The United States Attorney’s Office for the Easter District of New York announced this week that Instagram influencer “Jay Mazini”, whose real name is Jegara Igbara, has been charged with wire fraud. The charges were related to a Bitcoin scheme where the social media influencer is alleged to have persuaded his followers to send him…
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The trading app increased its popularity among young people during the lockdowns in the coronavirus pandemic with its zero-commission business model playing a significant role. The gained popularity of the venue also brought regulatory scrutiny and public-relations problems at the beginning of the year. Robinhood found itself in the eye of the storm during the…
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White label technology provider and consulting firm, Qinox Tech, has just announced that the company upgraded its global currency rates data service through a service agreement with OANDA, an FCA-regulated international broker and data provider. According to the partnership agreement, Qinox Tech will provide currency solutions from OANDA. White-label brokers and other service buyers using Qinox Tech’s…
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Chennapragada was also responsible for Google’s augmented reality and visual search products. In her 12 years at the company, she was a technical assistant to CEO Sundar Pichai and oversaw the product efforts for YouTube, Google Search and Google Assistant. Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood commented: When I met Aparna, I was immediately…
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Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) filed criminal complaint on Thusrday against one of its employees for suspected insider trading in payments company Wirecard. BaFin said that the employee of the securities supervision department sold structured products based on Wirecard on 17 June 2020. The date is one day before Wirecard’s auditor EY found that 1.9…
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Robinhood stated on Thrusday: We made a tough decision today to temporarily limit buying for certain securities. As a brokerage firm, we have many financial requirements, including SEC net capital obligations and clearing house deposits. Some of these requirements fluctuate based on volatility in the markets and can be substantial in the current environment. Robinhood…
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Stephanie Avakian, Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, commented: Robinhood provided misleading information to customers about the true costs of choosing to trade with the firm. Brokerage firms cannot mislead customers about order execution quality. Joseph Sansone, Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Market Abuse Unit, added: Robinhood failed to seek to obtain the best…
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According to PitchBook data, US-based crypto trading platform has raised a little more than $2 billion from private investors. Robinhood was backed by venture capital investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia and Ribbit Capital, as well as celebrities including rapper Snoop Dogg and actor Jared Leto. Robinhood was founded in 2013 by Baiju Bhatt and…
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FINRA has recently fined Robinhood with a $1.25 million for execution lapse processes. The California-based unicorn that offers commission-free trading servings to its clients has reportedly violated certain execution processes. What FINRA found out is that the execution price on the app was not updated in the proper way, an act that caused price disruptions…
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The crypto "unicorn" Robinhood is breaking a new ground when it comes to expansion and market penetration. The cryptocurrency trading app is now entering the European market with acquiring a license to operate in the United Kingdom. The FCA has granted a license to the company's subsidiary called Robinhood International to act as a broker…
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