‘Bitcoin inventor’ court proceedings dropped in London as judge says it’s no longer in public interest April 5, 2023 Contempt of court proceedings involving a computer expert who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin have been dropped after judges ruled it was no longer in the public interest to continue. Dr Craig Wright, who says he is Bitcoin creator “Satoshi Nakamoto”, was facing allegations that he may have deliberately leaked details of a [...]
Trouble ahead from Bank of England, but Bitcoin is laying down sound foundations October 21, 2022 Crypto AM's Jason Deane tries to make sense out of a crazy week as Bitcoin's successes are in danger of being overshadowed by politics.
Things can only get worse before they get better in this economic climate September 23, 2022 In his Friday review, Jason Deane zooms out on the world's tangled web of macro economics as a worrying picture emerges.
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.
Former CMA chair sues crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken and others for £10bn August 9, 2022 Crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken, and others have been hit with a £10bn lawsuit in a competition dispute by the former chair of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. Lord David Currie filed the claim against the two crypto giants as well as exchanges Bittylicious and ShapeShift for delisting the BSV cryptocurrency from their platforms, Financial [...]
The Week in Review August 5, 2022 Bitcoin has been bouncing around a little over the last week, but always within its well established range around $22,000.
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright awarded just £1 in damages after winning libel lawsuit August 2, 2022 A High Court judge has awarded an Australian cryptographer, Craig Wright –who claims to have invented Bitcoin – just £1 in damages, after the academic secured victory in a libel lawsuit against a YouTuber, who said he was lying about having invented the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency. The award comes after the academic – who claims [...]
LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson ‘should not remain in Downing Street’ says former PM Sir John Major July 7, 2022 Welcome to City A.M.’s rolling coverage of the ongoing Conservative coup against prime minister Boris Johnson. We’ll bring you all the latest news, resignations, appointments, analysis and opinion, as well as the impact of the crisis on the markets and economy. 2pm – Former PM Sir John Major says Boris Johnson “should not remain in [...]
AS IT HAPPENED – LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson clings on as Tory rebellion gathers pace July 6, 2022 The prime minister is under increasing pressure to quit amid a series of high-profile cabinet resignations over the last 48 hours. Over the course of Wednesday’s drama, we followed all the latest news, opinion and analysis from Westminster on ourCity AM’s live blog. From resignations and letters of support, to the latest policy changes and [...]
Government pumps £21m into indie film, movies and video games May 16, 2022 The government have confirmed a £21m investment in indie film, TV and video games this morning in a quest to develop new talent and target fresh audiences around the world.