City Moves for 12 March — Who’s switching jobs at 11:FS, TLT and Rise? March 12, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes 11:FS, TLT and Rise 11:FS 11:FS, the UK-based digital financial services firm, has announced that it is continuing to strengthen its senior executive team with the appointment of Jo Wright as its chief financial officer (CFO). Jo will play a critical role in the firm’s international expansion. She is a chartered [...]
Tory leadership vote: How the second round ballot works June 18, 2019 Tory leadership hopefuls face another hurdle in the race to become the next Prime Minister when a further round of voting takes place today. Who are the Tory leadership contenders? With 114 MPs backing him, Boris Johnson is guaranteed a place in the final two, where he will face either: Michael Gove Sajid Javid Jeremy [...]
CoinGeek brings the world of crypto together in London November 6, 2018 While outsiders’ interest in cryptocurrencies is often limited to their volatile prices, industry leaders will be debating a much wider agenda, including everyday uses of crypto, at a three-day conference in London at the end of November. Tickets can be bought with discount code “cityam20” on Eventbrite The CoinGeek Week Conference will feature entrepreneurs who [...]
All roads lead to China: Surging demand pushes bitcoin above $700 June 13, 2016 The bitcoin price has breached the $700 (£491) mark today, a mere two weeks after the cryptocurrency broke through the psychological $500 barrier for the first time since August 2014. The price of a single bitcoin has hit a high of $703 according to market exchange trader Bitcoinity, while CoinDesk reported a day-high of $706.70 by around 1.30pm (GMT). [...]
Bitcoin price rises more than two per cent to above £370 following recent rally May 31, 2016 The bitcoin price has continued its recent rally to rise another two per cent today. The price of a single bitcoin reached a high of £374.04 ($546.85) in trading today, up more than 2.6 per cent, and was trading at £371.94 by 1pm (GMT), according to Coindesk. Prices have risen by around 20 per cent since 28 May, [...]
Australia set to auction off bitcoin stash as Chinese demand propels the price higher May 30, 2016 Australia is going to sell off £7.5m worth of bitcoin it confiscated as “proceeds of crime” during 2015. The auction will be the first of its kind outside of the US. Separately, the price of bitcoin has jumped over the last few days after a surge in demand out of China. Read more: Ethereum's value is already up 1,100 [...]
The blockchain payments app: How Circle plans to change the way we spend – and think about money May 9, 2016 You don't pay to send someone an email – to send information from one place to another. And merchants typically pick up the cost of actually making the transaction when you buy something online. And the founders of Circle – the free, blockchain-enabled payments app – don’t think you should pay to send money, either. [...]
Craig Wright won’t prove he’s Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto May 5, 2016 The man who claimed to reveal himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin has now backtracked on promises to prove he really is the person known as Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright made headlines on Monday after outing himself as the unknown person behind the cryptocurrency, but many in the Bitcoin community have raised an eyebrow about the Australian's [...]
This man has revealed himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin May 2, 2016 An Australian man named Craig Wright has come forward claiming to be the inventor of Bitcoin, who has before now been known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The entrepreneur has outed himself as the creator of the cryptocurrency to three news outlets – the BBC, The Economist and GQ. Wright claims to have cryptographic proof that he [...]
Banks are still betting on blockchain over bitcoin December 10, 2015 Bitcoin is back in the limelight, with speculation again swirling around the mysterious identity of the creator of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. Intense media coverage caused a spike in the bitcoin price, following the publication of parallel investigations by tech news sites Wired and Gizmodo into the identity of the founder. In Wired’s own words: [...]