London is the envy of the world as a financial centre, and we can maintain this status with digital assets May 18, 2023 Lord Holmes asks questions in the House of Lords on yesterday's damning crypto report from the Treasury Committee.
Why human centaurs and data provide the advantage in the AI age May 18, 2023 Sergio Gago of Moody's Analytics says the impact of AI on the financial industry is poised to be transformative.
Blockchain can help fix carbon credits market, experts argue – but is it enough? May 18, 2023 Experts have suggested that blockchain could provide a way to improve the fractured carbon credit markets and help markets move towards a more sustainable future. Jeff Ren, OKX Ventures partner, told City A.M. that the “immutable nature of the dataset created and stored” by a blockchain could combat the fragmented and opaque carbon credits market. [...]
Why the network state is the next logical evolution to current forms of governance: Part 2… May 18, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher with his second instalment of 'The Network Web3/Blockchain/Money State' as he hails decentralisation.
Bitcoin back above $27,000 with conviction as wider crypto markets turn green May 18, 2023 Bitcoin continues to find support above the $27k level after the flagship cryptocurrency gained three per cent this morning.
‘We need to make equities sexy’: Aquis chief Alasdair Haynes talks taking on the London Stock Exchange and boosting the City May 18, 2023 Aquis chief Alasdair Haynes tells Charlie Conchie that 'competitive tension' with the London Stock Exchange would be a good thing for the Square Mile
Treasury Committee’s call for digital assets to be regulated same way as gambling industry is slammed by crypto leaders May 17, 2023 Crypto leaders in the UK have branded a government body’s calls for unbacked digital assets to be regulated in the same way as the gambling industry as 'an appalling backwards step'.
Bitcoin and Ethereum down as uncertainty around macro events lingers May 17, 2023 Bitcoin (BTC) is again changing hands for less than $27,000, as Ethereum (ETH) trades sideways above $1,800.
Crypto ‘more closely resembles gambling than a financial service’, Treasury committee warns government May 17, 2023 An influential group of lawmakers has argued that consumer cryptocurrencies should be treated like gambling in the government’s upcoming crypto regulations. In a new report on the crypto sector, MPs on the Treasury Select Committee concluded that retail trading in unbacked crypto “more closely resembles gambling than a financial service”. The MPs noted that the [...]
EU approves new set of MiCA rules for cryptocurrency May 16, 2023 A slew of new rules to govern the use of cryptocurrency and digital assets throughout the European union have been approved.