Retail traders look to profit from tumbling pound October 2, 2022 Retail traders have been looking to follow the lead of hedge funds in the past week and capitalise on wild swings in the value of the sterling, sparked by the government’s tax-cutting mini budget.
How can the blockchain help tackle climate change? February 1, 2022 When you think of all the use cases for blockchain technology, solving the existential threat that is climate change is probably not one of them. If anything, crypto has had to play defence in 2021 when it comes to environmental issues, as big questions have been posed about the industry’s energy consumption and sustainability. Well, [...]
Will autonomous vehicles succeed in revolutionising travel? December 6, 2021 Investors have a bird’s-eye view of the driverless revolution happening before their eyes Recently, Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, announced that they plan to have one million or more autonomous vehicles in their fleet by 2030. In late September 2020, the research arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, Woven Planet, acquired Renovo, an automotive operating system software [...]
Could Bitcoin be powered by volcanoes? January 18, 2022 One topic at the forefront of crypto conversions in 2021 has been energy consumption. Due to record blockchain growth, coupled with the copious amounts of electricity needed to mine bitcoin and other assets, the quest for more renewable energy sources has become a top priority for an industry looking to lower its carbon footprint. For [...]
Will ‘revenge travel’ rescue hotel stocks? October 11, 2021 While the COVID-19 pandemic has been good for markets such as work from home technologies, vaccines, and even pet care, there has been one market in particular that has taken quite the beating. With travel restrictions and lockdowns worldwide, we have seen the battering of travel and hospitality, and the devastating loss of jobs within [...]
All-time high still in Bitcoin’s sights despite signs of a pull-back October 13, 2021 An all-time high for Bitcoin in the coming weeks is still on the cards, says a leading analyst.
UK in talks with Israel for post-Brexit trade deal as £34bn contract up for grabs July 20, 2022 Black cabs, whiskey and lucrative contracts for Tel Aviv’s Metro are all on the table, as Britain and Israel enter talks for a post-Brexit trade deal to the tune of £78m per year. Negotiations have been held between International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and the Israeli envoy, Tzipi Hotovely, today. Trevelyan is looking to expand [...]
What is Decentralised Finance (DeFi)? October 11, 2021 The blockchain-based form of finance everyone’s talking about “Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is a movement that aims to bypass traditional financial intermediaries by putting financial services on the blockchain.” DeFi supporters believe that smart contracts will form the nuts and bolts of future financial infrastructure, on the premise that banks, brokers and other financial institutions will [...]
Does the UK really want Robinhood? December 4, 2023 Robinhood launched a push into the UK this week - but how warmly will it be received by British retail investors?
Bitcoin supply on exchanges hits three-year low, as BlackRock files for spot Bitcoin ETF June 19, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) started the week with a drop from around $26,000.