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EBA Updates Data On Deposit Guarantee Schemes Across The European Economic Area

Date 04/08/2022

• From 2020 to 2021, the amount of available financial means held by the Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGSs) across the European Economic Area (EEA) significantly increased by 19 %. This means that DGSs hold more resources to protect depositors in case of banking failure.
• DGSs are gradually increasing their funds raised from the industry with the aim of reaching the harmonised minimum target level of 0.8 % of covered deposits by July 2024.
• The dataset for 2021 includes, for the first time, some new metrics such as the amount of qualified available financial means of the DGSs, which are the funds counting toward reaching DGSs’ target level.
• The EBA now offers various statistical visualisation tools to make data easier to understand and analyse.

CryptoCompare Asset Report July 2022 - BUSD/BTC Volumes Spike 69.2% To $46.4Bn In July

Date 04/08/2022

Over the last three months, all covered digital assets lost approximately a third of their value as the cryptocurrency space continued to be marred by high-profile contagion events. Over this period, ADA was the best performing asset, returning -31.7%.

BME: Foreign Investors And Households Hold Two Thirds Of Spanish Equities

Date 04/08/2022

• Non-residents' ownership of listed companies fell by one percentage point to 48.8% and that of households remained at 17.1%.
• The weight of banks in the Spanish stock market rises to 3.5%, a six-year high, and that of non-financial companies stands at 20.9%, in line with the previous year.

Intercontinental Exchange Approves Third Quarter Dividend Of $0.38 Per Share

Date 04/08/2022

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced today a $0.38 per share dividend for the third quarter of 2022, which is up 15% from the $0.33 per share dividend paid in the third quarter of 2021. The cash dividend is payable on September 30, 2022 to stockholders of record as of September 16, 2022. The ex-dividend date is September 15, 2022.

Bank Of England: Short Term Repo Facility - Provisional Market Notice 4 August 2022

Date 04/08/2022

Provisional Market Notice 

This provisional Market Notice should be read alongside the Explanatory Note setting out the Bank of England’s overall approach to managing the operational implications of APF unwind. 

coinstats.app: BaFin Investigates Inomma LLC

Date 04/08/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Inomma LLC does not have authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin. The information provided on the company’s website, coinstats.app, gives reasonable grounds to suspect that Inomma LLC is conducting banking business and providing financial services in Germany without the required authorisation.

Coinbase Selected By Blackrock - Provide Aladdin Clients Access To Crypto Trading And Custody Via Coinbase Prime - By Brett Tejpaul, Head Of Coinbase Institutional And Greg Tusar, Vice President, Institutional Product

Date 04/08/2022

Over the past few years, Coinbase has played a central role in developing and strengthening crypto markets as the safest, most trusted bridge to the cryptoeconomy. Today marks an exciting next step on our journey as we announce that Coinbase is partnering with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to provide institutional clients of Aladdin®, BlackRock’s end-to-end investment management platform, with direct access to crypto, starting with bitcoin, through connectivity with Coinbase Prime. Coinbase Prime will provide crypto trading, custody, prime brokerage, and reporting capabilities to Aladdin’s Institutional client base who are also clients of Coinbase.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports Strong Second Quarter 2022

Date 04/08/2022

• 2Q22 net revenues of $1.8 billion, +6% y/y
• 2Q22 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.99, down 55% y/y, primarily due to the 2Q21 pre-tax gain of $1.23 billion related to the full divestment of our stake in Coinbase
• 2Q22 adj. diluted EPS of $1.32, +14% y/y
• 2Q22 operating income of $869 million, +9% y/y; adj. operating income of $1.1 billion, +12% y/y
• 2Q22 operating margin of 48%; adj. operating margin of 59%

MGEX Reports Trading Results For July 2022 - SPIKES Futures Set Record Year-To-Date Volume Total

Date 04/08/2022

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEXTM), a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today reported July 2022 trading volume of 236,941 contracts, representing a 20.3% year-over-year (YoY) decrease and a 31.8% decrease from June 2022. Total year-to-date volume reached 2,023,955 contracts, a decrease of 2.8% from the same period in 2021.

Siav S.p.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Milan

Date 04/08/2022

• 15th listing of 2022 on Euronext Growth Milan

• Siav S.p.A. brings the total number of companies listed on Euronext Growth Milan to 18

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €5 million