Category: Exchange

Bitfinex Upgrade
October 15, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bitfinex doubles its server capacity

Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, said: With today’s increase in server capacity, we’ve beefed up the exchange’s front-end and back-end servers. This doubling of server capacity combined with the improvement to internal networking is likely the biggest upgrade we've had since we moved to our data center. We have an obsessive interest in technical improvement.…

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September 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance stops offering crypto trading to Singapore clients

The official statement said: Binance constantly evaluates its product and service offerings. We will be restricting Singapore users in respect of the Regulated Payments Services in-line with our commitment to compliance. Users in Singapore are advised to cease all related trades, withdraw fiat assets and redeem tokens by Wednesday, 2021-10-26 04:00 AM UTC (12:00 PM…

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August 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance restricts crypto derivatives offering in Australia

Binance has faced an intense scrutiny and regulatory backlash recently. In June, the FCA banned Binance from undertaking any regulated activity in the UK, following a warning placed by the Japanese regulator, the FSA. However, this did not happen in Australia. The move follows the recent warning the Australian regulator issued against trading crypto through…

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May 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Iconic Funds to list Bitcoin ETP on SIX

The new Iconic Funds Physical Bitcoin ETP, available in two trading currencies, will offer investors a selection of 32 Bitcoin ETPs and structured products at SIX to choose from. The number of ETP issuers now rises to nine, following the recent addition of ETC Group as well as CoinShares and SEBA Bank in the first…

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CME Group
May 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group reports Micro Bitcoin futures volume surpassed 100,000 contracts

The Micro Bitcoin futures provide an cost-effective way for traders to manage their bitcoin exposure and enhance their trading strategies, while at the same time retaining the advantages of CME Group's existing Bitcoin futures contract. Tim McCourt added: Together with our existing, full-sized Bitcoin futures, this new, smaller contract further strengthens our ability to help…

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Apifiny earns broker-dealer license from FINRA for subsidiary firm
April 30, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Apifiny earns broker-dealer license from FINRA for subsidiary firm

Haohan Xu, CEO of Apifiny, said: As we accelerate our product development, partnerships, hiring, and overall growth toward a public offering, securing this first phase of our broker-dealer license is a major milestone. Apifiny is able to connect to worldwide cryptocurrency exchanges, working to provide a single market opportunity to its professional trade clients. Not…

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April 16, 2021 BY PureContent

Coinbase IPO goes live

Technically speaking, direct listings such as these are not IPOs in the traditional sense, but they are commonly referred to as such due to the fact that the result of becoming publicly owned, as opposed to privately owned, is ultimately the same. This particular listing has gained attention as Coinbase's valuation has recently been set…

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SEBA Bank joins the Swiss Stock Exchange as new product issuer
April 08, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEBA Bank joins the Swiss Stock Exchange as new product issuer

Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange commented: When allocating their assets to crypto-currencies, investors are increasingly making the conscious decision in favor of the Swiss Stock Exchange as it offers crucial advantages like transparency, liquidity and fair as well as orderly pricing. With the new products from SEBA, investors have the comprehensive range of 79…

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