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Dec 18
Chinese Crypto App Under Investigation for Fraud

A Chinese cryptocurrency fitness app has reportedly been placed under investigation for illegal fundraising practices and financial fraud. According to the report the market regulator in Changsha is investigating a fitness app that promised to reward users with cryptocurrency “candies” in exchange of being actvie. By clocking 4,000 steps a day for 45 days, users […]

Dec 17
Asian Stocks Gained by the Close on Tuesday

Asian stocks gained by the close on Tuesday as Mainland Chinese shares led major Asia markers in making gains. Asian Stocks The Shanghai composite bounced 1.27% to close at 3,022.42, and the Shenzhen composite jumped 1.30% to 1,708.41 while the Shenzhen component was up 1.45% to 10,306.03. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was also up 1.06% in its final […]

Dec 16
Asian shares jump on ‘phase one’ Sino-U.S. trade deal

Asian shares hit their highest in nearly eight months on Monday after the United States and China agreed on a preliminary trade deal, with Australian shares leading the way on expectations of more easing of monetary policy there. Asian Shares Positive sentiment helped push the MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan to its […]

Dec 16
Two crypto payments firm to shut down due to new EU anti-money laundering guideline

Two firms – cryptocurrency mining pool Simplecoin and bitcoin gaming platform Chopcoin – are shutting down over the AMLD5 European Union regulation coming into effect Jan. 10, 2020. A notice on the Simplecoin website reads that it is closing down on Jan. 1 because the new rules will require the firm to implement several anti-money laundering (AML) […]

Dec 13
Asian shares, sterling on a high as global risks ebb

Asian shares scaled eight-month peaks on Friday as a last-gasp Sino-U.S. trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain’s Conservative Party cleared a couple of dark clouds from the global horizon. Asian Shares In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei climbed 2.4% to a 14-month top, while Shanghai blue chips advanced 1.4%. MSCI’s broadest index of […]

Dec 12
Asian Stocks were mixed, and U.S. and European futures drifted Thursday

Asian stocks were mixed, and U.S. and European futures drifted Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled U.S. interest rates will remain unchanged throughout 2020 amid a solid economy. Treasuries held gains and the dollar remained lower. Asian Stocks The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.6% as of 7:08 a.m. in London. Topix index slipped 0.1%. Australia’s […]