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Posts published in December 2019
70 Crypto Hedge Funds Shut in 2019 with Low Institutional Demand
As many as 70 crypto-focused hedge funds closed down this year as institutional turn out to the sector remains on the lower side. Reported by…
Gold-i Promotes Joy Li to Head of Business Development for APAC
Gold-i, for the financial services industry, has a new Head of Business Development for the Asia Pacific region, with the company promoting Joy Li to…
Top US Financial Panel Wants Monitoring of Digital Assets
A panel of top financial regulators has urged the federal and state officials to monitor the risks associated with digital assets. The recommendation was made…
Have the SEC’s Telegram & Kik Cases Brought Clarity to Crypto?
The ICO landscape was shaped throughout 2019 by a number of different factors–an increased influx of institutional cash, the increased prevalence of alternative token sale…
BlockFi Enters Crypto Trading Arena with New Exchange
Crypto lending services BlockFi on Thursday announced the launch of a digital asset trading platform, targeted to both retail and institutional investors. Dubbed BlockFi Trading,…
LiquidityBook Onboards FNY Investment for its POEMS Product
LiquidityBook, a provider of FIX and OMS trading solutions for both the buy and sell side, has signed FNY Investment Advisers to use its as…
Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Leaves for US Senate Seat
Kelly Loeffler, ICE’s former head of digital assets, who also serve as CEO of its crypto arm , is set to leave her position after…
Integral Also Grapples with Weak FX Volumes in November
Institutional trading platform provider reported its monthly trading volumes for November 2019, which declined from a month earlier as weaker volatility across financial markets hit…
Robinhood Hits 10 Million Users, Closing in on Big Old Rivals
The number of user accounts on commission-free investing app has exploded to more than 10 million. The six-year-old startup has been growing at an explosive…