Elon’s Tesla play sends Bitcoin ballistic like one of his SpaceX Falcon 9 Rockets! February 9, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Well, the inevitable indeed happened. After week’s of batted eyelashes, flirty texts, and pumping Doge, Elon Musk finally put up and put out. Musk has boarded the big bus to bitcoin city, population 21 million AND NEVER ANY MORE THAN THAT. via GIPHY That’s right, Elon Musk’s car firm Tesla yesterday [...]
Bitcoin pushes past $48,000 to new record high February 9, 2021 Bitcoin is extending its gain this morning, hitting a new record high of $48,216 during late afternoon trading in Asia. The cryptocurrency was driven to fresh record highs overnight – it traded above $47,000 late last night UK time – on the news that Elon Musk’s Tesla bought $1.5bn worth of the cryptocurrency. In the [...]
What is Clubhouse? The $1bn app loved by Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg February 9, 2021 Elon Musk knows how to send markets into a tizzy, with his tweets about bitcoin and dogecoin sending prices skyrocketing. Now invite-only audio app Clubhouse is the latest craze to feel the Elon effect. At the end of last month Musk made his first appearance on the audio app with Robinhood’s chief executive. The stream maxed [...]
Crypto exchanges glitch on bitcoin bounce after Tesla’s $1.5bn investment February 8, 2021 Cryptocurrency exchanges were battling technical issues this evening as trading volumes soared following the announcement that Elon Musk’s Tesla had invested $1.5bn in bitcoin. The electric carmaker said it had bought Bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximise returns on our cash.” Elon Musk’s company added it may invest a future portion of [...]
US markets surge to a record and FTSE starts the week on a high February 8, 2021 US markets surge to a record and FTSE starts the week on a high
Bitcoin retests $40,000 as active addresses hit new all-time high February 8, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from around $34,000 to retest its all-time high near $42,000, but the price seemingly failed to break above $41,000 and has since corrected to trade at $39,000. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week above $1,300 and moved steadily up to a [...]
Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 review: reinventing an icon February 6, 2021 The VW Golf GTI is back for the eighth time, with sportier styling and a more focused chassis. Does that make it a better hot hatchback?
Police seize €50m of bitcoin, but fraudster won’t give them the password February 5, 2021 German prosecutors have confiscated more than €50m (£43.8m) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. There's only one problem: they can't unlock the money because he won't give them the password.
Why are we so bullish on crypto? February 5, 2021 Cryptocurrency markets have exploded on to the scene. They have momentum, driven by institutional interest, technological progress, financial innovation, macroeconomic factors, and the collective power of the people. These are the most exciting times since the inception of the crypto markets and will change many lives. It is of the utmost importance to understand why. [...]
Screenshot: How Amazon set up shop on cloud nine February 5, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Parish the thought **How Amazon set up shop on cloud nine **Will BT look to the stars? Media Moment of the Week: Parish the thought Anyone who thinks local politics is boring has clearly never attended a meeting of the Handforth Parish Council Planning and Environment Committee. Or [...]