Bitcoin owner Smarter Web Company raises £30m after stock rockets June 16, 2025 The Smarter Web Company has raised £29.3m in a new share offer as the Aquis-listed tech firm cashes in on continued investor enthusiasm for the stock. The Guildford-based business said it had raised £1.5m via a subscription and £27.8m via an accelerated bookbuild with institutional investors, with an offer price of 180p. The Smarter Web [...]
Argo Blockchain shares tumble as it prepares to suspend trading amid widening losses April 30, 2025 Argo Blockchain has seen its stock tumble as it prepares to suspend trading of its shares over issues with its accounts as it posted widening losses. The crypto miner’s shares fell as much as 25 per cent as it conceded it had failed to finalise its accounts by the deadline required by London listing rules, [...]
Bank of England ‘killing’ UK stablecoin ambitions, body warns April 29, 2025 The Bank of England risks “killing” London’s potential to become a global hub for stablecoins with its “prescriptive” rules, an industry body has warned, as it called for the rapid creation of a regulatory regime to support use of the digital assets. London’s dominance of the foreign exchange market, in which it accounts for as [...]
Bitcoin plummets as chaos of Trump’s tariffs spread to crypto April 7, 2025 The chaos of Trump's tariffs has spread across Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market, with digital assets taking a hit.
James Howells: The man hoping to buy a rubbish dump in his search for £750m of bitcoin February 18, 2025 In 2013, James Howells’ ex-partner threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins, now worth in excess of £750m. Having pleaded with – and sued – Newport council to let him comb through the rubbish dump where he believes it’s located, he is now considering a radical new option: buying the landfill. IT-worker James Howells [...]
Gold price highs ‘are yet to come’, says UBS February 17, 2025 Gold prices have already increased 10 per cent in 2025 to $2,900 (£2,300), but UBS has upgraded its target price for the precious metal again. UBS analyst Joni Teves said gold has had “unprecedented market dislocations” and reached a record high in 2024, but it’s only expected to move higher in 2025. Teves explained that [...]
Crypto fraud surges after Donald Trump’s re-election February 13, 2025 Crypto platforms have been warned the industry is at a “critical juncture” after a Sumsub report showed a spike in fraud cases. The verification platform’s State of the Crypto Industry 2025 said fraud cases were up 48 per cent, with document forgery making up 31 per cent of detected cases in the last year. Following [...]
Bitpanda set to shake up UK crypto market after FCA approval February 12, 2025 European crypto platform Bitpanda is set to expand operations across the UK following approval from the City regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has permitted Bitpanda to bring its suite of 500 cryptocurrencies to the UK market. Bitpanda’s entry adds to the increasing pressures across traditional banks as they face competition from the modern abilities [...]
The UK is at a crypto crossroads February 8, 2025 With both the US and EU poised to introduce regulatory regimes for crypto, the UK must urgently establish itself as a hub for innovation, says John Glen During my years in the Treasury, I saw firsthand the transformative power of technology in shaping our economy, and I also witnessed the state building barriers to emerging [...]
The Capitalist: Pedicabs, WH Smith and HMRC hang-ups January 30, 2025 Pedicab politics, the demise of WH Smith and taxman ghostings: catch up on the latest gossip in this week's edition of The Capitalist.