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"The Opinion Of President Trump Is No Real Surprise" - Cryptocurrency Founder And CEO Reacts To Donald Trump Bitcoin Comments

Date 12/07/2019

Following the news of the US President, Donald Trump, criticising Bitcoin, Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies, as well as saying that cryptocurrencies "are not money", temtum Founder and CEO, Richard Dennis MSc shares his thoughts:

“This is a reaction that anyone who believes in Bitcoin would expect - the highest government official on the planet in POTUS openly condemning cryptocurrencies as a vehicle for crime in order to protect the USD. There’s no hiding from the fact that cash and even gold and silver have been utilised for crime, completely untraceable, for thousands of years - yet cryptocurrencies are transparent in their very nature."

ESMA Updates Its Q&As On MiFID II And MiFIR Market Structure And Transparency Topics

Date 12/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers regarding market structures and transparency issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

Ideal Prediction Wins ‘Best e-Surveillance Provider’ At The 2019 FX Week e-FX Awards

Date 12/07/2019

Ideal Prediction, the independent trading analysis and data science company for capital markets, today announced that it has been awarded the ‘Best e-Surveillance Provider’ by FX Week. The award recognizes the flexibility, accuracy, customization and ease of use of Scope, Ideal Prediction’s independent market surveillance service.

ESMA Warns CFDs Providers On Application Of Product Intervention Measures

Date 12/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets’ regulator, has today published a statement addressed to providers marketing, distributing or selling contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail clients. The statement is in response to various practices and situations observed in the market, which raise concerns of non-compliance with the legal requirements applicable when providing services to retail clients.

BITPoint Japan Says USD 32m Missing In Cryptocurrency Hack

Date 12/07/2019

BITPoint Japan experienced a cryptocurrency hot wallet infringement on 11 July 2019 at 22:12 Tokyo time. The amount of the loss was around JPY 3.5 billion. BITPoint is an exchange with legal license, regulated by Japan Financial Services Agency. Therefore, all the related-security incidents need to be reported to Japan Financial Services Agency.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Song Peng For 10 Months

Date 12/07/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Song Peng, a former account executive of Phillip Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (Phillip Securities), from re-entering the industry for 10 months from 12 July 2019 to 11 May 2020 for breach of the SFC’s Code of Conduct.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Addiko 2019 Third And Largest Listing On Prime Market

Date 12/07/2019

• The bell rings at the first stock exchange price of 17.70 Euro
• Europe's largest offering in the financial sector 2019 YTD
• prime market as top segment offers large international stage

World’s First P2P Currency Exchange Platform WeSwap Hits 500,000 Users, Launches £2.3m Fundraise

Date 12/07/2019

This morning, WeSwap, the award-winning peer-to-peer currency exchange platform, announces that in tandem with the launch of a £2.3 million funding round on leading investment platform Seedrs, it has hit 500,000 users. This raise will support the Series B investment round led by IW Capital, WeSwap's lead investor, who has invested an additional £3.7 million in the travel money start-up, including £1.7 million of equity in this round.

One Email To The NASDAQ Cost Longfin Consultant $24 Million: Longfin Consultant Is Speaking Out On The SEC’s case. Case (No. 1:18-cv-02977 (DLC) & SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 86075 / June 10, 2019

Date 12/07/2019

Andy Altahawi, Miami July 12, 2019, I have great respect for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation. I have enjoyed and still enjoy a great relationship with the agency as a filer, where I help my clients to qualify their offering under Regulation A+ and under other regulations.

Singapore Exchange Launches New Multi-Matching Trading Engine From Nasdaq - SGX’s Securities Market Now Operating On The Nasdaq Financial Framework

Date 12/07/2019

On June 3, Singapore Exchange (SGX) successfully went live with a new multi-matching trading engine via Nasdaq’s (Nasdaq: NDAQ) Nasdaq Financial Framework for SGX’s securities market. The technology upgrade provides SGX a standardized and unified operations, messaging and data infrastructure that gives unparalleled flexibility to seamlessly launch new products and services more quickly and cost-effectively for its securities market. SGX and Nasdaq have been technology partners since 2003.