ErisX integrates FIS back-office services for digital asset futures
ErisX partnership with FIS will allow investors to process crypto futures through existing back-office workflows.
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Nasdaq expands data range on Quandl platform
Blockchain Investments & Co. to provide range of crypto asset data to Nasdaq Quandl platform, including forecasting and sentiment data.
Former Morgan Stanley Asia FX spot and derivatives head joins crypto trading firm
Jeffrey Wang, a former Morgan Stanley trading executive, will lead business development and operations in the Americas for Amber Group.
Facebook’s foray into finance
Hayley McDowell considers what the launch of Facebook's own currency means for the financial markets and the traditional banks that are in danger of being left behind.
Dark pool and OTC crypto trading growing as market begins to resemble traditional asset classes
Aite Group report finds OTC market accounted for 60% of all cryptocurrency trades in 2018, expected share to grow to 65% in 2019.
FTSE Russell plans launch of digital asset index
FTSE Russell’s Digital Asset Index could provide an industry standard for the crypto market.
Digital Asset promotes co-founder to CEO as it enters new era post-Blythe Masters
Digital Asset's new CEO will be faced to provide a new strategic direction to Digital Asset after Blythe Masters, the former CEO, left in December.
Deutsche Boerse steps into the digital asset world with full ecosystem plans
German exchange group has partnered with Swisscom and FinTech company Sygnum to build a regulatory compliant financial market infrastructure for digital assets.
ESMA chair wants objectivity, open minds for crypto-asset regulation
Steven Maijoor also talked down development of a bespoke regulatory regime for crypto-assets during keynote speech in Brussels.
ESMA: Crypto platforms should trade under MiFID II rules
Platforms trading crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments should be subject to the rules, but ESMA has advised a bespoke regime be implemented for firms trading crypto-assets outside of the MiFID scope.