Swiss stocks buoyant despite Berne-Brussels bust-up July 9, 2019 For a market locked in a bitter battle with the European Union, Switzerland’s top-flight share index is looking remarkably chipper. But then, this may have something to do with the fact that since the breakdown of relations between Berne and Brussels, anyone wanting to deal in Swiss company stocks has to do so inside Switzerland’s [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) just climbed above the “critical” $11,000 level March 2, 2018 Bitcoin has climbed back above the “critical” $11,000 level this morning. The cryptocurrency has been trading around the $10,000 mark for the past month with just a few breaks above $11,000. “This is a critical area as traders have failed to break above the $11k mark and we will be watching the price action closely,” [...]
Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase launches Visa debit card April 11, 2019 Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has launched a Visa debit card that allows customers to spend their digital currency in stores and online. When customers use the card, which is only available in the UK, Coinbase will convert the cryptocurrency into pounds, and transaction summaries and receipts will be recorded within a new app, which has also [...]
Lloyds ban on credit card Bitcoin purchases is the right move February 6, 2018 On Monday, Lloyds Banking Group announced it has banned its credit cards from being used to buy Bitcoin. The decision includes Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA credit cards. It follows a similar move by US banks. It’s a hard decision to argue with. Regardless of the inherent volatility in the value of [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) is edging closer towards the $10,000 mark February 15, 2018 Bitcoin is rising towards the key $10,000 hurdle after a series of sharp declines throughout the start of the year wiped off about half of its market value. At the time of writing, bitcoin’s price was up 2.13 per cent at $9,680.18, but earlier in the day it rose as high as $9,961, according to [...]
Coinbase launches bitcoin tool for shops and businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments February 15, 2018 Having trouble spending your bitcoin? Despite the cryptocurrency boom, using it to pay for goods is far from mainstream. But there’s one startup that is looking to change that. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched a new tool to make it easier for shops and other businesses to accept payments directly in bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and [...]
Bitcoin, ripple and other cryptocurrency assets are now part of divorce settlements February 14, 2018 Forget the plush pad, wine cellar or luxury car lot – bitcoin is now being fought over by divorcing couples. Cryptocurrency assets are at the centre of three high value divorce cases for law firm Royds Withy King, but that number expected to grow as digital cash becomes more mainstream. “These are the first cases [...]
Twitter joins Facebook and Google in tightening cryptocurrency advertising rules, Bitcoin drops below $8,000 March 26, 2018 Twitter has become the latest tech giant to ban advertising of cryptocurrency on its platform, sending Bitcoin’s value below $8,000. The company told Reuters today that it will not allow promotions for initial coin offerings (ICOs) or cryptocurrency wallet services, following the likes of Google and Facebook which have taken similar actions recently. Some crypto-exchanges [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) is above $8,000 after yesterday’s spike, but analyst warns price could fall again April 13, 2018 Bitcoin is back above $8,000 after climbing more than $1,000 in less than an hour yesterday. The cryptocurrency’s price soared past $7,000 and $8,000 for the first time in more than two weeks in its biggest jump of the year so far, but it edged back to trade between $7,600 and $7,800 for the rest [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) is back above $10k, but the rise might not last February 23, 2018 Bitcoin rose back above $10,000 today after falling below the psychologically important level yesterday, but analysts continued to strike a bearish tone. At the time of writing, bitcoin’s price was up 4.24 per cent at $10,247.64 according to Coindesk’s aggregate price index, recovering from a low of around $9,500 early this morning. The number one [...]