Exclusive: penalties for global financial institutions halve in 2021 January 7, 2022 The value of penalties issued to global financial institutions fell by 49 per cent in 2021, as pandemic restrictions thwarted investigations.
CBDCs: China leads global race as e-yuan payments arrive on WeChat January 6, 2022 China has emerged as a front runner in the race to develop state backed electronic money, with e-yuan payments now available on WeChat.
Art Balls: The Australian Open serves up interactive NFTs and a metaverse January 6, 2022 The Australian Open has announced plans to launch a line of interactive NFTs linked to on-court game play and a metaverse for fans.
Shapps says Covid travel testing regime has ‘outlived its usefulness’ January 6, 2022 The current Covid testing regime for people entering England has "outlived its usefulness" according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
Crypto adoption: institutional investors hold back over security concerns January 6, 2022 Crypto's security risks are the biggest cause for concern amongst institutional investors according to a new survey.
Crypto crime raised a record $14bn in 2021, says Chainalysis January 6, 2022 The crypto market boomed in 2021 with transaction volumes topping $15.8tn (£11.6tn) as new investors flooded into the digital asset market.
Let’s dance: Bowie deal won’t be the last, says Coutts January 6, 2022 THE NEW year saw another bumper music deal in the headlines, with David Bowie’s songwriting catalogue sold to Warner for an estimated £200m.
Goldman Sachs predicts Bitcoin could hit $100k in next five years January 5, 2022 Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has predicted that Bitcoin's price could hit $100k (£73.8k) if the asset surpasses gold as a store of value.
Airbnb agrees to hide US guest names in bid to tackle racism January 5, 2022 Booking platform Airbnb has announced it will hide the names of its US guests from hosts until after their booking has been accepted.
NFT marketplace Opensea valued at $13.3bn after bumper funding round January 5, 2022 The world's largest NFT marketplace, Opensea, has reached a $13.3bn (£9.8bn) valuation after a nine-figure series c funding round.