MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI) has received over US$11 million in the last six months from Ripple in what was described as “Ripple market development fees.” A partnership between the money remittance company and the crypto services firm was first announced back in June when Ripple agreed to provide MoneyGram with US$50 million in order to support its
Month: March 2020
Binance has launched a direct channel integration with a Turkish bank, providing clients with a gateway enabling seamless transfers between fiat currencies and digital assets. Binance said Monday that its new integration with Istanbul-based Akbank, its first-ever direct link with a bank, will allow users to seamlessly deposit Turkish lira into their exchange accounts and
Bitcoin prices slid Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an emergency cut in interest rates to counteract risks to the economy from the spreading coronavirus. The largest cryptocurrency by market value was down 2.2 percent to $8,722 as of 15:28 UTC (10:28 a.m. ET). Prices had surged 4.6 percent on Monday, rising alongside U.S.
Robinhood on Tuesday reported technical issues for a second day following an outage that kept clients from trading on a historic market rally. As U.S. stocks traded actively again in wake of a surprise Fed rate cut, Robinhood reported a “major outage” for trading across its platform. Earlier updates on the site said that all
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The crazy market volatility has put unprecedented stress on the U.S. and global trading system. Friday saw the largest dollar volume trading for U.S. equities in history: $984 billion changed hands, according
High-rise office buildings along Wilshire Blvd in Westwood Village are viewed on August 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. George Rose | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Boingo Wireless — The internet access provider’s stock soared 13% in extended trading after the company said in a statement that it
Getty Images As a general rule, the higher your credit score, the better off you are. However, a missed payment or default can quickly drag your score down, sometimes significantly. As many consumers know, your credit score plays a big role in daily life. It can determine the interest rate you’ll pay for credit cards,
Los Angeles’ fifth regional investors conference March 9-10 is expected to highlight what the city is doing to foster environmental-social-governance projects, preparations for the 2028 Olympics and programs targeting homelessness. More than 200 people have registered for the event at the Los Angeles Convention Center with a mixer the first night at the newly renovated
Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to evaluate the VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD) as an investment option at its current market price. With equity losses rattling investor sentiment right now, I felt it was timely to do an updated review of HYD, which holds high yield muni bonds. This is
There is a possibility of traders experiencing a sell-off in XRP after Ripple unlocked another 1 billion XRP, worth around $230 million from its escrow wallet. Ripple Draws Criticism for Unlocking of 1 Billion XRP Ripple’s move has become a common trend that occurs at the beginning of each month, and it has drawn growing
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has added 20 new bitcoin addresses associated with two individuals to its list of sanctioned individuals. According to an update to OFAC’s “Specially Designated Nationals” (SDN) list, Jiadong Li and Yinyin Tian are accused of being linked to the Lazarus Group, a cybercrime group possibly affiliated
Jeremy Siegel David Orrell | CNBC Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel said Monday the U.S. could suffer a near-term recession because of the negative economic impact from the fast-spreading coronavirus. “We could really have a short, quick recession,” Siegel said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There’s a lot of uncertainties.” The confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in
Inside Virgin Galactic’s hangar at Spaceport America in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Virgin Galactic — Shares of the space company sank more than 18% amid multiple pessimistic sell-side analyst notes. Both Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley downgraded the equity from overweight/outperform to equal weight/neutral. Morgan Stanley
A woman with a facial mask passes the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 3, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images It’s no secret that coronavirus fears have infected the market and prompted concerns about a potential global economic downturn. Yet even amid scary headlines
A public housing authority concerned that it might have lost its eligibility to use tax-exempt private activity bonds as part of a project’s financing package has received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service allowing it to proceed. Although the recent IRS private letter ruling only involved a minor ministerial issue about filing deadlines, it
Over the past year or so, the fintech firm Ripple has come under fire from the XRP community for selling large amounts of the cryptocurrency token. The company holds the highest number of XRP tokens, meaning significant sales at regular intervals have affected the price of the cryptocurrency considerably. In a new development, it has
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Wilshire Phoenix’s bid for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a filing posted Wednesday, the securities regulator wrote that the New York-based Wilshire Phoenix had not proven the bitcoin market is sufficiently resistant to market manipulation. Wilshire, a newcomer to the financial services industry, first applied for
Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are grappling with the future of payments – so much so that their newest quarterly report, released Sunday, is entirely dedicated to what that potential revolution holds. In its 138-page look at what lies beyond the financial horizon, the Swiss-based institution reckoned with coming trends that may
A trader reacts on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 5, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The coronavirus wiped $3.18 trillion in market value from U.S. stocks this week, according to estimates from S&P Dow Jones Indices. The equity benchmark lost $203 billion in value on Friday,
Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket Friday: Wayfair IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Lucas Jackson | Reuters Beyond Meat (BYND) — Shares of the Beyond Meat dropped more than 11% after the company reported a surprise quarterly loss. The meatless food company posted a loss of 1
Communal living space in California Source: Haven There’s a new solution for millennials struggling with rising rents, but it has a familiar feel. Communal living, or co-living, brings together a group of people, likely strangers, in a shared space. Often, there are private sleeping quarters but the kitchens and work areas are communal spaces. It’s
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against the investor-owned utility that partnered with South Carolina-owned Santee Cooper in the nuclear reactor project the two attempted to build but never completed. The six-count, 87-page lawsuit names Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc., formerly South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. SCE&G was owned by SCANA
Ripple will have to defend itself in a long-running class-action lawsuit over claims it violated securities laws in selling unregistered securities. In the lawsuit, XRP buyers allege that they lost a substantial amount of money on relying on fraudulent promotional statements issued by Ripple that encouraged them to sell their XRP Tokens. Court Ruling The
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