#CryptoCorner: Riot (NasdaqCM: $RIOT) to End Exchange Development, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: $MS) to Acquire E*TRADE (NasdaqGS: $ETFC) for $13 Billion
#CryptoCorner: Riot (NasdaqCM: $RIOT) to End Exchange Development, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: $MS) to Acquire E*TRADE (NasdaqGS: $ETFC) for $13 Billion, Binance “Not Authorized” to Operate as #Crypto Space in Malta
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Stocks discussed: (NasdaqCM:RIOT) (NYSE:MS) (NasdaqGS:ETFC)
Since we left off
from yesterday’s Crypto Corner the market has made a very modest recovery.
Yesterday saw total market capitalization sink as low as about $274 billion,
and as of press time it has climbed to about $281 billion, according to data
from CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin (BTC) has not really
budged apart from a minor uptick resulting in a current trading price of
$9,670. We’ll have to see whether Bitcoin will break from this seeming bear
trend as the weekend unfolds.
In yesterday’s
Crypto Corner we looked at the 2020 strategic priorities outlined by Riot
Blockchain, Inc. (NasdaqCM:RIOT), and specifically the company’s
decision to focus on the bitcoin mining aspect of its business. In addition to
that, the company is moving to cease development of its previously announced
crypto exchange, RiotX. On this decision the press release reads:
Riot considered a number of factors when evaluating the
RiotX decision including, but not limited to, the evolving regulatory
environment, cybersecurity risks, and the current competitive landscape facing
U.S. based cryptocurrency exchanges. Riot is considering opportunities to
divest the limited assets associated with the RiotX in the best interest of the
Company and its stockholders.
At press time stock
for Riot Blockchain is down about 1.7 percent.
Investment banking
giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has entered into
a definitive agreement to acquire digital stock
brokerage and E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS:ETFC) in an all-stock transaction for
$13 billion. The press release indicates:
E*TRADE has over 5.2 million client accounts with over
$360 billion of retail client assets, adding to Morgan Stanley’s existing 3
million client relationships and $2.7 trillion of client assets. Morgan
Stanley’s full-service, advisor-driven model coupled with E*TRADE’s
direct-to-consumer and digital capabilities, will allow the combined business
to have best-in-class product and service offerings to support the full
spectrum of wealth.
In April 2019, Bloomberg reported that
E*TRADE was preparing to introduce crypto trading on its platform.
Crypto exchange
giant Binance is not an authorized crypto operator in Malta, according to an official
statement
published today from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). The
statement was spurred by media reports referring to Binance as “Malta-based
cryptocurrency” company. An excerpt reads:
…Binance is not authorised by the MFSA to operate in
the crypto currency sphere and is therefore not subject to regulatory oversight
by the MFSA. The Authority is however assessing if Binance has any activities
in Malta which may not fall within the realm of regulatory oversight. Admission
of virtual financial assets to trading and/or for offering virtual financial
assets to the public in and from Malta requires an MFSA licence in terms of the
Virtual Financial Assets Act (CAP 590) of 2018.
Sam
Mowers, Investorideas
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