Crypto Firm Bequant Earns Malta’s ‘In-Principle’ Approval for Prime Broker Li...
Bequant is on its way to becoming a fully licensed prime broker for digital assets, with the option for more securities licenses in Malta.
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The acquisition will reportedly allow Uphold to launch fractional equities in the United States in 2021. Cryptocurrency wallet and trading platform Uphold has received regulatory approval to purchase JNK Securities, a U.S. broker-dealer.In an announcement from Uphold today, the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, gave the firm the green light to acquire JNK Securities. Uphold said the acquisition is aimed at allowing the platform to launch fractional equities in the United States later this year in addition to providing an interface for users to trade between crypto,....
The digital asset trading platform Crypto.com has announced the firm has become the first global cryptocurrency exchange to obtain an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). According to the announcement, Crypto.com’s EMI license will allow the firm to issue cards and bank transfers to consumers in the region. Crypto.com Receives the First EMI License from Malta Crypto.com details in its latest announcement that the digital asset exchange has been working closely with the MFSA. Two months ago, the exchange received a Class 3....