Trainee lawyer jailed for selling cocaine and ketamine over encrypted Encrochat network and helping to move £1.5m January 14, 2022 A trainee employment lawyer, Neema Seifzadeh, 27, has been jailed for six years, for his role in a £1.5 million plot to sell cocaine and ketamine over the encrypted network Encrochat. Seifzadeh, who worked on a pro bono legal advice hotline, was sentenced to six years imprisonment on Tuesday at Manchester Crown Court, for helping [...]
Bitcoin set to be legal tender in Tonga by end of the year January 14, 2022 Tonga is gearing up to make Bitcoin legal tender, according to one of the Polynesian country’s former MPs.
Bitcoin quietly going about its business as the world returns to normal chaos January 14, 2022 Bitcoin continues to quietly make headway in adoption around the world amid a whirlwind of curious global news, writes Jason Deane.
EP: 107 Kempton, Warwick & Hong Kong January 14, 2022 The Silviniaco Conti Chase and the Lanzarote Hurdle are two of the highlights on Saturday’s Kempton card, with Warwick staging a trio of graded races on the same day. Trainer Neil Mulholland who has already had close to a half century of British jumps winners this season is our special guest today, discussing his three [...]
Ecotricity reignites boardroom battle with Good Energy as it files motion to remove chairman January 14, 2022 Ecotricity has filed a motion to oust Good Energy's chairman from his directorial role, with shareholders now set to vote on the proposal.
Jack Dorsey’s firm Block plans to build Bitcoin mining system January 14, 2022 Payments firm Block, founded by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey, has announced plans to build an open-source Bitcoin mining system.
Half of UK and US digital asset holders would prefer crypto salary January 13, 2022 MORE than half of all cryptocurrency investors in the UK and US would rather be paid in digital assets instead of pounds or dollars, new research has revealed.
Out-of-court settlement in Malaysia: KPMG coughs up $80m to end global 1MDB scandal January 13, 2022 KPMG has paid $80m to the Malaysian government, in the form of an out-of-court settlement, after Malaysia sued the Big Four firm over the 1MDB scandal, which saw billions stolen from Malaysia’s state-backed 1MDB investment fund. The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal saw at least $4.5 bn channelled out of Malaysia’s 1MDB investment fund, by [...]
Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather sued over crypto promos January 13, 2022 Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather are being sued by investors for promoting dubious crypto currency EthereumMax.
Marcus Hughes makes move from Coinbase to BitMEX as Chief Risk Officer January 13, 2022 Cryptocurrency platform BitMEX has appointed Marcus Hughes as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO).