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Dec 31
Sector report – Inspections of the independence of the actuarial function at IORPs

An IORP must enable the key function holders and any of their staff to fulfil their tasks in an objective, honest and independent manner. In order to examine whether this legal obligation is complied with in practice, the FSMA has conducted an inspection campaign. The inspections were directed at examining the independence of the actuarial […]

Dec 31
Watch out for investment fraud through dating apps

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against investment fraud starting on dating apps and websites. In recent months, the FSMA has received an increasing number of notifications regarding fraudulent online trading platforms using dating apps and websites (Tinder, Facebook Dating, etc.) to contact Belgian consumers. Fraudsters contact consumers through fake profiles […]

Dec 31
Press release on the suspension of trading in Choice NV

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of Choice, ISIN BE0974370026, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 19/10/2021 at 11:30 CET until the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA

Dec 31
Eth2's Rocket Pool reaches $350M TVL and 635 node operators in five weeks

“In the staking market, there was significant latent demand for a decentralized option — it just needed our launch to spark an inferno,” said Rocket Pool general manager Darren Langley. 2036 Total views 61 Total shares Rocket Pool, a decentralized Ethereum 2.0 staking platform has surpassed $350 million worth of total value locked (TVL) within […]

Dec 31
Cruise stocks dive into negative territory after CDC recommends avoiding cruise travel

Shares of cruise operators took a dive into negative territory in midday trading Thursday, erasing earlier gains, after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it now recommends avoiding cruise travel, “regardless of vaccination status,” but stopped short of requiring a pause in sailings. The CDC said it has raised its COVID-19 Travel […]

Dec 31
Cross chain DeFi hub Umee raises $32M with Coinlist token sale

The Cosmos-inspired DeFi platform Umee set records for a Coinlist public sale with nearly one million unique applicants and 63,000 total contributors. 792 Total views 35 Total shares Cross chain DeFi hub Umee’s token sale on Coinlist has broken the record for user interest on the platform and concluded with nearly $32 million raised. Coinlist […]

Dec 31
Gold futures resume rise Thursday to deepen finish above key price at $1,800/oz.

Gold futures on Thursday finished higher, pivoting upward despite gains in the U.S. dollar and a rally in stocks that took the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.25% and the S&P 500 SPX, -0.30% to intraday records, amid a continued downshift in omicron concerns. A retreat in Treasury yields TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.510% limited the early downward […]

Dec 31
Bitcoin has risen 7% to 36% in the first week of January each year since 2018

Some analysts are expecting big things for Bitcoin in the near future when all the institutional selling has completed and capital gets deployed to the market. 2452 Total views 26 Total shares Some crypto market analysts are highlighting the potential for a green first week on the crypto markets in January as part of what […]

Dec 31
Teva's stock swings to a sharp loss after jury finds its U.S. subsidiary violated rights of New Yorkers

Shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. TEVA, -6.29% sank 4.6% in afternoon trading Thursday, reversing an earlier gain of as much as 3.1%, after New York Attorney General Letitia James said a jury found that the drug maker’s subsidiary Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and violated rights of New Yorkers, as a contributor to the opioid crisis. […]

Dec 31
DAO treasuries surged 40X in 2021: DeepDAO

DeepDAO ranks the Uniswap DAO, BitDAO and Lido Finance DAO as the top three in terms of treasury value at $2.9 billion, $2.4 billion and $602 million each. 924 Total views 35 Total shares The total combined value of treasuries, or assets under management (AUM) for the use of decentralized autonomous organizations, increased by around […]