China’s blockchain driven mutual aid program signs 100 million customers LeapRate

December 02, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

China’s blockchain driven mutual aid program signs 100 million customers

After President Xi’s recent call for everyone in his country to embrace blockchain technology, one would think that China might have been biding its time regarding any commitments to the innovative decentralized ledger system. Nothing could be further from the truth. The government’s attitude may seem to have become “Blockchain, not Bitcoin”, but the private…

November 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Asia slides while US enjoys thanksgiving

Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for November 29, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. US stock markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday, and the session on Friday will end early, at 13:00…

November 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

How to get a Hong Kong Forex licence

The following article is courtesy of the liquidity and technology provider of solutions for the crypto and foreign exchange (FX) industry, B2Broker. The text below is an excerpt. Hong Kong is highly regarded as one of the best countries in the world to set up business, and thanks to its business-friendly policies, it has become…

November 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans former director of Linchpin and Endeavour for 5 years

Australian watchdog ASIC has announced yesterday that it has banned Paul Nielsen, a former director of Endeavour Securities (Australia) Ltd and Linchpin Capital Group Ltd, from providing any financial services for a period of five years. Earlier this year, the regulator obtained orders in the Federal Court against Linchpin and Endeavour for contravening multiple provisions…

Microsoft announces expansion of blockchain offering on Azure Cloud

November 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Bank Japan teams up with Torstone to enhance regulatory reporting in the cloud

Torstone Technology, a global provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has just announced that investment and trading company Saxo Bank Securities Ltd. Japan has gone live with the first phase of its migration to Inferno. Saxo Bank Japan has replaced its legal ledger legacy system with Inferno to support regulatory reporting on the cloud…

November 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Weekly global asset report: US and China are getting closer to a trade deal

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for November 26, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: Weekly Global Asset Report 26-Nov 2019 The risk-on trading stance observed since the beginning of October remains well in place on financial markets across the world. Global shares have…

November 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Tesla’s Cybertruck makes a smash

Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for November 25, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Fidelity Digital Assets Set to Onboard its First Exchange Platform: The move to offer an exchange could give the…

November 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ACY Securities continues executive hiring spree, adds Alla Darwish to team

ASIC regulated multi asset online trading provider, ACY Securities has announced that it has added Alla Darwish to its team as its new Head of Global Brokerage. Darwish has more than 12 years’ experience in sales and business development in the global FX and CFD markets. He will be responsible for recruiting, managing and growing…

November 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Citi names Daniel Young its Head of equities for Australia and New Zealand

Citi has named Daniel Young its Head of equities for Australia and New Zealand, Australian Financial Review reported earlier today. Daniel Young has been at the bank for more than 14 years. Between his two periods at the investment bank, he worked for a handful of years at UBS. Young is going to replace Adam…

November 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former Joerik Financial Director convicted of furnishing false statement to the SGX-DT

Monetary Authority Of Singapore (MAS) has announced that Joseph Chai Ming Leong was earlier today convicted and sentenced to 4 weeks’ imprisonment for furnishing a false statement to Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT). Chai was charged alongside Jimmy Ng Kian Bin and Erik Ng Song Hann to furnish a false statement to SGX-DT back…

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