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Malta Regulator Flags Surge in Crypto Scams Exploiting MiCA Transition
- Scammers impersonate regulators and crypto firms to trick consumers into transferring digital assets.
- Crypto firm restructuring under MiCA may expose consumers to impersonation scams.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 16:10 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Wintermute Wins U.S. Broker-Dealer Approval, Expanding Its Wall Street Ambitions
- The U.S. broker-dealer registration gives the crypto market maker a regulated route into securities markets, including equities and exchange-traded products.
- The move could help it pursue ETF-related liquidity roles while reinforcing a broader shift of crypto-native firms into traditional financial infrastructure.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 14:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
FundingPips Signals the Next Evolution of Prop Trading
- FundingPips updates: increased allocations and new Prime rewards.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 09:02 GMT by
FundingPips
CME Shrinks Its Contracts Again. Will That Pull Retail Away From CFDs?
- The new E-nano contracts cut Micro E-mini exposure 90% when trading starts on August 24.
- Brokers see a threat to OTC index trading, although liquidity, fees and familiar platforms may keep clients from switching.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 09:54 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Are Trading Patterns in Europe Shifting? Lessons from the Gold Surge.
- European CFD traders abandoned their traditional stock and index focus, driving commodities to 88.5% of trading volume in 2026. For comparison, the figure was at 43.7% a year ago.
- Across Asia (excluding Japan), gold has consistently been the most popular trading instrument among retail CFD traders. But the European trading profiles were historically balanced.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 09:30 GMT by
Sylwester Majewski
The CFD Payments Lab: Why Global Brokers Are Testing the Future in Australia
- Kristofer Rogers from Volt says CFD brokers like Pepperstone and Trade Nation are using Australia's payments ecosystem to validate new customer experiences before rolling them out more broadly.
- Nearly 73% of CFD account top-ups made via Australia's New Payments Platform, such as PayID and PayTo, occur outside standard 9-to-5 banking hours, with more than one in five (21%) taking place on weekends.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 04:51 GMT by
Kristofer Rogers
The Metric Brokers Use to Track Engagement Also Tracks User Demoralisation
- The same trade-frequency metric brokers use to measure engagement is showing up in new survey data as a predictor of user demoralisation.
- Regulators and researchers are now describing the psychological pattern in gambling terms, not investment terms.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 19:05 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Credit Derivatives Overtake Cash Credit Trading on Tradeweb
- Tradeweb’s credit derivatives ADV rose 101.2% year-on-year to $21.1 billion in July, exceeding cash credit ADV of $18.9 billion.
- The increase was attributed to hedge fund and systematic account activity in CDS trading through SEF and MTF venues.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 16:20 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
XM Joins Retail Brokers Expanding Seven-Day Gold CFD Trading
- Recent Vantage Markets and CMC Markets launches reflect growing retail interest in seven-day gold CFDs.
- Institutional interest in continuous gold trading grew as Scope Prime, Match-Prime and LMAX Group expanded offerings.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 14:37 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Mini-SPX Options Hit Record at Cboe, Same-Day Trading Share Tops 66%
- Cboe’s XSP options reached record July ADV of 238,000 contracts, including 138,000 in 0DTE products.
- Smaller index products are also gaining volume at CME, where Micro E-mini equity index futures and options made up 54% of Equity Index ADV in July.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 13:37 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
ESMA Didn’t Say How Lithuania’s Cross-Border Clients Jumped 5,000x. Is It Because of Revolut?
- Lithuania accounted for 24% of all EU/EEA cross-border retail client relationships, only behind Germany, in ESMA's 2024 dataset, despite having only one firm serving all 29 other EEA markets.
- Revolut's Lithuanian unit has the closest documented match: its filings show that more than 1.1 million EEA customers migrated in 2023 and that over 2.5 million customers were served by year-end.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 11:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Lets UK Users Trade US Stocks While Wall Street Sleeps
- The crypto exchange has rolled out US stock trading to all UK users, offering close to 4,000 equities with zero commission, fractional shares from £1, and 24/5 access inside its existing app.
- The launch builds on Coinbase's July 2026 FCA investment services authorization and follows earlier UK savings and crypto-backed lending products as the exchange expands beyond crypto.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 08:00 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Newly Launched Brex Capital Has Deep Roots in the Controversial Thai CFD Broker QRS
- QRS Global is redirecting all of its traffic to the newly created Brex Capital.
- “This is a takeover under the management of Brex Capital,” a QRS representative told Finance Magnates.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 06:36 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Yen at a crossroads
- Will history repeat itself for the yen, or is this time different?
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 05:34 GMT by
FP Markets
CoinRoutes Adds Dedicated Wincent FIX Sessions for Institutional Clients
- Clients can access Wincent through their existing CoinRoutes workflows while maintaining bilateral trading relationships.
- The non-exclusive connection launches with one unnamed institutional taker.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 05:48 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Leverate Moves to Exit Belarus's Forex Market. The Licence Is Still Active
- Based on ARFIN's statement, the company appears to be heading for a full exit from Belarus.
- No official announcement has been made so far, while the company's forex licence with the National Bank of Belarus is still active.
Wednesday, 05/08/2026 | 20:20 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
75% of Kalshi Users Never Trade, but Platform Still Intends to Capitalise on That
- Kalshi launched a Public Companies Hub this week, bundling earnings-related prediction markets with company data across its web, mobile and API products.
- Intercontinental Exchange and Tradeweb have separately started distributing Polymarket and Kalshi data to institutional clients.
Wednesday, 05/08/2026 | 18:58 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Discusses a $500 Billion Founder Award. The Talks Start Before Its $200 Billion IPO Target Is Reached
- Revolut is in talks with investors over a new share award for CEO Nik Storonsky that would trigger at a $500 billion valuation.
- The company is valued at about $115 billion in a secondary round, with no agreement announced on any new incentive structure.
Wednesday, 05/08/2026 | 17:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
RaiseFX Extends Its In-House Technology Strategy with a Fully Redesigned Website
- The new platform combines AI support, trading tools and mobile-friendly navigation.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 09:16 GMT by
RaiseFX
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