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IG Wants to Capture the Irish Market, but Are Reputation and Low Fees Enough?
- IG sees itself as appealing to Irish customers who have avoided the neobrokers with limited track records and are unhappy with the fees charged by the established firms. Paul Golden looks into the challenges there.
- He further weighs in on the business strategy of Michael Saylor's Strategy and the state of the European equity markets.
Friday, 28/11/2025 | 07:38 GMT by
Paul Golden
Bitget Integration Precedes Ondo’s MiCA Approval for European Tokenized Markets
- Liechtenstein FMA authorizes Ondo to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs across all 30 EEA countries.
- Recently, Ondo partnered with BX Digital to offer tokenized stock trading in Switzerland.
Wednesday, 19/11/2025 | 11:15 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
IG Brings Stock Trading to France Through Upvest Deal
- The online broker turns to a Berlin-based infrastructure provider as competition intensifies for European retail investors.
- The growing price war is emerging between more traditional providers, neobanks and fintechs.
Tuesday, 18/11/2025 | 07:22 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Trump’s War on Quarterly Reports, Fed Rate Rift and Europe’s Listing Woes
- Donald Trump recently suggested that American companies should publish their financials every six months, not quarterly. Paul Golden weighs in on how such a decision, if taken, might impact the markets.
- He also dived into the Fed and Trump's tussle around rate cuts and the overseas listing conundrum in Europe.
Wednesday, 24/09/2025 | 08:14 GMT by
Paul Golden
US Rewinds on Crypto, Europe Consolidates, and Kraken’s Prop Bet Drips with Irony
- The CFTC recently opened doors for global crypto platforms to accept US customers. Paul Golden weighs in on how it will impact the current retail and institutional crypto trading scene.
- He also dived into consolidating European stock exchanges and Kraken's entry into prop.
Thursday, 18/09/2025 | 09:36 GMT by
Paul Golden
Russia and Poland Account for 82% of Eastern Europe’s Crypto Media Traffic in Q2
- According to Outset PR, Generative AI reshaped content discovery, but loyal audiences provided some stability for established outlets.
- Generalist news portals far outpaced niche crypto outlets, recording 895 million visits in Q2—over 45 times higher.
Monday, 18/08/2025 | 13:18 GMT by
Jared Kirui
How One Couple's Complaint Led to the Collapse of a $21M Criminal Crypto Empire
- The “mafia crypto bank” moved millions through underground banking channels, Europol confirmed.
- The two-year investigation resulted in multiple searches, seizures of luxury assets, and 17 arrests.
Thursday, 15/05/2025 | 05:57 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Robinhood Plans to Bridge Atlantic Gap with Securities Tokenization
- The retail trading giant is developing a blockchain-based platform to let European investors trade US securities.
- The move will be available through partnerships with blockchain firms like Arbitrum or Solana.
Thursday, 08/05/2025 | 06:59 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
This Dutch Exchange Debuts First EU-Regulated Crypto Perpetuals, Targets Retail Traders Next
- One Trading has launched the EU's first regulated crypto perpetual futures platform in Amsterdam under MiFID II rules.
- The platform offers real-time settlement with sub-minute completion and execution latencies under 70 microseconds.
Wednesday, 16/04/2025 | 07:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
4 Experts Predict “MiCA Won't Drown Competition Out—It Will Drive Innovation Further”
- Finance Magnates spoke with industry representatives about how the new EU regulations will impact cryptocurrencies.
- The CEO of ZondaCrypto pointed out that billions of dollars have already flowed out of non-compliant Tether.
- Smaller entities may be pushed out of the market, further strengthening the dominance of larger players.
Wednesday, 05/03/2025 | 13:45 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Revolut X Targets $200B European Crypto Market With Multi-Country Launch
- The fintech expands its standalone crypto exchange platform to 30 European markets following successful UK operations.
- Recently, the company received UK banking license and announced works on its own stablecoin.
Wednesday, 13/11/2024 | 10:18 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
DriveWealth Plants European Flag in Lithuania's Fintech Hub
- The BaaS company secures a European brokerage license, establishing Vilnius as its European hub.
- The fintech platform expands its global footprint, marking its third regulatory jurisdiction alongside the US and Singapore.
Thursday, 31/10/2024 | 10:12 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Africa Crypto Surge Hits 189% as Youth Choose Telegram over Traditional Banking
- Bitget's research reveals unprecedented cryptocurrency adoption in emerging economies driven by Telegram usage.
- Africa's crypto-themed groups have grown 189% since 2023, while Western markets lag behind.
Wednesday, 30/10/2024 | 10:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Robinhood Introduces Crypto Transfers for EU Customers, Eyes Market Share
- The new feature allows users to deposit and withdraw over 20 cryptocurrencies.
- "Support for deposits and withdrawals gives customers more control over their crypto," Robinhood commented.
Tuesday, 01/10/2024 | 07:25 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Banking Giant Bets Big on EU's First Regulated Crypto Futures Platform
- Standard Chartered's SC Ventures leads investment in One Trading, formerly known as Bitpanda Pro.
- The crypto exchange recently obtained regulatory approval for crypto derivatives trading in the EU.
Tuesday, 17/09/2024 | 09:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Can the US and EU Find Common Ground in Tech?
- A transatlantic tech tug-of-war.
Monday, 27/05/2024 | 15:00 GMT by
Pedro Ferreira
Interactive Brokers to Offer Clients Access to Cboe Europe Derivatives Products
- The offering includes a suite of over 300 equity derivative contracts on EU companies.
- Cboe's CEDX was introduced in 2021 to allow retail traders to access more instruments.
Wednesday, 22/05/2024 | 09:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
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