How have crypto market moves affected consumer behaviour online? November 14, 2021 Ed Lavery explains how crypto market moves have affected consumer behaviour online.
Elon’s games continue while crypto markets roar back into life May 25, 2021 The crypto markets continue to restore some value as Bitcoin edges closer to $40,000.
Elon Musk offered investigator $10,000 bonus for dirt on diver he had labelled a ‘pedo guy’ October 8, 2019 Tesla chief executive Elon Musk offered a $10,000 (£8,154) bonus for dirt on a British diver he labelled a “pedo guy” after a spat about whether a submarine he offered to rescue a Thai football team stuck in a cave was a publicity stunt. According to a document filed by diver Vern Unsworth’s legal team [...]
ECB eases digital euro doubts and backs proposed currency to thrive March 25, 2021 The European Central Bank today eased doubts in Germany about the launch of a digital euro, insisting that the electronic cash would not be used to penalise savers or upend banks. The ECB is looking to launch a digital version of the euro within the next five years to see off competition from cryptocurrencies such [...]
Nickel prices rise to 10-year highs as car giants embrace electric vehicles January 12, 2022 Nickel prices surged to decade-highs on Wednesday, as car giants scramble to secure supplies for electric vehicle batteries as the market booms.
Elon Musk reveals plans to connect human brains to computers July 17, 2019 Billionaire Elon Musk yesterday revealed plans to develop technology to allow human brains to connect with computers. Secretive “brain-machine interface” firm Neuralink was founded in 2017 to fight the “existential threat” of artificial intelligence developing further than humans. Read more: Tesla boss Elon Musk rebrands on Twitter as Daddy Dotcom At an event in California [...]
Tesla share price slides following fatal car crash April 19, 2021 Two people have died after a crash involving a Tesla in Texas, with authorities saying there was no-one in the driver’s seat. A Harris County constable told television stations in Houston that there was a person in the front passenger seat and another in a rear passenger seat after the crash in the Houston suburb [...]
Hedge fund legend Ray ‘cash is trash’ Dalio ditches bonds for Bitcoin as losses hit $12bn May 25, 2021 “I have some Bitcoin, and I have a very particular set of skills”. Ok, US billionaire Ray Dalio didn’t say the second bit, but it would have been good if he did. “The guy hates cash; we know this, but now he hates bonds too,” commented Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets, this morning. “For [...]
Bitcoin bounces as BNY Mellon embraces cryptocurrencies February 11, 2021 Bitcoin soared to a fresh high after validation from one of Wall Street’s oldest banks BNY Mellon. The cryptocurrency jumped past $48,000 and is now trading up nearly seven per cent to $47,746 following the latest mainstream acceptance of bitcoin. BNY Mellon said it will hold, transfer and issue cryptocurrencies on behalf of its asset [...]
Showboat: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos revealed as owner of $500m superyacht May 10, 2021 As the richest person on the planet, it’s fair to say money is no object to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. But even by the standards of the super-rich, his latest purchase is likely to make waves. The billionaire businessman has been revealed as the owner of a mammoth superyacht worth a reported $500m (£354m) that [...]