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Barclays has two blockchain ‘labs’ in London and is planning 45 experiments with the technology
December 28th, 2015
Like pretty much every other major bank at the moment, Barclays is very interested in the potential of the blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. The Sunday Times reported this week that Barclays is planning to let charities accept bitcoin later ...
Financial Regulators of Italy, UK and British Columbia warn in relation with investment firms
December 28th, 2015
The financial regulators of Italy Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) have issued warnings to inform public and investors regarding investment firms. CONSOB Italy ...
11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015
December 28th, 2015
This year was a time of further consolidation for the bitcoin industry. After what you might call a ‘Wild West’ period (when it seemed everyone with the urge was setting up their own bitcoin-based service), the space is now rapidly becoming ...
FSMA Belgium published list of investement firms engaging in unauthorized activities in Belgium
December 28th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of various “boiler rooms” that are contacting Belgian consumers. Companies operating unlawfully and against which the FSMA warns the public are the following: AEG Financial and ...
Court appoints provisional liquidator for Utrade
December 28th, 2015
Utrade’s controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor is believed to be in Cyprus. Adv. Elad Afari of Cohen, Wilchek, Kimhi & Co. has been appointed provisional liquidator of Utrade, in a hearing before Judge Eitan Orenstin in the Tel Aviv District ...
Analysis – Record highs predicted for bitcoin in 2016 as new supply halves
December 23rd, 2015
2016 could prove to be the year that the price of bitcoin surges again. Not because of any dark-web drug-dealing or Russian ponzi scheme, but for an altogether less sensational reason – slower growth in the money supply. Bitcoin ...
What is blockchain, and can IBM, Intel, and big banks use it to remake the internet?
December 23rd, 2015
Linux was once thought of as the ugly duckling of OS world, an indulgence appealing only to system administrators, power-users, and shut-ins. Today, the Linux kernel underlies Google’s Android OS, the most widespread mobile platform in the world, and ...
FINRA Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $7.3 Million for Selling Billions of Unregistered Microcap Shares, and for Related Supervisory and AML Violations
December 22nd, 2015
Trader and Supervisor Suspended and Fined The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $6 million and ordered disgorgement of nearly $1.3 million in commissions, plus interest, for selling billions of ...
FINRA Sanctions Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC $1 Million for Supervisory Failures
December 21st, 2015
Firm Failed to Follow Up on Red Flags to Detect or Prevent Theft of Funds From Senior Investors by Fraudster Posing as Fidelity Broker The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it fined Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC $500,000 ...
EU To Extend Minimum 15 Percent VAT Rate
December 21st, 2015
The European Commission has proposed that an EU law provision be extended to ensure that member states levy a headline VAT rate of at least 15 percent until December 31, 2017. Article 97 of the EU VAT Directive provides ...
