Affiliate Program
Australian FX broker Vantage FX has announced a new affiliate program, aimed at increasing its client base. Vantage FX is gearing up to expand its…
There’s a new trend in the blockchain space–in the past, individuals and independent firms were the ones coming under fire for using crypto as a…
TradeNext, an Indian-owned forex broker, has applied to strike itself off from the register of UK companies, according to a recent regulatory filing. In a…