The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today released a consultation paper on the “”, which once finalised, will outline the crypto asset activities it regulates.…
Posts published in January 2019
Crypto Exchanges Are Not Money Transmitters, Clarifies Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) today has clarified that cryptocurrency exchanges and business do need a money transmission license to operate in…
IFX EXPO Asia 2019 – Everything You Need to Know About Day 1
Day 1 of iFX EXPO Asia 2019 in Hong Kong is officially in the books. The event, one of the largest in Asia, represents a…
Tether’s Grip Slips: USDT Stablecoin Market Dominance is Down 30%
It’s been an interesting several months for Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin by marketcap. Following a , Bloomberg reported that Tether appeared to be solvent–an…
BVP Launches Nasdaq’s Matching Engine-Based Trading Platform
Panamanian stock exchange Bolsa de Valores de Panamá (BVP) has launched a new trading platform based on matching engine technology. Nasdaq’s technology will allow the…
LCM Global ‘Investment Managers’ Join Danish FMA’s Warning List
It’s a fine winter afternoon in the icy city of Copenhagen and, in the depths of the Nordic capital’s financial district, the local regulator has…
GAIN Capital Strengthens IT Teams with Two Appointments
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., a major provider of retail FX in the United States, has added two new members to its IT team – Boris…
Yen Soft After BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting, Economic Forecast
The Japanese yen was soft today after the Bank of Japan performed a monetary policy meeting and revised its economic projections. The losses were not particularly big, though. As was widely expected,…
Nasdaq CEO: Crypto Can Be the Next Internet or Another Segway
Writing on LinkedIn this Tuesday, Adena Friedman, , said that cryptocurrencies could be a “global currency of the future.” Friedman posted her article in the…
BTIG Adds Steven Stich to its Prime Brokerage Team in Texas
BTIG, specialising in institutional trading, investment banking, research, and related brokerage services, announced this Tuesday that it has added a new member to its Prime…