Treasury Committee’s call for digital assets to be regulated same way as gambling industry is slammed by crypto leaders May 17, 2023 Crypto leaders in the UK have branded a government body’s calls for unbacked digital assets to be regulated in the same way as the gambling industry as 'an appalling backwards step'.
Ethereum developer pleads guilty to helping North Korea evade sanctions September 28, 2021 Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has pled guilty to conspiracy charges after helping North Korea to evade US sanctions using crypto payments. Griffith yesterday admitted to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by helping North Korea to set up crypto payment infrastructure. The software expert was arrested in 2019 after speaking at the [...]
Diamond claws: meet the hamster dishing out crypto investment advice September 27, 2021 A crypto-trading hamster known as Mr Goxx is dishing out investment advice to thousands of online followers via Twitch streams. In adorable livestreams the pocket sized trader makes investments from a high tech office attached to his cage. The furry investment guru runs on an “intention wheel” to select an asset before running through one [...]
Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet sells for $2.9m as a non-fungible token March 22, 2021 Twitter boss Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet as an NFT for just over $2.9m earlier today. The tweet is in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT) – a kind of unique digital asset that has exploded in popularity so far in 2021. Each NFT has its own blockchain-based digital signature, which serves as [...]
Crypto clampdown: the FCA finally gets its act together April 7, 2022 Martin Lovick of ACA Group praises the FCA for its robust approach to paving the way for crypto regulation.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a war against old and new and tanks versus TikToks April 7, 2022 Three decades ago, the white, blue and red Russian flag was raised in Moscow, signaling the end of the Soviet Union. Right around that time, the English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and introduced the first website. Today, we can see the impact of the end of the USSR on the [...]
Crypto AM is delighted to announce Luno as the Platinum Partner August 19, 2021 London-based crypto app Luno has been announced as a Platinum Partner for the Crypto AM London Blockchain & DeFi Summit.
In-person conferences to return to the capital with fintech event April 8, 2021 In-person conferences are set to return in July with Fintech Week London, as lockdown restrictions ease after a socially starved year. “Virtual conferences have served us well during the pandemic, but there’s nothing like being around fellow professionals and immersing yourself in face-to-face conversations,” CEO of Fintech Week London, Raf De Kimpe, said. “The Covid-19 [...]
Ethereum on a roll as it keeps racking up all-time highs April 2, 2021 Ethereum provided the first crypto gift of the Easter break with an unexpected move to claim an all-time high as it breached the much-desired $2,000 mark to hit $2,097 tonight.
The Electronic Trade Documents Bill: The problem, solution and potential benefits November 8, 2022 Five years after his report on blockchain in the Upper House, Lord Holmes spoke in the second reading debate for the Electronic Trade Documents Bill.