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 [...]
Back of the net: Beckham-backed cannabis company scores soaring market debut February 26, 2021 UK-based Cellular Goods, a cannabis company backed by David Beckham, has seen its stock price soar on its first day trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The company’s share price rocketed 310 per cent in early trading, continuing the trend of cannabis-related companies listing on the stock market in the UK and then soaring [...]
DeFi: Risks, illusions, reality and the future February 11, 2022 In his debut column for Crypto AM, Targ Patience opens his account on market and regulatory evolution.
Do people really want to be nudged to stick with their New Year’s resolutions? February 8, 2022 New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New Year’s resolutions. Individuals often make resolutions in January to maintain healthy lifestyle regimes – for example to eat better, stop smoking or exercise more often – then fail to keep them. Behavioural scientists frequently interpret such behaviour as evidence of a conflict [...]
Mitie: Covid and hybrid work prompted a makeover for cleaning tech – a mop and bucket won’t cut it May 26, 2021 The pandemic has given society the breathing space to redesign what a workplace should offer and in the age of the invisible virus, the humble mop and bucket won’t cut it. After a socially starved year, offices will likely become more collaborative and social in the future, adopting measures like ‘hot desking’. But these [...]
Trivet restaurant review: A masterclass in the fine art of simplicity April 27, 2022 When you visit the Fat Duck website you’re greeted by the message: “Welcome questioneer… Are you ready?” Beside this plays a video of a steam train whizzing past a rapidly-growing crystal formation that, like an acid trip, becomes a lime, then a flower. Am I ready? I’m not sure. Scroll down and the restaurant’s famous [...]
US law firm eyes City skyscraper 22 Bishopsgate for new headquarters May 19, 2021 A US law firm is said to be eying up office space in the new 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper, marking a major show of confidence in the City after the pandemic. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is closing in on a deal to lease several floors in the building, which is the largest building in [...]
Where to eat in London: Old favourites reopening and new places to check out August 22, 2020 Coronavirus may have shuttered the food industry for months, but the business is bouncing back, with more of our favourite places to eat and drink reopening every day, and some new ones joining them too. In this regular column, we’ll bring you the latest news from the front-line of the food business, complete with the [...]
Three reasons why your strategy isn’t working November 18, 2021 Why is it that while all firms have strategies, some are more successful than others? Certain firms do have a first-mover advantage in offering services and products to their customers and extracting value that competitors cannot. Others are able to reinvent themselves in a way that competitors are unable to match. Whatever the approach taken, [...]
Ethereum 2 goes LIVE November 24, 2020 The 1st of December 2020 at 12pm UTC has been selected as the exact moment when the Ethereum 2 beacon chain can go live – but there are conditions to be met first. One of these is that there must be 16,384 validators, each putting up a stake of 32 ETH. That is a total [...]