Speakers and panellists confirmed for Crypto AM Summit and Awards September 10, 2021 A stellar cast has been assembled ready for the annual Crypto AM Summit and Awards in London at the end of this month.
Mastercard bets big on crypto with CipherTrace purchase September 10, 2021 Mastercard has announced plans to purchase CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics company, as worldwide crypto regulation amps up. Through its partnership with CipherTrace, a firm which analyses crypto transaction to check for suspicious activity, Mastercard aims to encourage the use of digital assets. Together, the companies will develop sophisticated monitoring tools to make crypto payments safer. [...]
Terrorists ‘heartened and emboldened’ by events in Afghanistan, says MI5 September 10, 2021 The Director General of MI5 said that two decades on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks the UK is still engaged in a global struggle against extremism. Ken McCallum revealed that UK security services had worked with police to disrupt 31 late stage terror attacks in four years, with the risk of extremism likely to worsen [...]
Analysis: Which demographics are still dying of Covid-19 the most? September 10, 2021 The UK’s immunisation programme is well underway, with 80.4 per cent of the population over the age of 16 receiving their second dose as of today, according to official government data. Despite immunisation rates steadily increasing, the number of deaths in the week to 27 August jumped 17.8 per cent to 649 across the country, [...]
Facebook looking to expand into new London office space – CityAM : CityAM September 10, 2021 Facebook is readying to grow its London presence with plans to move into a new office block near its current Brock Street base. The tech giant is reportedly looking to move into all of the space at 1 Triton Square, which is owned by British Land. Media company Dentsu Aegis had signed a prelet on [...]
Bitcoin can now be purchased using The Post Office app – CityAM : CityAM September 10, 2021 From next week customers using The Post Office’s EasyID app will be able to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The mobile app, while helps users to securely verify their age and identity in order to gain access to online services, can be used to make purchases on Swarm Markets, a decentralised cryptocurrency exchange. With a [...]
Bitcoin takes some giant steps towards mass adoption September 10, 2021 The world watches El Salvador, Cuba and Ukraine embrace Bitcoin as cryptocurrency adoption steps up a gear.
‘Hanging on a cliff’: how the pandemic pushed women to upskill online September 10, 2021 When the pandemic struck Adisa, a 41-year-old mother of two, was already struggling financially after being made redundant from her job of three and a half years. In lockdown, however, feelings of disappointment and fear quickly hardened into resolve. Like many women, both in the UK and worldwide, Adisa started an online course on leadership [...]
‘Hanging on a cliff’: how the pandemic pushed women to upskill online : CityAM September 10, 2021 When the pandemic struck Adisa, a 41-year-old mother of two, was already struggling financially after being made redundant from her job of three and a half years. In lockdown, however, feelings of disappointment and fear quickly hardened into resolve. Like many women, both in the UK and worldwide, Adisa started an online course on leadership [...]
Exports slump in July as UK explores non-EU markets – CityAM : CityAM September 10, 2021 Total exports fell by 1.0 per cent in July, down by £0.3bn, driven by a £0.9bn drop in goods and services delivered to the EU. Falling EU exports were in part offset by a healthy increase of £0.7bn in export value to non-EU markets, up by 5 per cent compared to the previous month. Overall, [...]