Author: David Kimberley

The broker has already hired senior crypto executives in its offices in Jordan and the UAE.

Exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange is building a standardized data layer for the private credit market, with Apollo providing deal-level information as the first major participant.

The CFTC’s Market Participants Division said it will not recommend enforcement against the self-custodial wallet developer for connecting users to regulated derivatives markets, provided it stays within strict conditions.

The integration gives brokers on B2TRADER access to FXCubic’s routing and risk management layer across crypto, CFDs and perpetual futures, deepening a partnership that began in early 2025.

Digital prime broker Sage Capital Management has entered the Swiss market with a new Zug office and SRO/VQF membership, enabling it to service institutional clients in spot digital asset trading and lending under Switzerland’s AML framework.

The exchange operator submitted plans on Monday to extend trading on its EDGX venue from Sunday evening to Friday evening, with all listed NMS stocks eligible and trades clearing through DTCC.

The Commission directed Chester Lu and BTCMAX to brief whether the exchange qualifies as a self-regulatory organization, warning the application may be dismissed if the jurisdictional bar is not met.

Spotware recently launched cBridge, a standalone and platform-agnostic liquidity bridge, offering infrastructure-based pricing that can reduce bridge costs by up to 80%

The executives claim that Trive has not paid them since November.

The crypto exchange’s European derivatives arm now offers equity index, commodity and FX futures alongside 290+ crypto perpetuals through a single interface, regulated under CySEC.

The payments infrastructure provider is using its BaFin-regulated EMI licence and Visa and Mastercard principal memberships to offer fintechs a shortcut into European card issuing and merchant acquiring.

The new offering gives traders access to up to $100k, with BTC, ETH, and alt-coins available to trade.

IQ Option says it saved $180k using AI to market in Saudi Arabia. But how did it get around legal blocks?

HTFX handed back its CySEC license in January, with the broker’s original owners selling out of the UK entity in the same month.

Australia’s financial regulator published fresh research showing 63% of Gen Z use social media for financial decisions, with 18% turning to AI tools, and warned that platforms providing personal advice may need a licence.

The Belize-regulated broker says it will apply to new accounts trading in FX and metals.

A default judgment entered Friday against two Queens-based firms requires $835,058 in restitution and over $1.6M in civil penalties for a scheme that targeted Korean-language speakers.

Solbakken joined Saxo Bank as a student in 2006 and spent over a decade as a quant trader at the broker.

Trading 212 has launched an Irish entity, likely aimed at reducing its tax bill.

Pasha spent the last six years at Equiti, where he was Head of Trading Analytics.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong published a consultation paper on Friday proposing lower entry barriers for founder-controlled companies, overseas issuers and IPO applicants. Feedback closes on May 8.

The English version of a Tokyo Stock Exchange working paper shows dark pool trading drops during volatile periods, and that its impact on market quality flips depending on the prevailing environment.

The US regulator filed a joint stipulation on Thursday to end its enforcement action over the BitClout token sale, barring itself from refiling the same claims. The SEC said the move reflects only the facts of this specific case.

Ofir Chudin, CEO of Plus500’s Cypriot subsidiary, sold 30,000 shares on Thursday. The disposal is the latest in a string of executive sales at the FTSE 250-listed broker.

For Traders is running a beta test of the first prop firm prediction markets product. We take a look at how it could work.

The Division of Market Oversight reminded designated contract markets of their compliance obligations when listing event contracts, singling out sports-related products for additional guidance.

Over 99.9% of votes cast at Allfunds’ Court Meeting and General Meeting backed the scheme of arrangement. The deal now enters the regulatory approval phase, with completion expected in the first half of 2027.

The digital finance provider has partnered with Rain to offer a crypto-native card aimed at high-net-worth and corporate clients, removing the need to convert stablecoins into fiat before spending.

The Hong Kong Exchange has moved against Ye Xing Group Holdings Limited and two sitting directors over governance failures, adding to pressure on the small-cap construction firm.

New broker TabTrade has gone live with an extremely competitive offering.

Germany’s financial regulator flagged the Gainorex app and a WhatsApp group called Börsenblick A-001, suspecting the unknown operators of offering financial services without authorisation.

JPX Market Innovation & Research has launched a series of non-hedged, foreign-currency benchmarks for TOPIX and TOPIX 100, giving overseas allocators and product issuers a way to track Japanese equities in USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, SGD, and AUD without embedded yen hedging.

The Hong Kong-based online broker reported full-year revenue of nearly US$3 billion and guided for 800,000 net new funded accounts in 2026, even as Hong Kong equity sentiment weakened in the second half.

Germany’s financial regulator said the operator of mexassetexchange.com falsely claimed BaFin supervision while offering unauthorized financial, investment and crypto asset services.

The company’s AI training programme could mean it becomes a place analyse and trade.

The EU’s financial markets regulator says its risk assessment, completed before the late-February Middle East conflict, has already been validated by early market reactions to the war.

The technology provider says its new Integration API lets brokers, investment firms and crypto platforms add copy trading without being tied to a specific trading terminal.

The integration gives brokers and prop firms FIX-based access to Hyperliquid’s on-chain perpetual futures and spot crypto liquidity, routing it into MT5 and other trading platforms.

Newly launched TFunded partners with cTrader to provide LATAM traders of all experience levels with a powerful mobile-first trading experience, backed by Traders First™ approach

Brian Daly used a London conference appearance on Tuesday to confirm the SEC has a mandate to explore retail access to private markets, signaling the agency remains in information-gathering mode days after its own roundtable on the topic.

The integration feeds first-party earnings call data and public company event transcripts into Acuity’s AI agent platform, giving institutional research teams automated analysis tools inside existing workflows.

The prediction market operator is importing exchange-style monitoring as sports contracts grow and regulatory scrutiny intensifies following a string of alleged insider trading incidents.

Nasdaq-listed Streamex Corp has launched GLDY, a gold-backed digital security that generates yield through physical gold leasing arrangements, targeting private wealth and family office investors.

The London-headquartered firm now offers Pax Gold and Tether Gold paired against USD and stablecoins, with clients choosing between direct on-chain ownership and USD-settled CFDs.

For Traders will be able to market prediction markets prop trading in regions where the ‘real’ product is not permitted.

The NASDAQ-listed broker reported an 81% jump in capital markets trades alongside a 36% drop in crypto trades, pointing to a clear rotation in where clients were active.

The US derivatives regulator has appointed a permanent executive director after five months of acting leadership, tasking him with overhauling administrative operations and service delivery.

All five of the energy complex’s highest-volume days occurred in a single week as traders scrambled to manage risk amid historic crude price swings.

The exchange operator plans to launch Mini-SPX prediction contracts in Q2, importing event-style trading into its regulated options ecosystem with a three-outcome payout model.

Comoros licenses have long been disputed. Now there is a battle between the central government and fake local authorities.

The two firms said it will help them expand their offerings across prop trading, fantasy sports, and prediction markets.

Prop firms have suffered over the last couple of months. Capping payouts is one way to make the model sustainable.

Baltalksnis previously spent over six years managing Markets4you’s business in southeast Asia.

The new prop trading CRM from TradeCore lets firms offer challenges, manage payouts, and track trader activity.

BitGo Bank & Trust will handle the technical operations and distribution support for SoFiUSD, which SoFi Bank says is the first stablecoin from a U.S. nationally chartered and insured deposit bank on a public permissionless blockchain.

The SEC has settled for a single $10 million corporate penalty on Rainberry for wash trading in TRX.

Clients can now create different indicators using the programming language.

Brokerage executive Andrew Rebusco has joined Axi as its Regional Head for the UK, EU, and LATAM. The new Axi executive was most recently at rival firm Onyx Markets, where he was Managing Director. Rebusco helped build out Onyx’s retail trading offering, which went live last year. The company had historically been a market maker in the oil markets. Prior to Onyx, Rebusco worked at Moneyfarm for two years as Head of Brokerage. He was also at fixed-income investing platform WiseAlpha for just over three years, working as Chief Commercial Officer. Rebusco’s longest stint at a firm was with IG…

Prime-of-prime provider B2PRIME Group has secured dual SCB authorisations in The Bahamas, covering digital assets and securities, as it expands its institutional crypto liquidity offering.

Deutsche Börse Group’s institutional crypto venue adds a coordination layer for off-exchange settlement, letting trading firms keep assets with their chosen custodians rather than pre-funding on-platform.

BNB Chain prediction market Predict.fun has acquired PancakeSwap-incubated rival Probable, absorbing its team and Asian user base while offering aggressive migration incentives to retain traders.

The CSA and CIRO’s fraud-disruption capability nearly doubled its output between a 2025 proof-of-concept phase and February 2026. Annual reporting of takedown stats is now a permanent fixture.

A Nevada court decision this week sent Kalshi’s case back to state jurisdiction, opening the door for faster injunctive action.

The product uses one integration for brokerages and fintechs looking to offer regulated futures and event contracts.

The Chicago-based derivatives exchange beat its previous record by nearly two million contracts per day, with metals delivering the fastest year-over-year growth at 88%.

Brokers worldwide are already activating Leverate’s plug-and-play add-on suite, supercharging their MetaTrader operations with zero complexity and zero upfront cost.

A court has ruled against the broker, which was lent the funds for its 2018 management buyout by Champ.

DXtrade users will now be able to access theScreener’s investment research technology.

Danish stablecoin firm Aryze has integrated Muinmos’ RegTech platform to automate client classification, KYC and ongoing monitoring across jurisdictions, targeting faster institutional onboarding.

Digital asset infrastructure firm BitGo Europe GmbH is offering its modular CaaS stack to banks and fintechs across all 30 EEA countries, using its BaFin-authorised MiCAR licensing framework to passport the service.

Boltzmann Research makes firms an extra $250k per month. The company is giving access to its services for four weeks as a free proof of concept.

Former CFTC chief market intelligence officer returns to the agency in a dual role under Chairman Michael S. Selig, bringing G-SIB trading experience and UK regulatory ties.

State-driven gold and yuan sales from Russia’s National Welfare Fund shaped February trading on MOEX, while the exchange prepares to expand its crypto derivatives lineup.

The broker’s first UK Cash ISA offers 6.00% AER for 90 days on balances up to £40,000, but only for new customers and with no incoming transfers at launch.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig has hired a House Oversight veteran to run the agency’s legislative engagement as digital asset and event contract policy heats up on Capitol Hill.

TabTrade is based in St Lucia, with the broker listing cTrader and MetaTrader as platforms on its website.

We round up three key take aways from the first episode of Spotware Talks.

There are already four established prediction markets operating offshore. We take a look at what they are doing.

Going joins Trade Nation from Lunaro, where he spent the last 12 months in a business development role.

ATFX continued to strengthen its footprint in Q1 across its retail and institutional brands.

The trading platform won the award at the TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2026.

Germany’s financial regulator has opened an investigation into two entities allegedly using WhatsApp groups and social media ads to push an unauthorised token and trading platform on German investors.

GOAT Funded trader is killing it in AI search. We look at where and how.

Robinson pushed almost exactly the same signals service to his followers at the end of January.

Limitless is one of a growing number of offshore prediction markets attempting to take market share.

Dean Mcintosh joins the broker from outside of the trading industry, having spent just over a decade at ride sharing app Uber.

ATFunded’s founding CEO has handed the reins to long-time team member CJ after a planned transition that began at the start of the year.

Hong Kong’s exchange operator reported its highest-ever revenue and profit for 2025, driven by a near-doubling of cash market activity and a return to the top of global IPO rankings.

London-based derivatives broker Britannia Global Markets is returning to the London Metal Exchange with a Category 4 membership going live on 2 March, backed by a veteran inter-dealer broker hire.

This integration enables brokers and prop firms working with TeamForce Technologies to seamlessly access and operate on the Match-Trader platform.

IC’s sponsorship of the Haas F1 team wasn’t a coincidence. It was driven by shared values of excellence.

The European securities regulator has told firms that ‘perpetual futures’ are likely CFDs under existing national product intervention measures, triggering leverage caps, incentive bans and distribution constraints for crypto and CFD brokers across the EU.

Deriv Bank was registered in the country in 2023 and is currently waiting for approval for a bank license.

The strategy lets investors generate yield, without being reliant on the price of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.

Brazilian financial services firm XP Inc. disclosed a leadership realignment inside its controlling entity alongside nine-month financials showing R$3.88 billion in net income and R$1.4 trillion in client assets.

The fintech group’s annual volumes surged 92.1% year-on-year, with the Middle East accounting for roughly half of all activity and gold dominating as the most traded instrument.

XM will now offer Kenyan traders direct access to over 1,400 products via a dedicated local website.

Prediction markets can also double user engagement and increase revenue by 25%, Leverate says.

IG had used its South Africa office to outsource different functions, including marketing and compliance.

Alghatas joins Blueberry from rival brand Pepperstone. He has also had stints at IC Markets and Windsor Brokers.