Altcoins join the party after Bitcoin sets new all-time high above $67k October 21, 2021 Bitcoin hit a high price of more than $67k yesterday, after a rapid breakout saw it climb almost $2k in minutes.
Venture capital firms circle London tech scale-ups as financial injections hit record £20bn October 21, 2021 A record high of over £6.5bn was invested by venture capital firms in UK scaleups over the summer, taking the total amount to £20bn so far this year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. After two extraordinarily high quarters in 2021, UK scaleups continued to attract funding from across the globe [...]
Venture capital firms circle London tech scale-ups as financial injections hit record £20bn – CityAM : CityAM October 21, 2021 A record high of over £6.5bn was invested by venture capital firms in UK scaleups over the summer, taking the total amount to £20bn so far this year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. After two extraordinarily high quarters in 2021, UK scaleups continued to attract funding from across the globe [...]
Bitcoin within touching distance of all-time high following successful ETF launch – CityAM : CityAM October 20, 2021 Bitcoin is currently hovering just below record levels, the day after ProShares rung the bell on the first ever Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund in the US, which has now officially launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The leading cryptocurrency is currently up three per cent over the past 24 hours, changing hands for just [...]
Advisers call on FCA to strengthen investor protections following Woodford collapse October 19, 2021 Financial advisers have called on the City’s watchdog to impose stronger investor protections where illiquid assets are held in funds, drawing on lessons learned from the collapse of Neil Woodford’s flagship fund. Since the fund was shuttered by former star stockpicker Woodford in late 2019, the biggest lesson learned among financial advisers was to give [...]
Total value of cryptocurrency market breaks $2.5 trillion as Bitcoin ETF set for launch October 19, 2021 The first US futures-based Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETF) is set to launch today - a milestone that some believe could spark a fresh wave of institutional investors and usher in a new era for cryptocurrency
Ron’s Gone Wrong, review: A family film with a tech twist October 18, 2021 It’s a sign of the times that an increasing number of family films are focusing on technology. The Jumanji movies moved from a boardgame to a video game console; Space Jam’s villain was a rogue AI; and one of the best family movies of this year, The Mitchells Vs The Machines, had our reliance on [...]
By 2028 the cybersecurity industry could be worth $418B October 18, 2021 The year 2021 is turning out to be a big year for cybersecurity stocks. When work became remote and cloud computing became more essential, organisations found themselves facing new challenges head-on. Businesses are now more aware than ever that they must protect themselves from data theft and other cyberattacks. Subsequently, demand for high-end protection software [...]
Bitcoin ETF anticipation puts all-time high in sight October 18, 2021 Anticipation of the first Bitcoin ETF in the United States launching this week saw the largest cryptocurrency by market cap firmly establish itself above the $60k mark over the weekend.
Bitcoin closes in on $60,000 as US is poised for watershed ETF announcement October 15, 2021 Bitcoin responded to rumours of the SEC's intention to give the green light to a Bitcoin ETF.