During the blockchain boom of late 2017, companies clambered to tear their way into the blockchain sphere. Crypto was hot, and everyone wanted a piece…
Posts published in August 2019
Austrian Watchdog Flags Two Unauthorised FX Firms
This week, the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has yet again updated its warning list, flagging two entities which are operating in the foreign exchange…
Payments Tech Firm Modulr Wins £10m Grant
Payments company Modulr said on Wednesday that it has raised another £10 million ($12.1 million). The London-based firm received the money from , an investment…
Ex-Coinbase CTO Joins DeFi Firm Findora
Decentralized finance (DeFi) company Findora on Wednesday has announced that it has on-boarded Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO of , to guide the firm as a…
R3 to Open Tech Hub in Dublin in 2020 Amid Rapid Growth Plans
R3 is further increasing its footprint in Europe, with the company announcing its plan to open an office in Dublin next year – its second…
Visible Alpha Names Samantha Miller as Chief Product Officer
Visible Alpha, an investment research technology firm, announced this Tuesday that it has appointed Samantha Miller to the firm’s newly created role of Chief Product…
Seed SEF Launches Physically-Settled BTC Derivatives Testing
This Tuesday, the swaps trading platform subsidiary of , Seed SEF announced that it has launched user acceptance testing of its physically-settled bitcoin derivatives which…
MarketAxess to Acquire LiquidityEdge in $150 Million Deal
The operator of , MarketAxess Holdings Inc. announced this Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire LiquidityEdge, a provider of an electronic…
tZero Initiates Securities Coin Trading for Retail Investors
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZero on Monday has announced that it opened up trading of its security token for retail investors through a preferred equity security…
Chris Rowe Returns to the UK Telecom Industry
Chris Rowe, Senior Consultant at British TelecomChris Rowe is back to British Telecom in a new role according to his LinkedIn profile. After spending almost…