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Dubai Financial Services Authority Hijri New Year Holiday Notification

Date 11/08/2021

Kindly note the DFSA offices will be closed for business on Thursday, August 12th, 2021. Business will resume on Sunday, August 15th, 2021.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For July 2021

Date 11/08/2021

• Derivative volume rises on increased risk-management activity
• ETF turnover climbs to highest since March 2020

HKEX Releases 2021 Interim Results

Date 11/08/2021

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021.

Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive Officer said: “This has been a record first half for HKEX. Driven by a buoyant IPO market, strong trading volumes and significant momentum in Stock Connect, revenue and profit reached record highs. The macro backdrop will remain challenging in the months ahead, but we remain resolutely focused on continuing to enhance the attractiveness of our markets, responding to the needs of our customers and driving our business forward. We are well-placed for the opportunities and challenges ahead.”

Crypto Is Changing, And BitMEX Is Changing With It, A Message From Alexander Höptner, CEO Of BitMEX

Date 10/08/2021

Today, we are happy to announce that we have reached a resolution with the CFTC and FinCEN. This marks a new chapter for BitMEX. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz On The $100 Million BitMEX Crypto Trading Fine

Date 10/08/2021

Today the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order imposing a $100 million civil penalty against the operators[1] of the BitMEX trading platform.  This order is the result of an enforcement investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) and demonstrates our resolve to prosecute violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Commission’s regulations with respect to the trading of cryptocurrency.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 10/08/2021

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 30, 2021.

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date July 30, 2021

Date 10/08/2021

At the end of the settlement date of July 30, 2021, short interest in 2,770 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totalled 8,508,823,975 shares compared with 8,537,253,537 shares in 2,732 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of July 15, 2021. The end-of-month July short interest represents 3.45 days compared with 2.95 days for the prior reporting period.

Coinbase Releases Second Quarter 2021 Shareholder Letter

Date 10/08/2021

Coinbase Global, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today the release of its second quarter 2021 shareholder letter. The letter, including the company’s financial results, can be found on the Investor Relations website at investor.coinbase.com.

FinCEN Announces $100 Million Enforcement Action Against Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant BitMEX For Willful Violations Of The Bank Secrecy Act

Date 10/08/2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a civil money penalty in the amount of $100 million against BitMEX, one of the oldest and largest convertible virtual currency derivatives exchanges, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and FinCEN’s implementing regulations.  BitMEX, which operated as an unregistered futures commission merchant (FCM) and provided money transmission services, willfully failed to comply with its obligations under the BSA.  FinCEN’s action is part of a global settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Refinitiv combines GIACT’s EPIC Platform With World-Check To Help Protect The Consumer Lifecycle - Introduction Of A Single API Solution Offers A Holistic Approach To Fraud And Risk, Covering The Customer Lifecycle Across Enrolments, Payments, Change Events, Compliance, To Ongoing KYC And Due Diligence

Date 10/08/2021

Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, today announced that the EPIC Platform from GIACT and World-Check are now together and accessible via a single API. The integration brings together the comprehensive risk intelligence from World-Check with the unprecedented capability of GIACT to deliver a multi-dimensional view of consumer and business identity, payments, and compliance risk, across the customer lifecycle.