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Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt is scheduled to begin testing its new contracts Monday. Nearly a year since revealing its vision, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is still waiting on regulatory approvals to take the platform live. Bakkt announced in May that it would begin testing its bitcoin futures contracts in July. It would be testing two types […]

Asian Shares edged up on Tuesday afternoon, as investors await closely-watched central bank meetings in the coming days. There are expectations that the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. “The likelihood of easing by the Fed is supportive for equity markets, but the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut […]

Asian shares fell on Monday since investors scaled back expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut. Asian shares MSCI’s broadest  index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.4%. Japan’s Nikkei dropped 0.3%, domestic earnings for this season starts this week. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 1.1% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.9%. […]

Caplin, the specialist provider of desktop and mobile e-trading technology, today announced the addition of cryptocurrencies to its range of technology components for multi-asset trading. E-trading technology provided added a new asset class and further enhanced its platform after high demand from its client requests for a professional and robust crypto trading experience. Crypto trading […]

Asian stocks edged up on Friday after Federal Reserve official cemented expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this month, fuelling appetite for riskier assets and keeping a cap on the dollar. Asian Stocks The Euro Stoxx 50 futures were rose 0.63%, German DAX futures traded at 0.63% and Britain’s FTSE futures gained 0.46%. […]

Asian shares edged lower on Thursday as Wall Street stocks dropped on early signs that the U.S.-China trade war could hurt corporate earnings, which helped underpin solid demand for safe-haven U.S. Treasuries. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.2%, while Japan’s benchmark Nikkei shed 1.7% and Australian shares fell 0.3%. […]