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New Chainalysis Report: Central, Northern, & Western Europe Now The Biggest Global Cryptocurrency Economy

Date 28/09/2021

Today, blockchain data platform Chainalysis has published its latest report, focusing on the cryptocurrency market across Western, Central and Northern Europe. 

Global Crypto Payments Platform CoinPayments Integrates FIO Protocol - Integration Aims To Remove Current Points Of Friction And Potential Error For The Average User

Date 28/09/2021

• FIO Protocol made available to more than 100,000 active merchant accounts in over 200 countries 
• CoinPayments processed over USD$26M in eCommerce transaction volumes in the first half of 2021 alone 
• Potential for more than 1M registered CoinPayments wallet users to benefit from FIO payments
• Consumers can use more than 110 digital currencies to purchase online on a CoinPayments + FIO Protocol-enabled website

US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter To Congressional Leadership On The Debt Limit

Date 28/09/2021

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to all members of Congressional leadership regarding the debt limit.

Qatar Stock Exchange : Wasata Financial Services Will Start Liquidity Provision Activity For Mekdam Holding From 3/10/2021

Date 28/09/2021

Qatar Stock Exchange announces that Wasata Financial Services will start liquidity provision activity for Mekdam Holdings from Sunday, 3 October 2021.

Eventus Announces More Key Hires In EMEA - Ollie Cadman Joins As Chief Product Officer; David Griffiths And Martin Appiah As Director Of Regulatory Affairs

Date 28/09/2021

Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, today announced several key hires in Europe as part of the firm’s continued growth in the region and globally. Bringing extensive experience into the new roles are Ollie Cadman as Chief Product Officer, and David Griffiths and Martin Appiah, both as Director of Regulatory Affairs.

Fetch.ai Partners With Algbra, Bridging AI And Blockchain With Banking Solutions For Ethical Finance And Minority Communities

Date 28/09/2021

Fetch.ai (https://fetch.ai/), a Cambridge-based artificial intelligence lab building an open-access decentralised machine learning network for smart infrastructure, announced today a research and development partnership with Algbra, the next-generation sustainable and values-focused fintech platform. This partnership will combine the expertise of Fetch’s AI-driven DeFi platform with Algbra’s digital finance solutions to help inform and empower overlooked minority communities within today’s existing Fintech ecosystem.

Bacon Protocol Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Mortgage-Backed Stable+ Coin - bHOME, A Digital Asset Backed By A Pool Of USDC, Mortgages, And Liens, Brings Institutional Level Housing Market Investing Opportunities To The Cryptocurrency Industry

Date 28/09/2021

Bacon Protocol, a decentralized platform that allows private investors to participate in the growing housing market, announced today its official launch. In conjunction with the protocol launch, it will also conduct a token sale event of its native token, bHOME, a first of its kind Stable+ Coin, backed dollar for dollar by USDC, liens, and loans on homes in the US. 

Borsa İstanbul Announces Constituent Changes To The BIST-KYD Fund Indices For The Fourth Quarter Of 2021

Date 28/09/2021

Referring to article 3.3. of the BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, constituent changes to the BIST-KYD Fixed Income Fund Index and BIST-KYD Equity Fund Index for the fourth quarter of 2021 are determined.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security PM-RM

Date 28/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.09.2021, 12-57 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 8145) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security PM-RM were changed. New values are available here

ESMA To Focus On Supervision, Sustainability, Digitalisation And The Capital Markets Union In 2022

Date 28/09/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published its 2022 Annual Work Programme (AWP), setting out its priority work areas for the next 12 months to deliver on its mission to enhance investor protection and promote stable and orderly financial markets.