The Notebook: Neil Bennett on scale-up funding, bounce-back Britain and a Love Supreme June 14, 2023 Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen for the greatest sale on earth, a once in a generation opportunity to snap up corporate assets at unrepeatable prices. If you don’t, my (imaginary) new investment firm, Car Boot Capital, will certainly do so. It is a truth universally acknowledged that we are living through a liquidity [...]
Crypto is in Wonderland and upside-down in the rabbit hole July 14, 2023 Monty picks up a book he hasn't read in a while, and draws comparisons with Alice in Wonderland and the world of crypto.
Kanye West, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates tipped to be next big names in Bitcoin April 9, 2021 Rapper Kanye West has been tipped as the next celebrity to invest heavily into Bitcoin, with one odds maker putting Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband at 2/1 to buy at least $100m of the cryptocurrency.
Love Island star Jamie Jewitt backs $1m crypto lottery game April 1, 2022 A former Love Island contestant has become a brand ambassador for a new crypto lottery game offering a £1m jackpot.
Michael Owen faces backlash for claims his NFT project ‘can’t lose’ value May 10, 2022 English football star Michael Owen has been ridiculed for claims NFTs from his upcoming project will be unable to lose their initial value.
Annus Horribilis 2022: Regulation may be the only way out of crypto’s ‘Horrible Year’ December 5, 2022 Peter Fitzgerald and Amalia Neenan of Peters & Peters point to regulation as the answer to a steady future for cryptocurrency.
No bitcoin believer: Bank of England rate setter warns of imminent danger of crypto assets November 16, 2021 A member of the Bank of England’s rate setting committee has warned the possibility of crypto assets derailing the financial system is ramping up. “The point at which [crypto assets] pose a risk is getting closer. I think regulators and legislators need to think hard about that,” Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of financial stability at [...]
The Apprentice review: A recap of the new series of Lord Sugar’s show January 5, 2023 There is something unbearably heavy about the prospect of a new series of The Apprentice. Tuning in to see this nightmare unfold yet again is like watching a battered old walrus drag itself back up the same beach year after year, ungraceful, wheezing, a shadow of its former self, the light in its eyes dimming [...]
What’s in a name: Rapper formerly known as Kanye West legally turns into Ye October 19, 2021 Meet Ye, the rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur you may know under the name Kanye West. A court allowed the entertainer to legally change his name. A Los Angeles judge last night approved the request to change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last name. “There being [...]
Woke young Lib Dems most likely to turn to crypto, study finds September 27, 2021 Crypto is a smash hit with young investors, particularly those with left leaning political views according to a new study. Young people, particularly those with left-leaning views, make up the majority of UK crypto investors with the Liberal Democrats found to be the natural political home of digital asset enthusiasts. A resounding 29 per cent of LibDem [...]