Sequant Capital, an FCA UK regulated broker, has formed a strategic partnership with HitBTC, one of the world’s largest running cryptocurrency exchanges, to allow improved accessibility to the crypto market. This partnership provides professional crypto traders with direct market access
BSO, an Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider for the financial services industry, is now providing connectivity solutions to Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, directly from the global BSO network. BSO’s global Crypto Connect network provides specialist solutions for
CipherTrace, a provider of cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain security, has launched an expanded cryptocurrency intelligence platform, which in addition to Bitcoin (BTC), allows customers to trace more than 700 tokens. Combined, that comprises more than 87 pe rcent of the
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has published a consultation paper setting out its proposed framework to regulate spot crypto asset activities, including exchanges, custodians and other intermediaries, to be undertaken in ADGM. The
London Block Exchange (LBX) – the UK’s only dedicated multi-cryptocurrency exchange – has added Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) to its offering of cryptocurrencies. This makes LBX the sole player offering GBP pairing with both these cryptocurrencies, in
Digital asset manager, CoinShares is to partner with Blockchain, a provider of cryptocurrency products and gold specialist MKS (Switzerland) have launched the DGLD network with more than USD20 million in gold digitised. DGLD is a digital asset (token) representing allocated
Cryptocurrency research firm Crypto Fund Research reports that prices for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are off about 50 per cent from their December 2017 highs and the SEC has announced its intent to investigate over 100 crypto hedge funds.
OKEx is the top crypto exchange in terms of derivatives monthly volume, according to a new report from CryptoCompare, a cryptocurrency market data provider. Although OKEx saw an astonishing derivatives total volume of $90.34B in September, it is still down
Swiss fintech specialist Avaloq has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Metaco, a Lausanne-based blockchain and crypto-currency specialist. The acquisition, which is part of Metaco’s second round of funding, will see Francisco Fernandez (pictured), Avaloq’s founder and Group Chairman,
Asia-based blockchain venture firm, NexChange Group, has partnered with New York alternative investment firm, Horton Point, to launch a new marketplace for the institutional digital asset management industry. The Nexyst platform will provide seamless access to a broad range of professionally managed
