Leading social trading and investment platform eToro has announced a Series E fundraising of $100 million to support its expansion into new markets as well as its continued research and development of blockchain technology and the digitisation of assets. Led by China Minsheng Financial, the round of funding was participated in by SBI Group, Korea…
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Tokenbox.io has announced that it has hired Pavel Salas as its new CEO. Tokenbox is a unique ecosystem that combines crypto-currency funds under the management of professional portfolio managers and traders on the one hand and investors on the other. Tokenbox is a multi-fund, which unites crypto-market players under one robust ecosystem. Portfolio managers and traders…
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eToro, a global trading and investment platform with over nine million users, announced that it has today added Stellar on its platform, bringing the total number of cryptocurrency assets available on the site to eight. The move comes as investors increasingly turn their attention to altcoins, seeking new investment opportunities and diversification for their portfolios.…
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BlockEx, CEX.IO, Coinbase, CoinShares, CommerceBlock, CryptoCompare, and eToro informed that they have joined together to launch a self-regulatory trade body – CryptoUK – to improve industry standards and engage policy makers on the future of the sector. CryptoUK will work to raise understanding of the sector at a time of significant growth in popularity and…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated retail forex broker GKFX has hired Hannah Hill as its new Head of Public Relations and Brand. Ms. Hill is a well known Forex industry figure. She worked most recently in the London office of Israel-based retail forex broker eToro as Head of Brand Marketing, helping eToro…
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Retail forex broker eToro has announced a cooperation agreement with China’s largest internet finance company, Lufax Holding Ltd. The strategic partnership will introduce eToro to Lufax's overseas Chinese clients. LeapRate readers will recall that multi-asset online broker Saxo Bank announced a similar partnership with Lufax back in May. We understand that the Saxo Bank partnership is…
Read moreSocial investment expert eToro keeps pushing into the Russian Forex market. The company has just announced that it is improving the conditions for Russian ruble (RUB) deposits. The commission for converting RUB into USD when making deposits is reduced five times from 250 pips to 50 pips. In February this year, eToro sealed a partnership with…
Read moreSocial investment expert eToro today announces that the new eToro Web version brings back external sharing. This means that traders can easily share posts from the feed. Another option for sharing is to use the Quick Share widget from the Full Post page. The company notes that the functionality works on Mobile too. This is the…
Read moreSocial investment services provider eToro keeps beefing up the capabilities of its mobile applications, with the Social Trading app for Android devices getting updated earlier this week. After adding seamless switching between Real & Virtual accounts to the capabilities of the solution in January, eToro is making further strides into improving the trading experience for fans of…
Read moreSocial trading expert eToro today announces that its new eToro app now supports One Click Trading. The One Click Trading functionality is mostly suitable for experienced traders who prefer to open trades immediately, without confirmation, using pre-determined trade parameters (Amount, Leverage, Stop Loss and Take Profit). This trading mode can be very useful during times of…
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