Facebook ends long-standing crypto ad ban December 3, 2021 A turbulent start to the week for Bitcoin continues, with the leading cryptocurrency bouncing between $56,000 and $59,000 for the last two days as global financial markets continue to look uncertain in the face of the Omicron variant. Will we see a more significant move before the week is out? It seems to be a [...]
Ethereum continues to outpace a flat Bitcoin December 1, 2021 A turbulent start to the week for Bitcoin continues, with the leading cryptocurrency yesterday bouncing between $56,000 and $59,000.
Israeli AI firm Windward to list on London AIM with £126m market cap December 1, 2021 Maritime technology firm Windward has announced today its intention to IPO on AIM on 6 December with a market cap of £126.5m.
Uber pulls out of Hong Kong after battling for portion of delivery market November 30, 2021 Uber is set to pull out of Hong Kong after its food delivery business failed to dig into a sizeable portion of the market. The delivery giant will exit the city state after five years at the end of December, declaring it a “difficult decision” in an online statement today. Uber will not leave the [...]
Getting schooled in risk: The lessons of poker November 30, 2021 Getting rich slowly in the markets is an achievable goal. Just find the risks that everyone else irrationally hates right now. That’s the one that is available at the right price and will yield good returns. Now, while it’s simple, it’s not easy. Winning the gold medal in the 100 metres is simple – just [...]
Rollercoaster start to the week for crypto markets as Omicron uncertainty remains November 30, 2021 Bitcoin appears to have stabilised at just below the $57,000 mark this morning, down one per cent over the past 24 hours but still up more than $2k since its weekend lows.
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile today? November 30, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. KPMG KPMG has posted a new partner to its financial services technology practice, who moves from technology and consulting giant IBM. The former chief technology officer for IBM’s financial services offering, Bharat Bhushan, joins the Big Four [...]
Bitcoin recovers after black and blue Friday for financial markets November 29, 2021 The cryptocurrency markets are currently in recovery mode after Friday’s crash saw the Bitcoin price fall to $53k.
Jacky Wright, Microsoft’s Chief Digital Officer on technology, ethics and business November 29, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Jacky Wright, Corporate VP and Chief Digital Officer, Microsoft US, tells Laurence Eastham why business and society thrive at the intersection of technology and ethics, and why we’ve now hit a critical juncture. As Corporate VP and Chief Digital Officer, Microsoft US, Jacky Wright has a pivotal role [...]
If China’s interfering with hash rate and mining pools, then Bitcoin just proved its resilience November 26, 2021 Jason Deane gathers his thoughts of the week as fingers point towards China's continued disdain for crypto