Crypto mania: Is not Bitcoin but Ethereum making the most noise? May 31, 2021 Cryptocurrency is one of the most talked-about investment spaces in recent months and one of the digital coins making the most noise is Ether. Unlike its closest crypto rival Bitcoin, people can build applications on top of Ethereum, namely the open source blockchain technology behind Ether, which makes it fairly attractive for crypto and tech [...]
Leicester City title hero Christian Fuchs explains why he is auctioning his viral video of the team’s Premier League celebrations as an NFT May 28, 2021 Former Leicester City player Christian Fuchs is auctioning his viral video clip of the team celebrating the Premier League title as part of an NFT (non-fungible token). Fuchs shot the clip of the moment Leicester became champions on his mobile phone and shared it on Twitter, where it has received 12m views. The defender is [...]
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 [...]
It’s a wrap! Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion Online Summit May 20, 2021 The first Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion Online Summit took place today with an outstanding line-up of some the industry’s brightest minds. Welcome Words with James Bowater, Founder & Editor-at-Large of Crypto AM. Crypto A.M. Editor Darren Parkin 8.30pm: Closing Remarks with James Bowater and On Yavin. Earlier today 2.10pm to 2.40pm: Keynote – Matt Hawkins, Founder & [...]
Week in Sportbiz: Bitcoin plunge hits chess grandmasters; ‘Stamford Beach’ stunt recalls Chelsea row; and Hundred teams get new spinners May 20, 2021 When is a $100,000 bonus not worth $100,000? That is a conundrum for the chess grandmasters taking part in the FTX Crypto Cup. The tournament, which features world champion Magnus Carlsen and starts this weekend, is offering a $320,000 prize to the winner – a record for an online chess event. But $100,000 of that [...]
Bitcoin recovers ground to touch $40k after crypto crash May 20, 2021 Bitcoin today recovered some ground after sliding to a four-month low in the previous session. The cryptocurrency shot up 8.75 per cent to touch $40,000 after plummeting 14 per cent yesterday to its lowest since January. However, Bitcoin’s rebound was weighed down by concerns over tighter regulation in China. The decline came after a statement [...]
Crypto flash crash: Bitcoin gets Musk’ed with panic-selling across the board and Coinbase at record low May 19, 2021 How the tables have turned on Elon Musk and his Tesla’s Bitcoin investment. Bitcoin has now fallen over 50 per cent from record highs and erased away all the price gains that happened after the 8 February Tesla announcement that they would put Bitcoin on its balance sheet and accept it as a form of payment. [...]
Wild Wednesday: Crypto in full blown meltdown as inflation concerns roil global markets May 19, 2021 Crypto currencies have gone into full blown meltdown with Ethereum falling 40 per cent at one point today, while Bitcoin prices have slumped below $40k as the sell-off gains further traction, after Chinese regulators took steps to discourage the use of crypto. The Peoples Bank of China said earlier today that cryptocurrencies should not be used or accepted [...]
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches crypto indexes May 4, 2021 The S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global, today said it had launched cryptocurrency indexes. The S&P Bitcoin Index, S&P Ethereum Index and S&P Crypto Mega Cap Index will measure the performance of bitcoin, Ethereum and digital assets. The move to measure each space was originally announced in December last [...]
Ethiopia overhauls its education system with IOHK blockchain partnership April 27, 2021 Global blockchain specialist IOHK has partnered with the Ethiopian government to overhaul the nation's education system.