Good news for institutional clients from LMAX-pioneered cryptocurrency exchange
May 22, 2018 12:19 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
LMAX Exchange that operates a global FX exchange infrastructure with matching engines in London, New York, and Tokyo. MAX Exchange Group, a London-based exchange company, established the first physical venue for trading...
Crypto exchange Huobi appoints former OKEx CEO Chris Lee to spearhead M&A strategy
May 22, 2018 11:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Former CEO of OKEx cryptocurrency exchange, Chris Lee, is joining Huobi Group as Board Secretary and Vice President of Global Business Development. Founded in 2013, Huobi Group is a leading global digital asset...
Solomon to set as CEO at Goldman Sachs keen on cryptosphere
May 22, 2018 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency
Goldman Sachs current president, David M. Solomon is all set to become the companys CEO by the end of this year. Solomon, who has already begun clubbing together with his management team, is set to replace long-time...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD hovers around 200-DMA, good to go short on close below
May 22, 2018 10:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD continues to trade in a close range on Tuesday with its upside capped by 20-DMA. It is trading well below 700 levels at 687 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, a break above 725 (20-DMA)...
Bank of England explores balance sheet implications of central bank digital currencies
May 22, 2018 10:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a new working paper on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), exploring their design principles and balance sheet implications. The paper presents three scenarios each with a...
US CFTC issues new guidance for cryptocurrency derivative products
May 22, 2018 09:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) have jointly issued a new guidance for listing cryptocurrency derivative...
Ripple proposes new symbol for XRP token
May 22, 2018 09:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ripple team has proposed a new symbol for the XRP token, taking the efforts of the XRP community forward. Bitcoins symbol ₿ has already been added to the Unicode Standard. XRP Symbol, an open source project, believes...
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