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ICAP Capital Markets LLC ordered to Pay $50 Million penalty
September 19th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued an Order filing and settling charges against ICAP Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), now known as Intercapital Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), for, by and through certain of its brokers, aiding and ...
BNP Paribas ordered to pay $90 Million penalty; The reason?
August 31st, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (BNP Paribas or the Bank) for attempted manipulation of the ISDAFIX benchmark and requiring BNP Paribas to pay a $90 million ...
Virtual currencies spark real concern about national security threat
July 31st, 2018
U.S. government officials are increasingly worried about the potential national security threat posed by the rise of cryptocurrencies. In the past week, the Department of Justice, congressional lawmakers and even Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have voiced concern about ...
Bitcoin is down 66%. But it still may be the future of money
July 11th, 2018
The price of one bitcoin (XBT) is now hovering around $6,400. That’s a more than 50% drop in 2018 and a 66% plunge from the all-time high of just under $20,000 that bitcoin hit in late December. Other cryptocurrencies, ...
CySEC released a statement of new rules governing derivatives on virtual currencies
May 16th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a statement to inform about new rules when providing investment services in relation to derivatives on virtual currencies. According the statement: Further to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) ...
Bitcoin sees Wall Street warm to trading virtual currency
May 10th, 2018
Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are warming up to Bitcoin, a virtual currency that for nearly a decade has been consigned to the unregulated fringes of the financial world. The parent company of the New York ...
Oil prices reach highest since November 2014
May 7th, 2018
U.S. oil prices rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since November 2014 while Brent crude prices climbed to fresh highs, as a deepening economic crisis in Venezuela threatened the country’s already tumbling oil supplies. ...
How to choose the best bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange
March 1st, 2018
During the bitcoin frenzy at the end of December, Coinbase, one of the premier exchanges, halted trading briefly due to crushing volume as prices plunged. Many of Coinbase’s competitors also have suffered growing pains as digital money grows ever ...
Brent crude oil rises to $70
January 15th, 2018
Brent crude oil prices rose to $70 a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North ...
Bitcoin trading in 2018
December 7th, 2017
2017 has been a phenomenal year for bitcoin. At the beginning of the year, when the price was just $966, very few people thought it was worth a second thought. It’s hard to imagine now, but just one year ...
