Dogecoin might have started as a joke, but is anyone still laughing? April 20, 2021 Yesterday’s recovery after the weekend’s flash crash was short lived and hopes of an immediate return to sustained upward momentum faded fast, but Bitcoin is still changing hands at around $55,000.
Regulatory and legal challenges faced by Heathtech start-ups April 19, 2021 Healthtech – the digitisation of healthcare – aims to provide patients with easier and more accessible care with improved health outcomes. Acceptance and demand for digital health products, such as telemedicine, wearables, and patient apps, has been given a massive boost by the COVID-19 pandemic. Other factors driving growth, as well as investment and consolidation, [...]
Flash crash on Bitcoin leads to weekend losses for leveraged traders as markets return to green today April 19, 2021 Bitcoin's flash crash over the weekend triggered heavy losses for leveraged traders - but it's only fallen to the price of three weeks ago.
Dogecoin steals the limelight in a golden week for cryptocurrency April 16, 2021 Dogecoin is stealing the crypto show this week with a massive 90 per cent rise in the last 24 hours alone.
Coinbase (est 2012) $87bn market cap is ironically more than Barclays (est 1896) April 15, 2021 It was a seminal day for cryptocurrency yesterday, with Coinbase becoming the largest business of its kind to list on the Nasdaq.
Fujifilm to focus on healthcare with $11bn investment April 15, 2021 Fujifilm has tabled plans today to invest $11bn over the next three years, in a bid to make its healthcare division its most profitable segment. The camera-maker is set to build on its “highly-functional materials businesses” so that its revenue and operating income surpass that of its film division, the company said in its medium-term [...]
Basking in the Coinbase IPO glow, all-time highs litter the boards April 14, 2021 Coinbase’s direct listing on Nasdaq kicks off today as it casts green glow across the markets.
New all-time high hailed with the cry: “Pay me in Bitcoin!” April 13, 2021 The trend of getting paid in Bitcoin could be the beginning of a new wave of retail and institutional investment.
Microsoft buys AI firm Nuance for $19.7bn in healthcare push April 12, 2021 Microsoft today said it will buy AI health firm Nuance Communications in a $19.7bn (£14.3bn) deal as it looks to bolster its healthcare offering. Massachusetts-based Nuance offers artificial intelligence and speech technology services designed to automate clinical administrative work and reduce the burden of paperwork on doctors. Microsoft said its offer of $56 per share [...]
Moon time for crypto markets? April 12, 2021 It was another supreme weekend in the crypto markets, which soared to a total capitalisation of more than $2.1 trillion for the first time as a number of coins hit new all-time highs.