The year crypto went crazy: what’s next for bitcoin in 2019? December 19, 2018 This was the year the world woke up to cryptocurrencies. When the Bitcoin price bubble burst in December last year, having hit almost $20,000 (£15,886) per coin in value, governments, banks and tech giants alike began to sit up and take notice. The City was faced with a decision: is Bitcoin a vehicle for fraud [...]
NFTs: Learning lessons from the first steps in the digital collectables world June 17, 2021 Alex Lightman discusses how NFTs exploded on the scene and how they can have a successful future.
Exclusive: Crypto exchange Coinbase appoints new UK boss August 25, 2020 Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has appointed Marcus Hughes as its new general manager in the UK and Europe, City A.M. can reveal. Hughes, who joined the San Francisco-headquartered exchange in 2018 as legal counsel, will be tasked with growing the business across the region at a time of rapid change for [...]
Fidelity’s cryptocurrency arm makes first move into Europe January 14, 2020 The cryptocurrency arm of investment giant Fidelity has made its first foray into Europe, striking a partnership with a London-based crypto asset manager. Fidelity Digital Assets will act as a custodian for a bitcoin held by Nickel Digital Asset management, the two companies announced. The partnership is designed to help address the lack of back-office [...]
Bitcoin scam: Blue-tick Twitter accounts hacked to push bitcoin scams under Elon Musk’s name November 6, 2018 Verified Twitter accounts were hacked yesterday by scammers who masqueraded as billionaire Elon Musk in an attempt to persuade users to part with bitcoins. Fashion firm Matalan, film distributor Pathe UK and Panthoen Books, a publishing house, were all hacked by scammers who proceeded to use promoted tweets to send their adverts out far and [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on Minima April 28, 2020 Minima, based out of the UK and Switzerland, is a compact, scalable and secure cryptocurrency and the world’s first truly decentralised Blockchain protocol that runs entirely on mobile phones. The Founders of Minima hail from opposite ends of the Maths and Marketing spectrum. Co- Founder and Chief Architect Paddy Cerri is a true crypto evangelist. [...]
DEBATE: As London Blockchain Week kicks off, will people ever feel safe buying their groceries in bitcoin? February 11, 2019 As London Blockchain Week kicks off, will people ever feel safe buying their groceries in bitcoin? Dr James Smith, co-founder and chief executive of Elliptic, a cryptocurrency intelligence agency, says YES. Cryptocurrencies are in still their early stages, used more as an investment and tradeable asset than as a form of money, and a lot [...]
The Week Ahead: Tesco, Coinbase IPO, JD Sports, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs April 12, 2021 Some of the biggest banks are set to report earnings this week, with JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs all due on Wednesday. On a macro level, Tuesday’s UK GDP figures and inflation data from the US are undoubtedly going to be important. Meanwhile, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, goes public. City A.M. looks at [...]
Bitcoin turns 10: Crypto trader Etoro sets up a free bitcoin ATM in London with a unique twist October 31, 2018 To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of bitcoin, cryptocurrency trading platform Etoro has set up a crypto ATM on London's Finsbury Avenue Square. However the machine comes with a twist: you have to tunefully wish it a happy birthday to it if you want to get your hands on some free bitcoin. The ATM, which Etoro said is the first [...]
SwissBorg TALKS to BEQUANT- A Day in the Life of Alex Fazel July 28, 2020 Alex Fazel is Chief Partnership Officer at SwissBorg- a trusted and accessible wealth management ecosystem powered by blockchain technology. Our ‘Day in the Life’ series continues today with an interview with Alex Fazel to discuss SwissBorg, Digital Assets and how robot advisory is the future of wealth investment. What is usually the first thought that [...]