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EU Financial Markets Regulator Issues First Crypto Rules Under MiCA
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 1:05pm | 470The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its first consultation package under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The agency, known as the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is inviting stakeholders to provide their comments by Sept. 20. This...
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EU Regulators Urge Investment Firms To Be Transparent About Crypto Investment Risks
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 2:18pm | 400The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is expressing concerns over the potential misrepresentation of risk in the crypto investment sector by EU-based firms offering digital assets alongside traditional financial instruments. According to the EU regulatory agency, these firms...
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Fintech Focus For March 2, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021 - 6:50pm | 2244Quote To Start The Day: “A focus on global reach and neutrality could see bitcoin become an international trade currency. This would take advantage of bitcoin’s decentralized and borderless design, its lack of foreign exchange exposure, its speed and cost advantage in moving money, the...
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Fintech Focus For December 21, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020 - 11:32pm | 1674Quote To Start The Day: When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. Source: Paulo Coelho One Big Thing In Fintech: Seed and angel deals are projected to fall to 37% of total deal activity in 2020, down from 42% in 2019. We expect Series B rounds to finish...
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15 Trends That Will Shape Financial Markets In 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 8:26am | 633Greenwich Associates, LLC recently released its “15 for ’15,” a list of 15 market structure trends for investors to watch in 2015. Here’s the 15 trends they believe will shape the financial markets in 2015. Related Link: 4 Bank Of America Predictions For 2015 1. Rates...
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Profiting from European Bans on Short Selling
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 8:31am | 648France, Italy, Spain and Belgium announced that they are introducing restrictions on short selling in a fight against market volatility that they say is being caused by the abusive spread of false rumors. French banking stocks took a hit earlier this week as rumors spread that the banks' financial...