FUD & The ICO Market Right Now August 28, 2018 Last week we looked at being at strategic partnerships in ICOs. This week I want to take a bit of a snapshot of the ICO market at the time of writing. At the time of writing, the crypto currency markets are looking concerning. Those who have been investing in ICOs are putting the brakes on [...]
We’re on the cusp of a blockchain revolution October 4, 2018 Earlier this year, Bank of England governor Mark Carney scrutinised blockchain technology, describing it as an inadequate currency platform set for a “brutal reckoning”. His views come as no surprise for someone deeply ingrained into the traditions of the financial system and the institutions that have set the industry’s tone for centuries. Read more: Up [...]
Bitcoin and central banks? Cryptocurrency role “far from clear” but “pressing” says Bank of International Settlements September 18, 2017 “The role of central banks in cryptocurrencies is “far from clear”, the Bank of International Settlements has said, with risks such as security hard to quantify. But the issue of whether a central bank should issue a digital alternative to cash is “pressing” in light of countries such as Sweden moving closer to becoming a [...]
The True Value of Cryptocurrency: Why the Current Price Doesn’t Matter July 3, 2018 As the City of London’s first cryptocurrency market advisory and investment firm we, have seen the price of bitcoin rise from the lows of $150 back in 2013 to the highs of nearly $20,000 in late 2017, before a steep slide back to test support around the $6,700 – as of yesterday afternoon. For those [...]
Litecoin is trying to issue debit cards again April 12, 2018 The Litecoin Foundation partnered with TenX, a startup cryptocurrency payment platform, to try offering debit cards. This is the Litecoin Foundation’s second foray into plastic after a largely hyped up but failed venture last month when its payment processor LitePay ceased operations. “TenX recently added LTC to their wallets, and we are working with them [...]
Argo aims to become first main market-listed crypto-miner as it launches new mining subscription service June 9, 2018 Argo has announced that it intends to become the first crypto-miner listed on the London Stock Exchange and will launch a service which makes mining easier for clients. The originally Canada-based company, which has now launched in the UK, seeks to capitalise on the recent surge in demand for crypto-mining by launching the subscription-based service [...]
LBX Weekly Market Overview 21st August: A ride on the crypto carousel with LBX, The London Block Exchange August 21, 2018 Last week, the total crypto market cap dropped below £160 ($200) billion for the first time this year, as alternative cryptoassets continued their capitulative process. What happened? By the end of July, altcoins' performance decoupled from bitcoin’s as the original cryptoasset remained stable and its competitors started falling. Then, last Monday, ether – the token [...]
Celebrations Twix vs Mars… the lesson for investors December 19, 2018 Christmas, as my colleague Andy Williams crooningly reassures us, may well be the most wonderful time of the year but, in social terms, it is also potentially the most blunderful. And while solutions to age-old concerns such as gifts people truly have always wanted and friction-free family get-togethers are still works-in-progress, our Value Perspective blog [...]
Audit Straight to (Blockchain) Video September 11, 2018 Audit is about to change – so is regulation. While regulators around the globe grapple with Blockchain technology and its implications, including tokenisation of securities, fractionalisation of assets and ICOs, others – including at least one of the co-inventors of the technology – are working on a quiet revolution they believe is destined to transform [...]
Online broker Plus500 raises profit expectations again as trade war nerves create volatile market July 2, 2018 Online broker Plus500 has raised its profit forecast for the second time this year, as it said market volatility caused by fears of a US trade war had boosted trading in quarter two. The update comes weeks after the platform for amateur traders graduated to London's main market from Aim after the company said it [...]