Elon Musk’s Twitter antics pushes Tesla’s $23m loss in Bitcoin assets July 27, 2021 Tesla’s lofty revenue, which surpassed analyst expectations today, has been offset by a $23m loss over Bitcoin which pushed the electric carmaker to dial back its investments. Elon Musk’s carmaker did not buy or sell any digital assets in its second quarter, as it dialled back investments after purchasing some $1.5bn in Bitcoin in the [...]
Bezos offers to cover $2bn of Nasa costs for lunar contract July 27, 2021 Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos offered Nasa a $2bn (£1.45bn) discount if the space agency allows its company Blue Origin to build a spacecraft to land astronauts on the moon. Bezos said Blue Origin would waive payments up to $2bn in the current and next two fiscal years “to get the program back on track right [...]
Will Tesla change direction on Bitcoin again? July 26, 2021 City AM columnist Gavin S Brown looks west as all eyes are focused on Tesla to see if it gives Bitcoin the green light again.
Ofcom targets Musk’s SpaceX and Oneweb with satellite rule revamp July 26, 2021 Ofcom has outlined proposals for tighter rules on the satellite broadband sector in a move that would impact Elon Musk’s SpaceX and British rival Oneweb. Space X and Oneweb are racing to launch constellations of low-orbit satellites that will provide high-speed broadband services to remote rural locations worldwide. While the systems can bring faster speeds [...]
Amazon plans to accept Bitcoin payments while institutional investors show interest July 26, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started the week at $31,000 and quickly fell below its support at $30,000 before recovering and slowly climbing upward over the last few days.
Screenshot: Have Bezos and Branson ushered in a new era of space tourism? July 23, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Badger, mushroom, snake **Have Bezos and Branson ushered in a space tourism boom? **No more chill for Netflix Media Moment of the Week: Badger, mushroom, snake Want to feel old? The iconic animated badger video (you know the one) is now almost 18 years old. Aside from lamenting [...]
Bitcoin will still break all-time high this year, says deVere chief July 22, 2021 Bitcoin will hit its previous all-time highs again by the end of the year, claims the CEO of deVere Group.
Musk back in for Bitcoin? July 22, 2021 Having dipped briefly below $30,000 on Monday as the wider markets crashed, the Bitcoin price has rebounded back towards $32,000 today.
Space-tech: Billionaire Bezos’ flight to space to draw in starry-eyed investors July 21, 2021 Following Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ 10-minute venture into space yesterday, space-tech investment may be set to rocket, space-fund boss Mark Boggett has said. Just last week Boggett’s space investment firm Seraphim Space listed on the London Stock Exchange after rallying £178.4m from starry-eyed investors in mid-July. “Branson, Musk and Bezos initially cracked open the [...]
BT sets sights on Elon Musk’s SpaceX after Oneweb satellite deal July 14, 2021 BT is eyeing up a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the telecoms giant looks to adopt satellite technology to roll out the UK’s next-generation broadband network. The blue-chip group has already inked an agreement with British firm Oneweb to explore how satellites could be used to beam internet services to rural areas that are [...]