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 [...]
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.
Reform’s new crypto plan: politics ‘the driving force’ June 1, 2025 While Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was busy wooing the Bitcoin aficionados in Sin City, Las Vegas, party chairman Zia Yusuf faced the much less glamorous task of selling the UK media their new crypto plan. “This is not about turning the UK into some alt-coin scammers paradise,” Yusuf said. This follows the Reform party’s [...]
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.
Half of UK millennials set to include crypto in investment portfolios May 20, 2025 Almost half (49 per cent) of UK millennials are planning to invest in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies in their investment portfolios, City AM can reveal. The significant number of millennials backing bitcoin compared to 27 per cent of Gen X investors and eight per cent of baby boomers, EY’s recent UK Wealth Report found. [...]
Lord Cruddas’ CMC Markets takes control of blockchain firm May 7, 2025 CMC Markets, the firm founded by Conservative Peer Lord Peter Cruddas, announced on Wednesday it had acquired a majority stake in StrikeX Technologies. The London-based trading firm upped its holding in the blockchain firm to 51 per cent from 33 per cent previously. Shares in CMC Markets were up 0.3 per cent in midday trading [...]
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, [...]
UK bitcoin investors suffer as dollar dwindles April 23, 2025 UK investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen their returns eaten away as the value of the US dollar continues to fall against the pound. Bitcoin’s rally in recent days has pushed its price up to $94,000, meaning that it has returned 0.4 per cent since the start of 2025. However, this is only [...]
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.