Bitcoin bursts through $10,000 mark as strong run continues June 22, 2019 Bitcoin has jumped above $10,000 (£7,853) for the first time in roughly 15 months, as its recent run of strong form shows no signs of slowing. The cryptocurrency broke through the mark in the early hours of this morning and is now trading at roughly $10,900, according to figures from Bitstamp. Read more: Bitcoin hits [...]
Lockdown games are dangerous but very fun February 12, 2021 A friend of mine has become so bored of Lockdown 3.0 that he has created a new game called Middle Gear, loosely based on the driving TV show that featured three entitled idiots; Shorty, Geeky and Wanky.In this game, he meets a friend after dusk on the M25 with mutually full tanks of petrol and [...]
Where is the Institutional Money? October 22, 2020 For over a decade now, we have seen the growth and development of digital assets. Some have been highly successful in terms of increasing their value and use (for example Bitcoin and Ethereum) whilst many have been less successful. What is clear is the lack of institutional capital, compared to other tradable assets, that has [...]
Covid-19 gives employees itchy feet as job hunts are on the rise May 4, 2021 Job hunts are rising for those in corporates, consultancies and start-ups, according to figures from Movemeon, as multiple lockdowns have shown bosses under a different light. A third of those working in management consultancies are looking for a new role, alongside nearly a quarter of those in private equity and venture capital (PE/VC). Employees getting [...]
Message in a Block: “NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed’s Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue” May 12, 2020 Price Watch Last week saw Bitcoin (BTC) surge to the US$10,000 mark before crashing 15% stabilising at a similar level to my last edition of City AM’s Crypto Insider and, at the time of writing, was trading up at US$8,907.44 / GB£7,241.09; Ethereum (ETH) is at US$188.68 / GB£153.22; Ripple (XRP) is at US$0.1962 / [...]
Cardano Alonzo upgrade sees 100 smart contracts in first 24 hours September 16, 2021 Cardano's Alonzo upgrade has seen more than 100 'smart contracts' processed within its first 24 hours.
Bitcoin continues to tumble after central banks attack Facebook’s Libra coin plans July 15, 2019 Bitcoin fell over 10 per cent over the weekend following criticism of Facebook’s proposed digital currency from powerful figures including US President Donald Trump and chair of the Federal Reserve Jay Powell. Read more: Trump dismisses bitcoin, saying cryptocurrencies aren’t money The world’s largest cryptocurrency had rebounded slightly to $10,344 shortly after 11am UK time [...]
DeFi booms as Etheruem miners increase network limits June 23, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped steadily from a near $9,600 high to a low of $9,275 before it started recovering. The cryptocurrency is now trading at $9,400, and is still range bound, looking to test the $10,000 mark. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week at $220 and [...]
Google CEO criticises antitrust regulation December 23, 2020 Google's chief executive officer, Sundar Pichai warns that "regulation can get it wrong" in an interview with the Financial Times.
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 [...]