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Digital Asset Marketplace Apifiny Prime Granted FINRA Broker-Dealer License Approval
30.4.2021
On Thursday, Apifiny, a global digital asset trading and mining network, announced the company’s subsidiary Apifiny Prime has been granted a broker-dealer license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The firm now joins the ranks of brokerage and exchange businesses like...
Leading Mortgage Brokerage Ready to Accept Crypto Payments
9.4.2021
Canada’s leading mortgage brokerage company Matrix Mortgage Global has announced that it will accept payments in the form of cryptocurrencies in its latest press release on April 8. Clients can now pay for goods and services along with the Mortgage Agent Registration fee via BitPay. Matrix Mortgage...
World’s Fourth Oldest Auction House Sotheby’s Joins the NFT Ecosystem With a Mysterious Artist
18.3.2021
Following the $69 million non-fungible token (NFT) digital art auction at the world-famous auction house Christie’s, the British-founded American multinational corporation Sotheby’s is joining the NFT hype. Sotheby’s is partnering with a popular digital artist dubbed...
Cryptocurrency and Stock Trading Platform Etoro Aims to Go Public Through a $10.4 Billion SPAC Deal
16.3.2021
The online cryptocurrency and stock brokerage platform Etoro has announced the company is going public via a deal with a special purpose acquisition company called Fintech Acquisition Corp V. The Etoro merger is a $10.4 billion deal, backed by the banking entrepreneur and Fintech Acquisition Corp...
This trading platform has a novel approach to welcoming new users
8.3.2021
A fully regulated brokerage has unveiled a novel approach for attracting new users — and vows to put traders “on an equal footing with everyone else.”
Bitcoin Brokerage River Financial Raises $17M: SEC Filings
19.2.2021
River Financial's equity sale comes as the high-end brokerage embarks on a major hiring push
Deutsche Bank Quietly Plans to Offer Crypto Custody, Prime Brokerage
13.2.2021
The bank’s game plan was hidden in plain sight in a widely overlooked report by the World Economic Forum
Crypto Firm Bequant Earns Malta’s ‘In-Principle’ Approval for Prime Broker License
23.12.2020
Bequant is on its way to becoming a fully licensed prime broker for digital assets, with the option for more securities licenses in Malta
Lawyer Who Represents Victims of Alleged Spanish Crypto Ponzi Says It Could Be the ‘Biggest One’ in the Country
16.12.2020
The Arbistar case victims’ defense lawyer claims that the overall number of those affected amounts to 32,000 families with at least 93.4 million euros ($113.55 million) in losses. Lawyer in Arbistar Case Reveals Details on Class-Actions Lawsuits Against the Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme During...
Bitwise's crypto index fund now trading through US brokerage accounts
9.12.2020
The news follows Bitwise withdrawing its SEC application for a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund earlier this year
How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business
8.12.2020
BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering
Crypto Broker Voyager’s Q1 Revenue Soars 186%, Assets Under Management Jump to $150 Million
1.12.2020
Crypto asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd reported Monday that revenue for the fiscal first quarter soared 186% to $2 million from $700,000 in the previous quarter, as more users utilized the platform. ● Voyager co-founder and chief executive officer Stephen Ehrlich said the number of people...
Prime Broker Bequant Adds Risk-Monitoring Service in Push for Added Compliance
30.10.2020
Bequant is adding New York-based Solidus Labs’ surveillance tools to its digital asset services business
Mastermind of Alleged Billion Dollar Spanish Pyramid Scheme Arrested, Faces 16 Year Prison Sentence
23.10.2020
The CEO of Arbistar the Spanish investment company, Santiago Fuentes, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of fraud, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering. Fuentes, who has been in hiding since September, was arrested at one of his properties in the south of Tenerife....
Bequant Adds New Services to Its Crypto Prime Brokerage Offering
22.10.2020
Bequant added separately managed accounts, derivatives trading and instant fund transfers in a bid to compete with rival prime brokers
Institutional Crypto Platform Talos Emerges From Stealth Mode
1.10.2020
Talos is emerging from stealth mode to serve crypto brokers, custodians, exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks
Two Charged With Duping Investors Out of $5M With Bogus Bitcoin-Buying Brokerage
14.9.2020
The pair allegedly left victim's funds in an escrow service that was actually their money laundering front
Voyager to Pay Interest on DeFi Tokens to Gain Brokerage Clients
27.8.2020
Chainlink, Kyber Network and Basic Attention Token bring Voyager's interest program to 17
Brazilian Crypto Companies to Self-Regulate: Target a $100 Billion Market by Year-End
24.8.2020
Brazilian crypto companies have signed a code of self-regulation that aims to legitimize and to boost adoption of crypto assets in the country. The document was signed under the auspices of Abcripto, the country’s association of cryptocurrency companies. According to regional media reports...
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin in Space; Prime Brokerage Race; Nodes You Can’t Trace
19.8.2020
The OCC's door is open for banks looking to discuss getting involved in crypto services, a Russian bank issued a token-backed loan and bitcoin has been sent from space