Search Results for: digital asset trading

August 7, 2024 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the month of July, crypto trading on spot and derivatives centralised exchanges rose 19.0% to $4.94 trillion, according to report distributed by CCData. This is said to be the first increase in four months. The rise in trading is being attributed to the new… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Top stablecoin issuer Tether will be working with Chainalysis in an effort to boost compliance and monitoring of any potential illicit activity. Over the years, Tether has been hit with claims of shoddy operations, and the company has worked to alleviate those concerns. This week,… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinMENA B.S.C., a crypto asset platform licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and sister company CoinMENA FZE, licensed by the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), proudly announces a partnership with Zodia Markets, a UK headquartered digital asset trading business, backed by Standard Chartered…. Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report states that digital asset trading hit an all-time high in March. According to information provided CCData, Spot and derivatives trading volume on centralised exchanges rose 92.9% to a new all-time high. The report shares that trading topped $9.12 trillion in March. The… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus, a regulated securities firm, is pleased to announce that TDX, its digital asset organized trading facility, and its financial services at large are now open to retail clients following FINMA approval. In addition to professional clients, retail clients can now “create an account and… Read More

January 19, 2024 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Flowdesk, a full-service digital asset trading technology firm, announces its $50 million Series B, led by Cathay Innovation along with the participation of Cathay Ledger Fund, Eurazeo, ISAI, Speedinvest, BPI and Ripple.‍ Guilhem Chaumont, CEO and Co-Founder of Flowdesk, said: “This raise highlights the significance… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset trading and lending firm VersiFi has announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by Hunting Hill Global Capital. Versify provides a “plug-and-trade platform” for trading, borrowing, lending, and custody services from third-party partners. The company said the money will help them… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Michael Ackerman, from Alliance, Ohio, has been ordered to pay over $50 million for a bogus digital asset trading scam. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has received a default judgment regarding Ackerman from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York…. Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank, Hong Kong’s virtual bank, unveiled its plan to introduce virtual asset trading services for retail investors. With this move, ZA Bank is set “to support the Hong Kong SAR government’s vision to develop a vibrant sector and ecosystem for virtual assets.” ZA Bank’s… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Later today, the House Financial Services Committee will hold an oversight hearing regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission with Chair Gary Gensler testifying on his leadership of the Commission. In the hours before the scheduled start of the hearing, Committee Republicans have posted a letter… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed charges against Rashawn Russell, an individual who allegedly solicited retail investors to invest in a digital asset trading fund. Russell allegedly misappropriated $1 million in investor assets. The civil enforcement action has been filed in the US… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda announced that the successful Austrian-only phase of their partnership with N26, one of the largest digital banks in Continental Europe, has been expanded. N26 customers from Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland will now “be able to invest in a wide range of over… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Upheaval in the crypto industry is probably not the best word to describe the calamity of the collapse of FTX and its impact on the digital asset sector. There are still too many unknowns that will take weeks or months to sift through to assess… Read More

September 12, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Apifiny, the global cross-exchange digital asset trading network, announced its integration with the Fireblocks network, a digital asset transfer network for institutions. This integration now enables Apifiny users to “have access to a simple and secure solution for settlements, by connecting with the Fireblocks Network.”… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apifiny, the global cross-exchange digital asset trading network, recently announced the release of Apifiny Algo V1.1, an advanced crypto trading library in C++ “for High-Frequency Trading (HFT) and latency-sensitive traders.” This solution fully “supports futures trading, paper trading through Binance testnet, and has added Coinbase… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

flatexDEGIRO AG, which claims to be Europe’s largest and “fastest-growing” retail online broker and Boerse Stuttgart Group, Europe’s sixth largest exchange group, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a partnership in crypto trading. This will “give flatexDEGIRO customers direct access… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

LGT Bank, based in Liechtenstein, has enlisted the assistance of SEBA Bank to provide digital asset trading and custody for Bitcoin and Ethereum. LGT stated in a release, that additional cryptocurrencies will be added going forward, contingent upon client demand. SEBA Bank, based in Switzerland,… Read More

March 20, 2022 @ 9:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Having served a key role in the regional cryptocurrency and blockchain sector since 2015, BitOasis claims to have established its reputation as one of the most “trusted” virtual currency trading platforms in the UAE (and MENA region). Being part of a fast-evolving crypto industry, there… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 11:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

TORA, a cloud-based technology provider that supports customers trading multiple asset classes across global markets has been purchased by the London Stock Exchange Group in a $325 million deal, it was announced this week. Following completion, TORA will be part of the exchange’s data and… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset trading tanked during January, a statement that should come as no surprise to industry observers. CryptoCompare, a digital asset data provider, states that Bitcoin trading sunk by 23.3%, and Ethereum performed even worse dropping by 36.9%. This is in contrast to all-time trading… Read More