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Venezuela ties its currency to a state-run cryptocoin the Petro; Hardly anyone knows what to expect out of this
August 21st, 2018
Venezuela has just taken drastic and unprecedented steps to stabilize its currency as it grapples with hyperinflation and other economic issues. The country’s currency has not only been massively devalued and renamed, but is now tied to a state-issued ...
Early Review: European stocks finished higher; Investors keep a close eye on news out of Turkey
August 21st, 2018
European stocks finished Monday’s session higher, as investors awaited the outcome of trade talks between the world’s two largest economies, due to take place later this week. The pan-European STOXX 600 was closed up 0.57 percent provisionally, with the ...
Deloitte poll: Nearly half of responding organizations plan to modernize compliance in year ahead
August 17th, 2018
Almost half (48.3 percent) of risk and compliance, internal audit, C-suite executive and board professionals plan to modernize their compliance functions by changing core compliance execution practices during the next 12 months, according to a recent Deloitte poll. Further, ...
Bitcoin dropped below $6,000 as almost every Cryptocurrency tumbled
August 15th, 2018
Bitcoin dropped below $6,000 and dozens of smaller digital tokens tumbled as this month’s selloff in cryptocurrencies showed few signs of letting up. The largest digital currency fell as much as 6.2 percent to $5,887 as of 3:07 p.m. ...
cTrader Recognized with an Award for Following ISO 27001:2013
August 14th, 2018
Spotware, an award-winning trading technology provider, has recently attended the Annual Quality Assurance Conference, where cTrader, Spoware’s trading platform, has received the award for its outstanding implementation of ISO 27001:2013 for the Information Security Management System it employs. cTrader ...
The Turkish lira and the Euro to dollar fell; Emerging market currencies tumble
August 13th, 2018
Emerging market currencies tumble; U.S. futures trade lower; Turkish lira extends drop despite limits to swaps transactions. Stocks declined in Asia alongside the euro and emerging-market currencies, while Treasuries and the yen advanced, on continued turmoil in Turkey that’s ...
Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump schemes growing
August 9th, 2018
Pump and dump schemes — in which an asset is talked up to drive the price higher before traders dump it for a profit — are making their way to the cryptocurrency market, with digital chatrooms growing over the ...
KPMG Report on Fintech: Global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters
August 9th, 2018
KPMG has published their Pulse of Fintech report highlighting global Fintech activity for the first half of 2018. According to KPMG, global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters as “Fintech market activity worldwide gained momentum during the first half ...
Financial regulators consult on creation of a Global Financial Innovation Network
August 8th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has, in collaboration with 11 financial regulators and related organisations, announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), building on the FCA’s proposal earlier this year to create a ‘global sandbox’. The ...
What is Egypt CryptoCoin?
August 3rd, 2018
Egypt CryptoCoin ICO (EGY Token): Legit Cryptocurrency Project? The new EGYPT token is an impressive gold-backed decentralized payment network that is so much more than a coin; rather it is a vibrant community. The vision of this project is ...
