The role of whitepapers in the Crypto Asset Market October 19, 2020 The rapid global rise of crypto assets as a new asset class has seen governments and regulators around the world scramble to identify suitable regulatory regimes. Out of the dust of that rise, we can now see the emergence of nascent regulatory frameworks, from the European Commission’s Digital Finance Strategy, to Gibraltar’s proposed ICO Regulations. [...]
What the new London lockdown measures mean for YOU October 16, 2020 Millions of Londoners will face tougher restrictions from Saturday, as the capital is set to shift from Tier 1 to Tier 2 from midnight tonight. Ministers were briefed on the new measures this morning, following a sharp spike in coronavirus cases across the capital. Health secretary Matt Hancock later confirmed that Essex will join London on “high” [...]
Donald Trump needs to get back to basics on the campaign trail October 15, 2020 Tuesday’s Opinium poll showing Donald Trump trailing Joe Biden by a staggering 17 points will likely be the death knell for the President’s campaign. Even at the nadir of Trump’s 2016 campaign, when a leaked tape showed him bragging about him sexually assaulting women, the President’s poll deficit never dipped below 15 per cent in [...]
Mercedes recalls ‘compelling evidence’ of nitrogen oxide problem, lawyers say October 12, 2020 Lawyers building a class action against Mercedes alleging that the carmaker has deliberately engaged in emissions fraud said that the firm’s latest recall of diesel vehicles is “compelling evidence” that it has a nitrogen oxide emissions problem. London law firm Fox Williams says that the auto giant programmed an emission defeat device during test conditions [...]
Alex Cruz: Five days to forget for the outbound British Airways boss October 12, 2020 The travel world awoke to a shock this morning as it was announced that British Airways boss Alex Cruz would leave the firm with immediate effect. He departs with aviation mired in the deepest crisis in its history, with passenger numbers still at historic lows due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision is the first [...]
State of the market: Mining October 1, 2020 It was the year that Bitcoin maximalists have been looking forward to for some time, all in hope that the infamous block reward halving will result in an aggressive price squeeze, causing Bitcoin to finally break out of years of doldrum price action. However, consensus market expectations do not always materialise, be that due to [...]
City of London Police jail crime gang selling fake money, drugs and guns September 29, 2020 Several members of a major London crime gang have been jailed by City of London Police after pleading guilty to conspiring to sell fake bank notes, guns and Class A drugs. Five members of the organised crime network were handed jail sentences at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, following a three-year police investigation into [...]
Retail trading – don’t become a one-trick pony September 28, 2020 The markets around the world have recently been a hive of activity and volatility. When this occurs, it presents a multitude of potential trading opportunities. This has given birth to a new breed of traders accessing their platforms. The average trader nowadays does not want to be confined to a single asset class or product; [...]
Is crypto trading making you overweight? Use a basket September 16, 2020 Cryptocurrencies haven’t disappeared like some thought they would. If anything, its appeal as an asset class continues to grow. Customer interest in cryptocurrencies has spiked during all the volatility surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. So, you want in… but where to begin? There are two questions one needs to answer: how [...]
Q&A with Brendan Callan September 16, 2020 How and why has the company changed since it was founded? We’ve come a long way since our inception in 1999. Back then, the widespread adoption of the internet started a new revolution in online trading and traditional barriers to entry for traders disappeared and costs fell substantially. During the 2000s, we focused heavily on [...]