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Bitcoin down 77 per cent in the past month; alt-coins follow
March 16th, 2020
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped 77 per cent over the past 30-days as the market responds to sharp falls in the global financial markets. Alt-coins (digital assets launched after BTC) XRP and Ethereum (ETH) have followed suit, with 103 ...
Blockchain communities from Africa and Asia will unite in 2020
March 13th, 2020
The adoption of blockchain technology in pretty much all aspects of our lives seems to be growing each year. Thus, the newly-announced partnership between Quras, a smart contract platform enabling anonymous, private-protected transactions, and a non-profit association Blockchain Nigeria ...
U.S. Financial Regulator wins Forex fraud trial; Defendants to pay more than $22.6 million
March 5th, 2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that following a bench trial the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama entered a final judgment against defendants Husam Tayeh of Illinois and his companies, Dinar Corp., Inc. and ...
iSignthis and NSX Limited enter into ClearPay Joint Venture
February 20th, 2020
ClearPay JV will develop a Delivery versus Payment (“DvP”) platform, which is planned to supersede the current (T+ various days delayed for the clearing and settlement) process offered by current incumbent domestic and global stock exchanges. The development will ...
Coronavirus and credit – a perfect storm
February 19th, 2020
This article posits that the spread of the coronavirus coincides with the downturn in the global credit cycle, with potentially catastrophic results. At the time of writing, analysts are still trying to get to grips with the virus’s ...
European stocks climb as investors monitor coronavirus spread, economic data
February 19th, 2020
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.5% by mid-morning having earlier notched a new record high. Basic resources and household goods added 0.8% to lead gains as most sectors and major bourses entered positive territory. China’s National Health Commission ...
Yen holds gains on virus woes, euro crumbles on weak growth outlook
February 14th, 2020
The Japanese yen held onto gains against the dollar on Friday as renewed worries about the coronavirus outbreak supported demand for safe-haven currencies and weighed on prices of riskier assets. The Chinese yuan nursed losses in offshore trade as ...
Dollar at 2-month high, Aussie weak as virus anxiety spreads
January 30th, 2020
The dollar held near a two-month high against a basket of major currencies while the Australian dollar and the yuan were under pressure on Thursday as investors tried to shield themselves from assets that could be hit by China’s ...
Euro traders wait for ECB meeting, yuan drops on virus fears
January 23rd, 2020
The euro remained stuck in its recent trading range on Thursday before the European Central Bank’s meeting, while China’s yuan dropped on fears about the spread of a virus. Euro/dollar traded little changed at $1.1094. So did the dollar ...
Emerging currencies: Latam currencies weaken
January 14th, 2020
Brazil’s real slid to a one-month low on Monday, leading a decline across major currencies in Latin America, while Sao Paulo-listed stocks ended a six-session losing streak amid a rally in global markets fueled by trade optimism. Extending losses ...
