Ether demand boom sparks liquidity crisis? January 15, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Bitcoin came back within striking distance of $40,000 again yesterday and has now recouped most of its losses from the dip earlier this week. There have been a number of reasons posited for the retrace and subsequent recovery, and it’s likely that a large part of it was simply the natural [...]
Britishvolt: The batterymaker leading the charge towards the 2030 diesel car ban January 14, 2021 2020 was a dire year for the UK car industry, but buried amid the reports of tumbling vehicle sales was one piece of promising news. For the first time ever, sales of electric vehicles comprised 10 per cent of all new car sales, figures from auto body the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) [...]
Tesla and the S&P 500: what could have been? January 12, 2021 Tesla has finally joined the S&P 500 Index on 21 December 2020. Back in September, Standard & Poor’s announced that the index’s inclusion committee had decided not to add Tesla to the S&P 500. This unexpected news sent Tesla shares tumbling more than 16% in one day. Given Tesla’s sheer size — it is now among the [...]
Bitcoin sees major retrace January 11, 2021 Crypto at a Glance After the parabolic excitement of last week, it was back down to Earth with a bang last night for bitcoin fans – albeit somewhat predictably. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap dropped more than $7,000 in a matter of hours – a fall that was echoed across the space, as many alt [...]
Bitcoin hits $40,000, flips Tesla January 8, 2021 Crypto at a Glance The price of bitcoin continues to hit new highs, bouncing over $40,000 like Tigger on amphetamines before a sharp correction saw it crash $3,000 in less than an hour. You can’t keep a good cryptocurrency down, though, and the world’s oldest was soon back in action, springing back to around the [...]
Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person January 7, 2021 Tesla's share price has driven Elon Musk's net worth even higher to topple Amazon boss Jeff Bezos from the top spot of world's richest person
Total crypto market cap hits $1 trillion January 7, 2021 Crypto at a Glance It should get boring writing the same thing every day, but surprisingly typing out NEW ALL-TIME HIGH never really loses its thrill. Today though, it’s not just a new bitcoin all-time high ($37,000, see you later) – the total cryptocurrency market cap has surged past $1 trillion for the first time [...]
Bitcoin soars to over $35,000 for first time January 6, 2021 Crypto at a Glance If you thought the dip at the beginning of this week spelled the end of the bull market, you, my friends, were very much mistaken. This morning saw Bitcoin storm back to another new all-time high of over $35,000, charging through resistance like tanks through milk. This puts Bitcoin among the [...]
Porsche Taycan Turbo review: fast-forward to the electric future January 5, 2021 The warp-speed Porsche Taycan Turbo isn’t the best electric car on paper. But, says Tim Pitt, it is on the road.
Bitcoin turns twelve January 4, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Happy 12th birthday, Bitcoin (for yesterday)! via GIPHY On 3 January, 2009, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, launched the ‘Genesis Block’ and laid the foundations for a new financial order. Yesterday, the original, the undefeated, aaaand stiiiill the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Bitcoin, celebrated by surging to yet-another [...]