Barclays boss Jes Staley ‘ready to talk to FBI’ about Jeffrey Epstein February 16, 2020 Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is ready to tell US authorities everything he knows about Jeffrey Esptein following revelations that British regulators are probing his links with the paedophile financier. Lawyers for Epstein’s victims have urged the banking boss to speak with the FBI and hand over any information he has on his former client. [...]
In centralised finance we distrust June 27, 2021 Crypto AM columnist Dr Chris Kacher talks about his lack of faith with centralised finance and how BTC can beat the FUD.
Economists rule out ‘V-shaped’ recovery after weak survey data May 21, 2020 Survey data today showed that the UK economy remained mired in a deep downturn in May despite an improvement from a dire April. Many economists have said that any hopes of a swift ‘V-shaped’ recovery from the coronavirus crash have all but faded. At the beginning of the crisis, policymakers and analysts hoped that once [...]
Beyond digital gold: unlocking the true value of bitcoin December 11, 2020 Digital gold has gone mainstream. JP Morgan, BlackRock and the biggest names in global finance are now echoing the cypherpunks and suggesting that Bitcoin could replace the yellow metal as a safe haven in investment portfolios. But while Bitcoin does share characteristics with gold, a big reason why the digital gold narrative has found so [...]
Definitely DeFi December 10, 2020 2020 has been a year of spectacular growth in the decentralised finance (DeFi) arena. From retail crypto enthusiasts diving in head-first, to institutional investors cautiously dipping their toes in – the blockchain-powered space of DeFi is flourishing. Since the start of the year, the amount of money locked in DeFi protocols has skyrocketed by a [...]
In centralised finance we distrust June 15, 2021 Dr Chris Kacher reflects on the history books and explains his use of metrics as a buying guide to Bitcoin.
EU must boost capital markets due to coronavirus and Brexit, say finance chiefs June 10, 2020 The European Union needs to deregulate its capital markets to help the economy recover from coronavirus and reduce its reliance on the City of London, according to a panel of industry executives. With huge amounts of debt being sold to counter the economic hit caused by Covid-19 and the bloc set to lose its major [...]
Asian shares climb as US earnings to test optimism July 13, 2020 Asian shares climbed toward five-month peaks today as investors wagered the US earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered so far by coronavirus lockdowns. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added one per cent, having climbed sharply last week on the back of surging Chinese stocks, which [...]
Twitter bitcoin scam: Blue tick accounts blocked after massive data breach July 16, 2020 Hackers managed to infiltrate Twitter’s most notable blue tick accounts last night and send scam tweets supporting bitcoin before the social network clamped down on the breach. Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were three such accounts hackers managed to compromise. Others included Apple’s official Twitter account, with tweets typically promising to double people’s [...]
JP Morgan predicts Brexit deal to be agreed in coming days – but parliamentary approval won’t come until 2019 November 9, 2018 Banking heavyweight JP Morgan revealed today that it believes a transitional Brexit deal is likely to be signed between Britain and the EU within the coming days. JP Morgan economist Malcolm Barr said in a note to clients: “Agreement in time for a November 17-18 summit appears to remain possible even if odds are slightly [...]