Circle, has handled $24 billion worth of cryptocurrency trades in 2018 on its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, according to a major revelation made by the…
Posts published in January 2019
TFX Reports Overall Uptick in FX Trading in 2018
The (TFX) has ended the week by publishing its trading volumes for both the month of December and the whole of 2018 today. The exchange,…
OKEx Adds 7 New Trading Pairs to its Crypto Derivatives Platform
On Thursday, January 3rd, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange revealed the addition of seven new trading pairs to its cryptocurrency derivative product. The exchange currently stands…
SFC Issues Restriction Notices to Brokers for Client Misconduct
The (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued its first announcement for the year this Friday, stating that it has issued restriction notices to three brokers…
TrustToken Appoints Coinbase Executive as Head of Compliance
One of compliance executives has parted ways with the cryptocurrency exchange and is joining TrustToken. Vaishali Mehta joined Coinbase in November of last year as…
Bitbox to Support Ethereum’s Upcoming Constantinople Fork
Bitbox, the cryptocurrency exchange of the popular messaging platform , has announced support for the upcoming Constantinople hard fork of Ethereum. The fork is set…
SIX Swiss Exchange Sees Solid 2018, Facilitates 12 Listings
The SIX Swiss Exchange, , published its key trading figures for 2018 on Thursday. Looking at the results, it appears that 2018 was the “year…
Austrian FMA Adds Green Bonds Investment Scam to Warning List
This Friday morning, in the heart of a freezing Vienna, Austria’s financial regulators, the (FMA), released a statement on to the great world wide web…
Chilean Court Orders Banks to Operate Crypto Exchange Accounts
Chilean cryptocurrency exchanges have marked a massive victory as an anti-monopoly court in the country ordered the banks to keep the exchanges’ accounts open, as…
Russian Market Closure Shocking, But Hardly a Surprise
The news just before New Year’s Eve that the Russian central bank is barring 5 companies from the market shocked the market last week. With…