Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, and the Future of Investing June 1, 2021 Witnessing the recent GameStop event, it was clear that for better or worse, the little guy, or many, many little guys, had briefly beaten Wall Street at its own game. While GameStop was fuelled primarily by the collective action of many, the voice of only one person, echoed by others, can have similar influence. For [...]
Non-Custodial Wallet lockout? Three Solutions November 3, 2020 At Zumo we believe that only you should be in charge of your money. Nearly everyone keeps their money in a bank account, and you may think that this keeps it safe, secure, and under your control. But the truth is, it is the bank, and ultimately the government, who decide if and when you are [...]
Apple shares sink on US deceptive practices probe report July 23, 2020 Shares in Apple fell more than four per cent this evening following a report that the tech firm is facing a probe in multiple US states, which allege it engages in deceptive practices. A March document obtained by a tech watchdog group showed the Texas attorney general may sue Apple for violating the state’s deceptive trade practices [...]
Twitter suffers advertising revenue slump amid pandemic and US protests July 23, 2020 Twitter suffered a 23 per cent slump in advertising revenue in the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest in the US. The social media giant said today that advertising revenue was $562m, down 23 per cent year-on-year. The company said it had seen a “gradual, moderate recovery” compared to March, however [...]
Increasing virus concerns start to outweigh vaccine optimism November 19, 2020 Yesterday saw markets undergo a period of introspection, as further positive news about the Pfizer vaccine offset concerns about the increasing economic damage set to be caused by further restrictions and lockdowns, as infection and hospitalisation rates continued to rise. While markets in Europe managed to eke out some modest gains close to their recent [...]
Bitcoin sceptic Jamie Dimon launches JP Morgan’s own cryptocurrency February 14, 2019 JP Morgan is to launch its own cryptocurrency in an unprecedented step for a major US bank. The bank is to trial its JPM Coin in the coming months, which will handle a tiny fraction of the $6 trillion (£4.7 trillion) in payments it moves around globally every day. Read more: The year crypto went [...]
Creating a future of access to financial tools for everyone with MELD July 14, 2021 Crypto AM's James Bowater discusses MELD with chairman Ken Olling and CEO Hai Nguyen Quang.
The last mile is critical to mass adoption and inclusion. May 26, 2020 Global technology infrastructure projects providing the vital backbones for the modern world critically must have compatible last mile solutions in order for mass adoption of new tech to take place leading to mass inclusion – crypto and blockchain are no exception. Price Watch Bitcoin (BTC) has retreated somewhat from testing US$10,000 having had a pretty [...]
Why 2020 was a year of explosive growth for DeFi and 2021 will be too January 19, 2021 Decentralised Finance or “DeFi” for short has had tremendous traction in 2020, even during the COVID-19 epidemic. The ecosystem has grown by billions just this year, surpassing $15B in December (source: https://defipulse.com/). People have been drawn to the DeFi space because it offers new suites of financial tools and services that you cannot get in [...]
Cash is king…until it isn’t April 21, 2020 George Zarya is the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange BEQUANT. Founded in May 2018, BEQUANT Exchange averages over a billion dollars in monthly volume with more than 200 active institutional clients. The ongoing fight of the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the global trend towards cashless society. Here he argues the case that the days of cash [...]