Kalin Metodiev, the co-founder and managing partner of crypto lender Nexo, stated his firm was “surprised” by the way in which eight state regulators publicly took action against it for securities violations. Earlier this week, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) filed a desist and refrain order against Nexo’s Earn Interest Product, […]
GBP Finds Equilibrium – For Now Following the heavy volatility we saw in GBP on Friday and Monday, price action has since stabilised. In GBPUSD in particular, price plunged almost 5% on Monday before reversing around 70% of those losses. The market has since been underpinned by support at the 1.0646 level though looks vulnerable […]
BNY Mellon Reserve Import Cover Shows Vulnerability Although August macro data for APAC countries in general showed continued deterioration, one relative bright spot was tentative signs of stabilization in economic conditions in China. Aside from declining credit growth (aggregate financing eased 0.2ppt to 10.5%), China’s activity data otherwise was encouraging. Examples of recovery signs came […]
The UAE Ministry of Economy continues its push into the Metaverse with the announcement of a “third address” located in a virtual world. 259 Total views 24 Total shares The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Economy has announced a new headquarters located where anyone in the world can visit — the Metaverse. According to […]
Institutional appetite for Ethereum will grow now that the network is ESG compliant, according to the BitMEX boss. 429 Total views 11 Total shares In a recent interview, BitMEX chief executive Alexander Höptner shared his thoughts about institutional investors who, in his view, still have an appetite for crypto and Ethereum. Speaking at the Token2049 […]
The commissioner said the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency to change existing markets necessitates a new retail investor protection office similar to that of the SEC. 142 Total views 5 Total shares Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner (CFTC) Caroline Pham has proposed the creation of an “Office of the Retail Advocate” aimed at expanding the CFTC’s […]