Microsoft says ‘destructive malware’ being used against Ukrainian firms January 17, 2022 Microsoft said it has discovered a destructive malware being used to corrupt the systems of multiple organizations in Ukraine.
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches crypto indexes May 4, 2021 The S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global, today said it had launched cryptocurrency indexes. The S&P Bitcoin Index, S&P Ethereum Index and S&P Crypto Mega Cap Index will measure the performance of bitcoin, Ethereum and digital assets. The move to measure each space was originally announced in December last [...]
Businessman from Bury invents crypto mining machines that can run on cow poo June 9, 2021 Elon Musk’s eco worries over cryptocurrency mining may have been solved… by an entrepreneur from Bury who has invented a crypto mining machine that can be powered by cow poo.
Cardano bucks trend in otherwise gloomy market as ADA reaches its all time high over the weekend March 1, 2021 Cardano's ADA shines brightly as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have their lights dimmed in a gloomy-looking market.
Moon time for crypto markets? April 12, 2021 It was another supreme weekend in the crypto markets, which soared to a total capitalisation of more than $2.1 trillion for the first time as a number of coins hit new all-time highs.
Lee Wilson CA on helping some of business’s biggest players get to grips with cryptocurrency September 7, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Lee Wilson CA, Head of Finance at Elliptic, is helping some of business’s biggest players get to grips with cryptocurrency. He gives Ryan Herman a whistle-stop tour of an industry set to influence all our lives. One of the more surprising aspects of the pandemic has been the [...]
Alts hog limelight ahead of Coinbase listing April 7, 2021 Bitcoin has now been trading sideways in that narrow corridor between $56k and $60k for over a week. Can it now use this level as a springboard?
DeFi-ing the rules: five opportunities and five risks of decentralised finance June 29, 2022 In the Star Wars universe, the Force is a mystic energy field generated by living beings that binds the galaxy together. The ability to wield the Force gives Jedi Knights their superhuman abilities, making them peacekeepers of the galaxy. But how powerful would the Jedi be if every ‘transaction’ that used the Force had to [...]
Watford FC to feature Doge on football shirts August 16, 2021 Watford’s shirt sleeve sponsor for the upcoming 2021-22 season will be the meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin. According to an insider at Watford FC, the deal is worth upwards of £700,000 and will exceed the £1m sponsorship deal which the Premier League club inked with its previous sleeve partners Bitcoin if the bonus conditions are met. Dogecoin [...]
China blocks crypto social media accounts amid crackdown June 7, 2021 A string of cryptocurrency-related social media accounts have been blocked in China as Beijing stepped up its crackdown on bitcoin trading and mining. Over the weekend access was blocked to a number of widely-followed accounts on Weibo — the country’s equivalent of Twitter — with a message saying they “violate laws and rules”. Further action [...]