Tesla sets vehicle delivery record but falls just short of Musk’s target January 3, 2021 Tesla set a fresh record for vehicle delivery numbers in 2020, but narrowly missed out on hitting boss Elon Musk’s target. The electric car maker delivered 499,950 vehicles during the year, well above Wall Street expectations of 481,261 vehicles. However, the figure was 450 vehicles shy of Musk’s target of half a million. In a [...]
Sunak to crack down on Covid support fraudsters with new taskforce February 27, 2021 A new fraud taskforce to crack down on people who have exploited the government’s Covid-19 support schemes will be unveiled at next week’s Budget. The Treasury has announced that it will put £100m into a new Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to investigate those who fraudulently made use schemes such as furlough and the Self Employment Income Support [...]
Bitcoin needs to win the environmental argument – or else May 28, 2021 One of bitcoin’s original goals as a decentralised currency, was that it obviated the need for central banking. One of its achievements is that it has obviated the need for roller coasters as well. Bitcoin began the year at $29,000. Now, five months into 2021, holders are looking at gains of around 40%. So far [...]
Police seize €50m of bitcoin, but fraudster won’t give them the password February 5, 2021 German prosecutors have confiscated more than €50m (£43.8m) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. There's only one problem: they can't unlock the money because he won't give them the password.
Next generation of investors: One in four students now own crypto June 8, 2021 With crypto fever once again making headlines in recent weeks, it seems that students are increasingly jumping on the digital currency bandwagon. A study of over 24,000 UK students, conducted by student website UNiDAYS, found that 24 per cent now own some form of the digital asset, with a further third intending to buy within some the next [...]
Tesla boss Elon Musk rebrands on Twitter as Daddy Dotcom June 17, 2019 Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk yesterday said he had deleted his Twitter account, changing his handle on the social networking site to Daddy Dotcom. The change in name may be a reference to Father’s Day yesterday. Tesla boss Musk has previously changed his Twitter name, dubbing himself Elon Tusk and adding a picture of an [...]
Crypto market briefly surpassed $3 trillion mark after Bitcoin and Ethereum highs November 15, 2021 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin hit a new all-time high last week, close to $69,000 but failed to breach the $70,000 barrier.
Is Ethereum a drug, and Cardano some kind of fancy Italian hard cheese? October 5, 2021 A new study has highlighted the lack of mainstream knowledge of cryptocurrency, with members of the public believing Ethereum is some sort of illicit drug, and Cardano is a cheese.
Crypto’s problem is Telegram – not the Elon variant May 14, 2021 Time to delete, says Monty, after he gets caught in the unforgiving crosshairs of the terrible Telegram trolls.
How are cryptocurrencies coping this weekend? May 22, 2021 A snapshot of how one of the most feared and anticipated weekends in cryptocurrency history is shaping up so far.