In line with the flurry of regulatory moves made by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Cyprus – the “Kingdom of Forex Brokerages” in…
Posts published in June 2019
HSBC Quietly Held a Round of Layoffs in London This Week
HSBC has reportedly begun its recently-announced job cuts in London and some industry sources say they were a little more harsh than previously supposed. The ,…
Bakkt COO Says User Acceptance Tests Initiate on July 22
The COO of , Adam White, today said in Medium blog that the ICE-backed startup will begin testing its much-anticipated Bitcoin futures contracts on July 22.…
Circle to Phase Out Support for its Social Payment App
Goldman Sachs-backed is gearing up to discontinue support for its social payment app, dubbed ‘Circle Pay,’ which has been available in 29 countries including the…
A Chinese man has found himself in police custody after attempting to steal electricity to fuel his Bitcoin mining operation, local media outlet The Global…
Square Adds Steve Lee to Its Crypto Team
Payments company Square has announced the appointment of Steve Lee, an ex-director at Google, as the first member of its new crypto team. The US-based…
This week, the Financial Commission, (EDR) organisation for the foreign exchange (forex) industry, announced that Trade99 is its newest approved member. Trade99 provides a leveraged…
MUFG Recruits FX Veteran Chris de Sibert as a Director
(MUFG) has managed to recruit Chris de Sibert as a Director for its operations in London where he will be focusing on the Europe, Middle…
Augmentum Fintech, a venture capital firm that is listed on , announced on Thursday that it has invested £8.5 million ($10.77 million) in three different…
Eurex Expands US Footprint with Barclays Partnership
Eurex Group, , announced this Thursday that Barclays has joined EurexOTC Clear, to support the expansion of the distribution network in the United States. Under…