Eight out of ten millionaires have sought financial advice on crypto in the last year January 31, 2023 More than 80 per cent of high net worth (HNW) individuals have asked their financial advisers about cryptocurrencies.
Ethereum’s Merge ‘non-event’ was a genuinely brilliant achievement September 16, 2022 Jason Deane applauds Ethereum's incident-free transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, but questions its necessity.
Crypto markets pick up after US central bank chair suggests major rate rises may slow down July 28, 2022 The crypto markets have picked up again this morning, with the price of bitcoin climbing back up to just below $23k.
Cutting edge tech rarely sits still, so why is ESG slowing things down? November 2, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher turns his attention to energy consumption in world economics and what effect ESG is having on progress.
FTSE 100 today: London shares set for quite open; focus shifts to US inflation and Q1 earnings season April 8, 2024 Asian stocks showed mixed results with the Nikkei rebounding and China facing property woes. Major Asian currencies weakened. Gold prices slipped from their record high last week, while bitcoin saw a rise in value. All eyes are now on US inflation data and the start of first quarter earnings season.
Crypto markets surge after better-than-expected US inflation figures August 11, 2022 The price of Bitcoin jumped two per cent after the inflation data for July was released, and sat at around $24,600 this morning.
Bitcoin value slumps by a fifth as City watchdog warns of risk January 11, 2021 Bitcoin was on track for its biggest one-day drop since March today, just hours after the City watchdog issued a warning about the “very high risk” of investing in crypto assets. The digital currency slumped more than 19 per cent to $30,699, marking its lowest level since in a week. The sell-off brought to an [...]
Crypto market sentiment hits highest levels since April ahead of latest inflation figures August 10, 2022 The price of Bitcoin now seems to have firmly established itself in a narrow consolidation range in the $22,500 to $24,500 area.
The blockchain virtual machine protecting itself from Orwellian CBDCs October 20, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher hails the value of blockchain and the metaverse, but gives both barrels to the notion of CBDCs.
The impact of higher interest rates on markets. What is ahead for the crypto market? November 1, 2022 Higher interest rates generally mean a lower appetite for high-risk/high-return assets such as cryptocurrencies, hence we’ve seen the crypto market decline in recent months. With the stock market also reacting badly to recent rate hike and the crypto market becoming increasingly correlated to stocks, crypto could be in for a continued bearish year because of [...]