William Wolfe’s Guide to Living Excellently in London – an extract from this amazing new book November 24, 2021 This new book by the fictional William Wolfe is a who’s who of the London luxury scene – here are some of his top tips: In the 1960s a gentleman couldn’t possibly exist without Sir Francis Chichester’s Guide to Good Living in London. It was a pocket-sized map of the West End and the City, [...]
Ethereum closing in on $3,000 as Bitcoin eases off the throttle May 1, 2021 The biggest challenger to Bitcoin’s claim to the throne of cryptocurrency – Ethereum (ETH) – set yet another all-time high today as it charged towards $3,000.
British banks in Hong Kong have traded away their principles September 30, 2021 Hong Kong has been a crucial economic gateway between East and West for decades. As one of the biggest markets in the world, the city has punched well above its weight on the international business stage. With recent political and social upheaval and repression, however, that reputation is changing. Despite a shift in the global [...]
The high streets of the UK need to be able to woo global shoppers to stay competitive November 16, 2021 Alongside true love and compound interest, habit is one of the most powerful forces. The familiar click of the Christmas lights brought people back to London’s streets last week, with 2.5 per cent more people treading down the high street. But with the pandemic came new habits and the fairy lights will be switched off [...]
How to mix: The Tomatini, AKA the spirit of the South of France August 26, 2021 The story of the Tomatini starts at the Plage de Passable in St Jean Cap Ferrat, the swanky neighborhood next to Nice on the French Riviera. The Plage or beach is just below the home of Arjun Waney, our chairman and founder and it’s where he spent most of his days during July and August [...]
Retail sales fall as reopening bounceback runs out of steam September 17, 2021 Retail sales volumes dropped 0.9 per cent last month as Brits rushed to dine out at restaurants when lockdown restrictions eased and stores faced supply disruption. A dip in food store sales of 1.2 per cent and a 1.5 per cent jump in automotive fuel sales suggests that people leaned into post-lockdown freedoms by travelling [...]
Crypto dopamine levels plummet – time for the real world May 21, 2021 Monty Munford reflects on a sudden sense of normality in London, and reassures dispondent investors the crypto markets too will soon feel normal.
Bitcoin keeps on rising, despite being surrounded by bad news narratives January 13, 2023 Jason Deane goes beyond the headlines as Bitcoin continues to move upwards against a backdrop of crypto catastrophes.
How Fiat will get Minimized or Replaced Leading to Evolutionized Forms of Government October 26, 2021 Modern society runs on databases that are run by TTPs (Trusted Third Parties). TTPs decide, in practice, your rights, from trivial to important such as whether your hotel airline reservation is cancelled, if you can only wire a limited amount to your crypto-exchange, that you are not allowed to use AirBNB and if you are [...]
DeFi can surpass traditional finance, institutions need to embrace it now January 7, 2022 We imagine partnerships will emerge, and interoperability between traditional and decentralised financial companies will become the norm, says Rob Gaskell.