Bitcoin
OTCXN launches crypto-trading venue for institutional clients
Clients have already begun executing trades in ether and bitcoin versus dollars
Crypto revolution creeps slowly into institutional space
While cryptocurrencies have taken the retail world by storm, institutional investors stay cautious
Peso volatility pulls millennials to currency trading
Interest is incentivising local and international companies to invest in education initiatives to meet budding demand
TradAir goes live with crypto technology
BlockFills is the first to white-label the technology provider’s cryptocurrency platform
Thomson Reuters expands crypto sentiment data feed
Cryptocurrency sentiment package monitors more than 2,000 global news and 800 social media sites in real time
Chinese crypto research puts ethereum in first place
Ethereum ranked number one in public blockchains while bitcoin is ranked only 13th
LMAX launches crypto exchange
As institutional demand for cryptocurrencies heightens, LMAX extends crypto Clob trading and firm liquidity to market participants
Thomson Reuters dives into crypto data
Real-time rates data feed covers bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and major currencies
NY attorney general launches inquiry into cryptocurrency exchanges
Thirteen major virtual-currency trading platforms must complete a questionnaire on their fees and operations by May 1
Gain Capital expands cryptocurrency offering
Customers can trade the digital coin against the euro, pound and Australian dollar
ADS Securities adds more cryptocurrencies to Orex platform
The firm reduces spreads on bitcoin and ethereum to lower clients’ trading costs
Elysium partners Cryptalgo for cryptocurrency trading solutions
The firms introduce the solution to financial institutions as interest in digital currencies rises
London Block Exchange adds ripple
Ripple becomes fourth cryptocurrency offered by newly created London Block Exchange
Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment data feed
The tool appears in a new version of the firm’s MarketPsych Indices to assist trading and risk management
US court rules cryptocurrencies are commodities
Asserting the CFTC’s jurisdiction, the ruling clears the way for the agency to bring its fraud case
FastMatch to add cryptocurrencies to FX Tape
The venue plans to support trading of the asset class later this year
BIS: central banks must act on cryptocurrencies
Agustin Carstens warns against proliferation of cryptocurrencies without regulatory framework
Online investment fraud increasing, warns FCA
Under-25s are six times more likely to trust an investment offer made via social media compared with those aged 55-plus
Integral expands market data service to 14 cryptocurrencies
Financial technology firm hopes to provide a more accurate reference price for major cryptocurrencies
CFTC approves CME and Cboe bitcoin futures
But warns investors it has limited statutory authority over the underlying cash markets and exchanges for bitcoin, which are largely unregulated
BitFlyer launches US-based platform
BitFlyer USA is designed for professionals trading $100,000-plus in virtual currency each month
CME to launch bitcoin futures
Pending regulatory approval, the cryptocurrency will become available on the world’s largest derivatives exchange operator by the year-end
ADS Securities rolls out bitcoin CFD trading, upgrades platform
Product available to broker's Mena clients on MT4 platform; new version of Orex includes spread-betting for UK clients
Jenkins joins Blockchain's board
Barclays' former chief executive will serve as an independent director of the bitcoin wallet provider