Blockchain

May
02

Exchange Invest 2648: Euroclear’s Curious Windfall

New tech ready in Thailand (well done Nasdaq) and the curious case of how Euroclear is having a great Ukraine war thanks to the passive income effect of sanctions upon the Russosphere.
13 min read
Mar
21

Exchange Invest 2615: Happy 160 Stockholm

Nowhere is this clearly than in this gem of drivel from the Brussels Bugle: Humbled 'Crypto Bros' Don Blazers For Boca Raton (FT) which almost but not quite, completely fails to encapsulate last week’s Boca FIA meeting.
8 min read
Feb
21

Exchange Invest 2591: Zelensky Sanctions MOEX

Now Gazza G spent the weekend stuck on Third Base with his crypto crackdown but is the home run coming this week or next?
10 min read
Feb
20

Exchange Invest 2590: Coinbase Concerns

No, AirBnB didn’t make it to profit thanks to “clearing fees” they achieved a move into the black thanks to “CLEANING fees”...
7 min read
Feb
18

Exchange Invest Weekend Edition 2589: 0 ChatGPT Contribution

The regulatory noose tightened on crypto this week - on ramps are now difficult with USD, custody will become more tricky still via the SEC’s jurisdiction and apparently, CZ took $400 million from the bank account of his (supposedly independent) Binance.US arm…
7 min read
Feb
15

Exchange Invest 2586: CBOE Euro Options

Both Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) demanded that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) withdraw and reduce advance income tax on payment of dividends or interest on shares, bonds and other stock market investments to promote the investment climate in the country.
6 min read
Feb
14

Exchange Invest 2585: Options At Tadawul

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is unhappy about the staking ban but I am not sure he appreciates just how far the world has moved on - although it is interesting to see a Monday evening reception being added at FIA Boca by his charge Coinbase -
7 min read
Feb
13

Exchange Invest 2584: Black Knight Spin Off?

ICE Chief Executive Jeffrey Sprecher reiterated in the company’s quarterly conference call Feb. 2 that he expects the acquisition to close in the first half of this year, but he said he couldn’t comment further as it works with the FTC.
6 min read
Feb
11

Exchange Invest Weekend Edition 2583: Crypto Credo & More

All the latest developments in the crypto winter can be found in Bitcarnage, our unique section daily Monday - Friday in the Exchange Invest subscriber newsletter.
4 min read
Feb
10

Exchange Invest 2582: Binance Pushing For SRO?

Binance fronting an SRO at first glance struck me as akin to say, Cosa Nostra coordinating a small business convention?
9 min read
Feb
08

Exchange Invest 2580: Bank Noose Binance

I don’t suddenly feel Binance is the perfect, transparent venue of goodness and light which will be able to keep P2P transfers functioning securely...
6 min read
Feb
07

Exchange Invest 2579: HKEX Make Hay In KSA

One of the more fabulously ludicrous moves by some of the political classes was to ‘regift’ SBF’s astounding political influence purchase - sorry that ought to read campaign contributions - which if nothing else demonstrated a phenomenal cluelessness amongst said elected reps.
8 min read
Jan
17

Exchange Invest 2561: Vale Nick Carew

Sad news as LIFFE Veteran Nick Carew Hunt has passed away while Borsa Italiana are in pole position to provide Euronext’s CCP facilities.
10 min read
Dec
30

Exchange Invest Festive Edition 2546: Public Markets / Privates Markets

The move comes after the NYSE minted six NFTs last year commemorating the debut of hot tech stocks on the exchange.
14 min read
Dec
28

Exchange Invest Festive Edition 2544: New Markets & Closures

Soon after of course FTX itself disappeared in a puff of hubris fuelled by fraud amidst a stream of petulance from the since arrested founder/CEO.
5 min read