OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
UK Based Investment Firm Admiral Markets Has Updated…
According to latest headlines, UK based Admiral Markets – a renowned international trading service provider and investment firm has announced changes to minimum deposit amount for two of their trading accounts earlier today. To those…
Crypto Debated on Podcast
Crypto-currency does not have the same structure is traditional currency, but are some people missing its genius, Crypto Debated on Podcast. In the latest podcast of Pocket Dilemmas sponsored by the European Bank for Reconstruction…
FINRA Provides Crypto Guidance
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, provided further guidance for its member firms regarding digital assets in its 2019 priorities letter. The priorities letter was released on January 22, 2019, and it was also the…
Cboe Adds Three Executives to Its Markets Division…
Ahead of the New Year, Cboe Global Markets announced the addition of three new Executives to its Markets division. The company is looking to launch Ethereum futures before the end of 2018. For the role…
In search of gold: Exploring Central Bank Digital…
A speech delivered to The Point Conference, hosted by Payments New Zealand, Auckland. Introduction Kia ora and thank you to Payments New Zealand for the invitation to speak. Payments systems are highly interconnected by nature,…
oneZero Taps ex-FXall CEO Phil Weisberg
oneZero Financial Systems, a provider of low-latency software for foreign exchange, commodities, crypto-currency and futures trading, has appointed Phil Weisberg as Strategic Advisor to better support institutional market participants. Weisberg is an industry veteran with extensive institutional…
Avaloq Acquires 10% Stake in Cryptocurrency Specialist Metaco
[caption id="attachment_307177" align="alignleft" width="182"] Francisco Fernandez, Chairman of Avaloq[/caption] Avaloq, the Swiss-based fintech group of integrated and comprehensive banking solutions, has acquired a 10% stake in Metaco, a blockchain and crypto-currency specialist based in Lausanne, in its second…
First Crypto-currency Fraudster Busted in Chicago
A Chicago trader is the first indicted in the city for crypto-currency related fraud. Joseph Kim, who formerly worked at Consolidated Trading, a proprietary trading firm in Chicago, now holds the dubious distinction of being…