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Finance

Crypto Exchange Offers Credit Lines so Institutions Can Trade Now, Pay Later

LGO Markets is taking an unusual step for a cryptocurrency exchange by letting clients trade without pre-funding accounts.

Hugo Renaudin, CEO of LGO Markets. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

Markets

Dutch Brokerage Launches Crypto Trading for the Euro Market

Amsterdam-based brokerage BUX has started offering crypto services following the acquisition of defunct exchange Blockport.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Finance

Revolut Expands Crypto Offering – But Not in the US

Fintech challenger bank Revolut accelerated its plans to offer crypto buy and sell services due to recent actions by central banks, said head of crypto Edward Cooper.

Revolut app

Tech

P2P Exchange Hodl Hodl Takes First Step in Bringing Private Bitcoin Trades to BlueWallet Users

Users of the BlueWallet app can now view available trades on Hodl Hodl, with trading coming soon.

Igor Korsakov, co-founder of BlueWallet

Markets

Whale Watching: Exchange Data Contained Early Warning of Thursday's Bitcoin Dump

Data on the flow of funds into exchanges suggests big investors were preparing to dump bitcoin on the market five days before Thursday’s price rout.

Image via Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Swiss Stock Exchange Invests in Institutional Trading Platform for Digital Assets

SIX said the partnership will provide an important gateway into the digital asset space.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

Markets

Binance Adds Support for Fee-Free P2P Trading With Russian Rubles

Users can now trade rubles directly with bitcoin, ether, tether and binance coin without any transaction fees.

Moscow.

Tech

Platform Allowing Trading of Crypto in Custody Completes First $100K Transaction

The platform provides a solution that allows trading of digital assets which they remain in secure custody.

Leor Tasman, SettleBit CEO speaking at DIA Amsterdam 2017, courtesy of SettleBit

Finance

Uphold Introduces Commission-Free Trading for Users

The move to commission-free cryptocurrency trading was based on Uphold’s ability to net trades at a lower cost after gaining more liquidity providers, said Uphold CEO JP Thieriot.

Trading image via Shutterstock

Policy

Israel’s Securities Regulator Asks Private Sector for DLT Proof-of-Concepts

Israel’s chief securities regulator Anat Guetta says DLT has “transformative potential” for the startup nation’s capital markets. Now she wants to see a proof-of-concept.

Israel's securities regulator thinks DLT may hold the key for a new generation of capital markets. Credit: Shutterstock