Ether breaks $2,000, Bitcoin breaks a trillion market cap, and Elon Musk is still loving crypto February 22, 2021 A round-up of today's crypto world as Ether breaks $2,000, Bitcoin breaks a trillion market cap, and Elon Musk is still loving crypto.
BNB flips Tether – until the Tether mint goes brrr? February 19, 2021 BNB heads skywards again - pushing up 40% to kick Tether off third spot as it eyes up Ethereum.
Bitcoin surge continues as BNB tears up ranks – is Tether in its sights next? February 18, 2021 Not content with bashing through $50,000 like a gorilla through a birthday cake, Bitcoin continues to surge.
Will new all-time-high and a huge milestone spark even more interest in Bitcoin? February 17, 2021 Bitcoin sets yet another ATH sweeping through the psychological $50k level. Do all roads now lead to $200k? Crypto at a glance Well, it finally happened. After a weekend of casual flirting and premature announcements (it was Valentine’s Day, after all), Bitcoin finally and definitively broke through that all-important $50,000 landmark price and is currently [...]
JP Morgan hints it could join party as Bitcoin continues to flirt with $50k February 16, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Did Bitcoin hit $50k overnight? Sadly, it seems that such talk is premature and limited to just one or two exchanges. Although a few sources called it, they were very much in the minority and it looks like the wait continues. Will it happen this week? If the good news continues to [...]
Vivendi plots €30bn stock market listing for Universal Music Group February 13, 2021 Vivendi is planning to list Universal Music Group and distribute 60 per cent of its capital to investors by the end of the year as it looks to cash in on the rising value of music assets. The French media group today said it has set a minimum target of €30bn (£26bn) for the listing, [...]
Sweden’s Embracer splurges up to $2.5bn on three gaming companies February 3, 2021 Swedish video game group Embracer has agreed to buy three gaming companies, including US-based Gearbox, the maker of first-person shooter game Borderlands, for up to $2.5bn in cash and stock. The company, known for games such as Darksiders and World War Z, will pay Gearbox $363m initially with a commitment to pay another $1bn in the next [...]
Week in Sportbiz: Premier League still No1 in China; Leeds boss keeping busy; Matchroom’s media move; Wimbledon optimism; London 2012 gold for sale January 28, 2021 The Premier League’s ongoing dispute with a Chinese broadcaster doesn’t appear to have affected its popularity in the Far East. England’s top division has been named the most popular football league in China by a new report ranking digital performance. It had 80 per cent more engagement on leading social media platform Weibo than La [...]
Netflix beats estimates as lockdown reels in 8.5m new subscribers January 19, 2021 Netflix hurtled past Wall Street estimates for the holiday season, the company announced today, as it reeled in record numbers of new customers stuck at home during lockdowns around the globe. The US firm added more than 8.5m paid subscribers in the four months to 31 December, beating analysts’ expectations of 6.1m. Shares rose 11.4 [...]
Lotus owner Geely to develop smart car technology with Tencent January 19, 2021 Lotus and Volvo owner Geely announced this morning it has signed an agreement with Tencent to develop smart vehicle technology. The company said it aims to transform car cockpits to enable more mobility service applications, alongside testing autonomous driving. The Geely and Tencent partnership is the latest in a series of tech and auto companies [...]