Trump dismisses bitcoin, saying cryptocurrencies aren’t money July 12, 2019 The UK ambassador, the chair of the Federal Reserve and even the star player on the US women’s soccer team have all fallen victim to Donald Trump’s ire in recent weeks. But last night the President used his Twitter account to aim his sights at a rather different target: bitcoin and Facebook’s new proposed currency, [...]
Bitcoin crashes from libra high after Coinbase outage June 27, 2019 Bitcoin sank almost $2,000 to give up gains last night as volatility returned after the cryptocurrency approached $14,000. Read more: Bitcoin surges towards $13,000 thanks to Facebook libra Facebook libra’s launch had buoyed bitcoin, pushing the price up until it was just shy of $14,000 last night, its highest level since January 2018. But over [...]
Bitcoin: Is it starting to feel like 2017 all over again? June 27, 2019 | City Talk By Gary McFarlane from interactive investor. Bitcoin’s decisive break above the psychologically important $10,000 mark – with $11,000 breached over the weekend and in sight again – is being driven by institutional investors and the afterglow from Facebook’s Libra news, despite the regulatory and political pushback against Mark Zuckerberg’s global money plans. Also, the recommendations, as expected, from [...]
Bitcoin surges towards $13,000 as Facebook Libra boosts bullish market June 26, 2019 Bitcoin has surged to its highest level since January 2018 as its recent boom continues to gather pace. The cryptocurrency rose to just shy of $13,000 (£10,300) yesterday before dipping slightly to just over $12,500, according to data from Bitstamp. Read more: Bitcoin pulls back from 18-month high as cryptocurrency catches Libra fever Bitcoin is [...]
Bitcoin bursts through $10,000 mark as strong run continues June 22, 2019 Bitcoin has jumped above $10,000 (£7,853) for the first time in roughly 15 months, as its recent run of strong form shows no signs of slowing. The cryptocurrency broke through the mark in the early hours of this morning and is now trading at roughly $10,900, according to figures from Bitstamp. Read more: Bitcoin hits [...]
Cryptocurrency pioneer pays $4.57m for lunch with Warren Buffett June 4, 2019 Cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun has bid a record $4.57m (£3.6m) to have lunch with Berkshire Hathaway’ Warren Buffett, a longtime critic of cryptocurrencies. Read more: Bitcoin hits 10-month high after strong start to 2019 The 28-year old submitted the winning bid during a five-day online charity auction on eBay which ended on Friday. Previous winners [...]
Bitcoin bounces as the pound plunges: what’s next for global markets? May 20, 2019 | City Talk Last week was all about a modern currency enjoying some big moves – all while a more established one was plunging. Bitcoin has been grabbing its fair share of headlines in recent months, with the crypto favourite trading above $8,000 last week for the first time since July last year. This served to bring the [...]
Crypto AM industry voices: Regulating blockchain and crypto April 30, 2019 | Sponsored The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and others are working to provide regulatory guidance frameworks and structures in the ever-changing landscape of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The views on these activities run the gamut from the Establishment (‘The sooner we get regulation, the sooner things will really take off’) to [...]
Let’s be clear – Blockchain is not the same as Bitcoin April 10, 2019 | Sponsored Confusion that blockchain is the same thing as bitcoin – often found in boardrooms around the country – is a real problem. Blockchain education is sorely needed at a corporate level in order for large enterprise to understand the business model transformation coming from blockchain – possibly without them even knowing. Let’s get clear on [...]
Cryptocurrency bitcoin jumps back above $5,000 after hitting yearly high April 3, 2019 Bitcoin is trading back above $5,000 this afternoon after hitting a 2019 high earlier this week. The cryptocurrency soared 20 per cent within an hour yesterday morning reaching a high of $5,087, breaking the $5,000 barrier for the first time since November last year. Read more: Bitcoin hits yearly high as it rises above $5,000 Bitcoin’s [...]