Pensions, crypto and trust: digital assets and retirement funds August 16, 2022 | City Talk Retirement planning is the primary objective of retail investors. Indeed, 47% of respondents in the 2022 CFA Institute Investor Trust Study indicated saving for retirement was their most important investment goal. Yet the conventional pathway to retirement savings — the traditional stock and bond portfolio — is not as effective as it used to be. Weaker diversification, [...]
BlackRock launches Bitcoin Private Trust, Ethereum’s Merge upgrade tentatively scheduled August 15, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started last week at around $24,000 and moved sideways throughout it, at one point reaching a $25,000 high and a $22,500 low.
Meta and BlackRock dive deeper into crypto as Voyager receives approval to return cash August 8, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started last week around the $23,000 mark and moved sideways throughout most of it.
Oxford City Football Club Partner with CoinCorner To Accept Bitcoin August 3, 2022 | City Talk Oxford City FC is the first National League football club to accept Bitcoin and Lightning payments, in a partnership with CoinCorner. Douglas, Isle of Man — Oxford City FC has become the first National League club to accept matchday payments in Bitcoin after entering a multi-year partnership with CoinCorner. The partnership will allow supporters to purchase tickets, [...]
Ethereum’s Merge Approaches as Crypto Adoption Surges in Brazil August 2, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin initially moved down at the start of last week, dropping from $22,000 to $21,000. BTC then quickly surged to retest the $25,000 resistance, and has since corrected to $23,200. Ethereum’s ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week at $1,500 and after an initial [...]
Law Commission Breaks New Ground on Crypto August 1, 2022 The consultation on digital assets by the Law Commission is a seminal work and examines fundamental questions. The consultation, together with the Law Commission’s response, will likely serve as a legal textbook for the foreseeable future. In the last few years, we have only had semi-official guidance and a handful of superficial court decisions to [...]
From music festivals to web 3, It’s all about community for Harry Horsfall July 27, 2022 From music festivals to DeFi conferences, Harry Horsfall is a force of nature. His energy levels are prestigious and much spoken of, his enthusiasm infectious and his clarion call of We are all going to make it or WAGMI – one of the genuine ones. Harry is Web3 personified. His digital Web3 marketing company ZebuDigital [...]
Crypto Spot Volumes Reach Record Lows for 2022 as Bitcoin Miners Offload Their BTC July 25, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin moved sideways throughout the last week, starting at $22,000 and quickly surging to $24,000, before enduring a correction that took BTC right back to where it started. Ethereum’s ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, moved slightly upward, starting the week at around $1,500 and moving [...]
Bitcoin Island: The Isle of Man is Turning Orange July 22, 2022 | City Talk In April 2015, an article was published on the BBC News website about “Bitcoin Island” – a place where you could use Bitcoin to buy a pint of beer from The Thirsty Pigeon and then scan a QR code to pay for your taxi ride home. The price of one bitcoin was a mere £230, [...]
Why Bitcoin Not Crypto July 22, 2022 | City Talk In Part 1 of this article, I recall my own early experiences with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. I bought my first cryptocurrency in October 2020. Like many others who were working from home due to Covid restrictions, my monthly outgoings had dropped unexpectedly – no more commuting, no more socialising – and I was getting into [...]