Which CBDC design considerations will matter in the end? October 14, 2022 Richard Gendal Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, takes an in-depth look CBDCs and what their role could be.
Only time will tell if Damien Hirst’s art burning NFT stunt will pay off October 14, 2022 Life incinerating art! Howard Ricklow assesses whether or not those investors in Damien Hirst's NFTs will be feeling the heat.
CMA plans for price controls on emergency services radio network October 14, 2022 The UK’s competition watchdog has tabled plans to tackle excess profits at Motorola Solutions, after calling it a monopoly provider in the emergency service radio network. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that a lack of competition has allowed Motorola to make around £160m in excess profits a year, weighing on public funds [...]
EP: 164 Ascot Champions Day & Hong Kong October 14, 2022 It’s the long-awaited QIPCO British Champions Day meeting at Ascot on Saturday with four Group 1 races featuring on their magnificent card. This will be the last time we see Baaeed on a racecourse as he looks to retire with a 100% win record in the famous Shadwell blue and white silks. We hear from [...]
Tears of happiness: How curing blindness in Dolakha saved a girls future October 14, 2022 Dolakha is located in northeastern Nepal. Popular amongst tourists and natives, its natural beauty, cultural sites and array of hiking trails attract people from far and wide. One of the largest attractions in the area is the Bhimsen Temple, a site dedicated to one of the brothers in the epic Sanskrit poem Mahabharata. The temple [...]
Navigating the risks of crypto staking October 14, 2022 Rosie Leheup-Ffloukes of Coincover examines proof-of-stake, and suggests we're close to the point where staking will be too big to fail.
October 15th – Punter Podcast Summary October 14, 2022 In our new feature, get all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade [...]
Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting October 14, 2022 Just Stop Oil activists have thrown a can of soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” masterpiece in the National Gallery this morning. The two women walked into the room in the National Gallery where the famous artwork is hung and at 11am threw the contents of two tins of Heinz Tomato soup over the painting. [...]
Trade minister says Truss ‘deserves the confidence of the country’, as PM announces press conference October 14, 2022 Newly-appointed trade minister Greg Hands has come out fighting for prime minister Liz Truss, saying she “deserves the confidence of the country”, as Liz Truss announces a press conference today at 2pm. The cabinet official defended the embattled resident of Number 10 who is facing the prospect of an embarrassing U-turn on corporation tax. It [...]
Bitcoin keeping calm and getting on with it while everything else flusters and fails October 14, 2022 Jason Deane peruses his notes from the week and is left scratching his head about the state of the world - but not the potential of Bitcoin.
