NCC Group pivots on cyber security amid rising demand June 19, 2025 FTSE 250 tech firm NCC Group said it was changing the strategic direction of its cyber security division after revenue took a hit in the first half of the financial year. NCC’s revenue from cyber security tumbled nearly eight per cent to £123.5m for the first half of the year, down from £133.9m for the [...]
Bitcoin minnow Smarter Web Company joins ranks of UK’s most valuable businesses June 17, 2025 The Smarter Web Company has joined the ranks of the most valuable listed businesses in Britain after the firm’s stock rocketed in a matter of days. The Aquis-listed firm now has a market cap of £720m, after having more than tripled in the past week. That means it would now comfortably rank in the middle [...]
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 [...]
Exclusive: Coinbase to ‘hire like crazy’ in the UK June 11, 2025 Coinbase is ramping up its UK presence with plans to hire more staff and deepen investment, as the country moves towards a new era of crypto regulation and increasing mainstream adoption. “We’re going to be hiring like crazy in the UK”, Coinbase’s UK lead Keith Grose told City AM, before adding that London will continue [...]
Calls to overhaul UK’s ‘outdated’ sanctions regime June 5, 2025 Experts are calling for an overhaul of the UK’s “outdated” sanctions regime, which is “ill-equipped” to face modern forms of crime and conflict. Former justice secretary Robert Buckland has argued for reforming the UK sanctions system to better suit modern threats, writing in a report by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI). The Sanctions and Anti-Money [...]
CMC Markets eyes Web 3.0 as profit jumps June 5, 2025 Profit at the Lord Cruddas-founded CMC Markets jumped 33 per cent last year to £84.5m, as the group launches a new campaign to enter the ‘Web 3.0’ space. Net operating income came in at £340.1m, a two per cent increase on the previous financial year but below expectations of £359m, the firm revealed in its [...]
The Capitalist: ABBA legend speaks to near-empty room at SXSW London as £1k pass-holders left outside June 5, 2025 Mishaps at London SXSW, fishticuffs at London restaurants and a Bitcoin breakfast with Reform at The Shard; catch up on the latest gossip.
IG Group: First crypto trading launch for UK-listed firm June 2, 2025 IG Group has become the first UK-listed company to launch crypto trading to retail investors, with the FTSE 250 firm debuting the feature amid a surge in policy pitches meant to woo digital currency investors. Customers on the trading platform can now buy, sell and hold crypto assets, with IG Group charging 1.49 per cent [...]
Reform will make the UK a crypto powerhouse May 29, 2025 Reform will turn the UK into a crypto powerhouse – and take young voters seriously, writes chairman Zia Yusuf.
Crypto deals in sport up 20 per cent to over £400m May 28, 2025 Sponsorship of sports organisations by crypto brands has increased by 20 per cent to over £400m with football driving new business, new research shows. The $565m spent by the blockchain-anchored organisations in the past season is closing in on the 2022-23 peak, when $685m was spent (£508m), according to SportQuake data. Nearly two thirds – [...]