Citadel Securities, one of the largest market makers in US stocks and options, has agreed to pay 670 million-yuan ($97 million) to resolve a probe…
Posts published in January 2020
Ben Richter Talks X-Factor in B2B Solutions, His New Startup
Fintech space has been historically a crowded and diversified marketplace, yet it remains interesting to find out how players in this industry are able to…
Canadian Regulator Fines AvaTrade for Unregistered CFDs Trading
AvaTrade has paid a $244,000 fine to settle allegations it was operating as an unregistered entity in violation of a Canadian province’s securities laws. According…
Euro Falls to 3-Week Lows Against the Dollar Despite US Holiday
The euro today fell to new 3-week lows against the US dollar even though US markets were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The EUR/USD currency pair attempted to rally…
The Swiss franc is continuing its streak of gains on Monday, despite recent allegations that Switzerland is manipulating its currency. The franc is also finding direction on the latest trade prices,…
Seba Aims to Raise $96M in Second Financing Round
Seba, a Swiss crypto-focused banking startup, is looking to raise CNF 100 million (around $96.5 million) in a second-stage fundraising round. Reported by FNLondon, the…
BTC’s Hash Rate Hit a New All-Time High–Will its Price Follow?
It was an eventful weekend for Bitcoin. The price of BTC reached a new yearly high on Sunday, peaking around $9,150 before plummeting to…
South Korea Considers Classing Crypto Earnings as ‘Other Income’
The South Korean government, struggling with its attempts to tax crypto earnings, is now considering classifying gains from digital asset trading as ‘other income.’ Reported…
Peter Schiff: Lost Bitcoin Password Claims are ‘Fake News’
On Sunday, January 19th, noted American libertarian economist, “gold bug”, and renowned Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff told the world that he had lost access to…
CMC Markets Partners with Your Bourse to Distribute Liquidity
CMC Markets has partnered with Your Bourse, a provider of a cloud-centric platform as a service offering, in order to offer its liquidity through the…