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MIAX Exchange Group - Options Markets - Reminder: 1G LL Shared Extranet Switch Infrastructure Upgrade

Date 03/05/2021

As previously announced in the February 17, 2021 Alert, MIAX Options, MIAX Pearl Options and MIAX Emerald Options Exchanges will upgrade the 1G Low Latency (LL) shared extranet switch infrastructure in July, 2021.  All existing 1G LL cross connects must be migrated to the upgraded 1G LL shared extranet switch infrastructure.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange April 2021

Date 03/05/2021

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members

ALNO Aktiengesellschaft: BaFin Imposes Administrative Fine

Date 03/05/2021

On 28 April 2021, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 28,000 euros on ALNO Aktiengesellschaft.

CME Group Announces Launch Of Micro Bitcoin Futures

Date 03/05/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today launched Micro Bitcoin futures, further expanding its suite of crypto derivatives offerings.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics April 2021

Date 03/05/2021

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for April 2021:

EQIFI And Sheesha Finance Partner To Increase DeFi Accessibility And Global Banking - The Partnership Will Set New Standards For Decentralized Finance, Offering Single Uniform Platform Services For Lending, Borrowing, And Investing

Date 03/05/2021

EQIFI (https://eqifi.com) a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing, and investing for ERC-20 tokens, today announced a partnership with Sheesha Finance (https://sheesha.finance), the first comprehensive DeFi solution for investors to easily access a variety of projects while solving issues surrounding locked crypto assets. With a shared goal of democratizing financial products, the partnership will improve investor accessibility to various projects in Ethereum’s thriving DeFi ecosystem.

Business And Individual Investors Organisations Issue Statement On The European Commission’s Upcoming Initiative On Sustainable Corporate Governance

Date 03/05/2021

On 3 May 2021, business and individual investors organisations – namely BETTER FINANCE, ecoDa, European Family Businesses, EuropeanIssuers, Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE), Invest Europe and SMEUnited - sent a joint letter to the European Commission to convey their shared concerns regarding the upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance. 

Digital Dollar Project To Launch Pilot Programs To Explore Designs And Uses Of A U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency - Project Co-Founder Accenture To Provide Initial Funding For Pilots, Which Marks Next Step In Bringing The Digital Dollar Closer To Reality

Date 03/05/2021

The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) will launch at least five pilot programs over the next 12 months with interested stakeholders and DDP participants to measure the value of and inform the future design of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), or “digital dollar.”

ESA’s Joint Board Of Appeal Dismissed Appeal By Societatea De Asigurare-Reasigurare City Insurance SA Against The European Insurance And Occupational Pensions Authority

Date 03/05/2021

The Joint Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority) unanimously decided that the appeal brought by Societatea de Asigurare-Reasigurare City Insurance SA against the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is inadmissible. 

Deutsche Börse Cash Market Trading Volumes In April

Date 03/05/2021

Deutsche Börse’s cash markets generated a turnover of €147.1 billion in April (previous year: €172.8 billion).