Exclusive: Valereum Blockchain makes bid to purchase the Gibraltar Stock Exchange October 25, 2021 A blockchain technology company wants to takeover the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) and allow investors to purchase securities using crypto. Valereum Blockchain has signed an option to purchase an 80 per cent stake in the GSX. If the offer wins approval from regulators Valereum will establish the world’s first fully regulated integrated fiat and digital [...]
Minimum wage set to rise to £9.50 per hour October 25, 2021 The National Living Wage will increase from £8.91 per hour to £9.50 in the Budget this week. The 59p an hour boost means a full-time worker on the National Living Wage will see a pay rise of more than £1,000 a year. This is a 6.6 per cent increase in the minimum wage, which is [...]
Just Eat Takeaway urged to sell Grubhub by activist investor October 25, 2021 Just Eat Takeaway (JET) has been urged to sell or spin-off its US arm Grubhub by an activist investor by the end of the year. Investor Cat Rock Capital has said the food delivery firm’s management “failed to fix the deep and damaging undervaluation of its equity by taking tangible action to unlock the value [...]
Bitcoin price holds over $60k as S&P 500 climbs October 25, 2021 Bitcoin continues to hover at just below its all-time high after last week’s brief foray into the uncharted territory of $67k.
HSBC online banking hit by an outage, impacting business customers – CityAM : CityAM October 25, 2021 HSBC’s online banking has been down this morning, according to reports, which primarily impacted the bank’s business customers. Service complaints spiked at around 9:30am this morning, according to DownDetecter, with more than 60 per cent of the complaints regarding HSBC’s online banking. The issue had largely been resolved by around 11:30am, with reports of the [...]
A family-friendly long weekend at Lucknam Park, Chippenham October 25, 2021 For a thoroughly indulgent stay in the countryside where you don’t need to fret about babysitting arrangements, head to Wiltshire and be spoiled with Michelin-starred food, spa pampering and traditional English grandeur, even if you can’t leave the kids behind. Location Set down a long tree-lined drive in 500 acres of manicured parkland in the [...]
Volvo scales back Sweden IPO as its value tumbles to £13bn October 25, 2021 Car manufacturer Volvo has delayed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange amid faltering investor confidence. The company’s IPO will be pushed back to Friday according to a statement issued today which announced plans to scale back the offering. Shares will be sold for a price of SEK 53, the bottom of its [...]
DSRPTD 2021 starts in Dubai today – and Crypto AM is there October 25, 2021 The much-anticipated DSRPTD 2021 kicks off Dubai later today, and Crypto AM's editor-at-large James Bowater will be there.
Watchdog opens investigation into emergency services radio network October 25, 2021 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announces they will be investigating the Motorola Airwave network, the infrastructure and service provider that enables the police, fire and emergency services to communicate securely with each other. The decision to launch a market investigation follows a consultation, opened in July 2021, which set out concerns about the impact [...]
Treetop spas and temples: An enriching holiday in Bali October 25, 2021 There was a moment, when I was sat in the make-up chair looking at my half painted reflection, that I thought I’d made a big mistake. The white base and lurid yellow, fuschia, and blue eye shadow was rather more Grayson Perry than the elegant Balinese dancer I’d been hoping for. But I kept the [...]
