Forex Market News
FCA updates its warning list with forex brokers FTO Capital and EU-Capital
Jun 21 2018 12:17:33 Jonathan Smith in Market
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its warning list with two more unregulated forex brokers earlier this week. These are Financial Trading Online (FTO Capital) and EU-Capital, which have been providing financial services in the UK without being authorized by the FCA.
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UK's FCA warns about Universe Markets FX
Jun 20 2018 09:42:22 Jonathan Smith in Market
UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against White Square Trading Limited operating as Universe Markets FX.
The regulator says the broker has been providing financial services and products targeting people in the UK without a license.
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Tether might have been used to manipulate Bitcoin price in late 2017
Jun 15 2018 13:39:11 Jonathan Smith in Market
Tether, a cryptocurrency token that is supposedly backed by the US dollar, has been spent on Bitcoins at key instances to support its price, reveals a paper published by a University of Texas professor, cited by Bloomberg.
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Crypto exchanges in Canada to report transactions over 10 000 CAD
Jun 14 2018 15:34:38 Forexbrokerz.com in Market
The Canadian government has released an official draft of new regulations on crypto exchanges aimed at strengthening Canada’s anti-money laundering regime. The full text of the proposed legislation is published in the Canada Gazette.
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South Korean crypto exchange Coinrail hacked, temporarily shuts down
Jun 11 2018 12:18:21 Jonathan Smith in Market
South Korean Coinrail was hacked over the weekend and reportedly lost about 30% of the coins traded on the exchange, which caused a sharp drop in the prices of Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
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UK's FCA warns of Primus Forex Financial Group, clone of PCM UK
Jun 06 2018 14:05:58 Jonathan Smith in Market
UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against Primus Forex Financial Group, a clone of the properly regulated forex brokerage Primus Capital Markets UK (PCM UK).
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ESMA caps leverage at 1:30 from August
Jun 01 2018 12:50:34 Jonathan Smith in Market
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced today that the new restrictions on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail investors will take effect as of August, 1.
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Eo.Trade – another ICO aiming to bring crypto and traditional markets together?
May 31 2018 15:30:42 Jonathan Smith in Market
Eo.Trade is an ICO created by the people behind an already existing binary options broker – Expert Option. The full scope of the project is very broad, but each step is connected to a specific level of capital gained from the coin offering.
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Spain's CNMV warned against unregulated forex broker InvestMib
May 30 2018 14:20:16 Jonathan Smith in Market
Spain's financial markets regulator, CNMV, has warned of forex broker InvestMib earlier this week.
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UK's FCA warns against unregulated forex brokers BrokerXP, ForexGrand and Golden Markets
May 28 2018 13:17:13 Jonathan Smith in Market
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned against BrokerXP, ForexGrand and Golden Markets in a series of official notices on its website last week.
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FCA warns against binary options brokers Rbinary, BigOption and VIP Brokers
May 22 2018 12:23:36 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has added several unregulated binary options brokers to its warning list on Monday. According to the UK’s financial watchdog, Rbinary, BigOption and VIP Brokers have been providing financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation.
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Canadian OSC warns against BTC Real, Bit Serial and several more cyptocurrency investment firms
May 21 2018 14:12:48 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has warned residents of BTCReal, BitSerial, Hypercube Ventures LP, CabinCoin OÜ, and BaapPay Inc. These companies target Canadian investors and are all supposedly connected to cryptocurrencies.
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FCA adds Revolution Variable Systems (RVS) to its warning list
May 17 2018 12:48:14 Jonathan Smith in Market
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned that Revolution Variable Systems (RVS) has been providing financial services in the country without being authorized. “This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK,” the FCA said in its notice.
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