Financial Services and Markets Bill is now with the House of Lords, and its potential is extraordinary January 12, 2023 Lord Holmes of Richmond walks through the Financial Services and Markets Bill currently being debated in the House of Lords.
Is a new crypto bull run about to kick off? January 12, 2023 Nigel Green believes confidence is creeping back into crypto, but is there enough evidence to show we're near a bull market?
Illicit transaction volume in crypto hit ATH in 2022 January 12, 2023 A much-anticipated annual report has revealed that 2022 experienced more crypto crime than any other year.
Crypto lender Nexo has 15 sites raided by police in Bulgaria January 12, 2023 Bulgarian prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged illegal activities conducted by cryptocurrency lender Nexo, they said on Thursday, raiding more than 15 sites in the capital Sofia. The announcement comes after Nexo said in December it would phase out its U.S. products and services over the coming months due to clashes with regulators. “In Sofia, active [...]
FTX: Crypto exchange’s bankruptcy team recovers over £4bn in boost for burnt customers January 12, 2023 Collapsed crypto exchange FTX has recovered more than £4.1bn ($5bn) in assets, its bankruptcy team said yesterday, as the firm scrambles for cash to cover the billions of dollars lost by customers and investors. FTX, founded by disgraced former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, was valued at $32bn just over a year ago but imploded in early [...]
Bitcoin breaks through $18k as crypto recovery continues January 12, 2023 The price of Bitcoin broke through the key $18,000 level, trading at $18,180 this morning as Ethereum kissed $1,399.
Swede dreams! Binance lands its seventh regulatory approval in the EU January 11, 2023 Binance has been granted registration as a financial institution for management and trading in virtual currency by the Swedish FSA.
Fintech expert Wooller joins Coincover as Business Unit Director January 11, 2023 Prominent fintech expert Katherine Wooller has been appointed as Business Unit Director at Cardiff-based Coincover.
Is ESG facing an existential crisis? What could be next for sustainable investing… January 11, 2023 It’s been a rough year for ESG – Russian oil companies qualify as sufficiently environmentally and socially responsible to receive ESG funds. Sam Bank-Friedman’s bankrupted FTX crypto enterprise has a higher ESG score on ‘leadership and governance’ than Exxon/Mobil. In light of the discovery of controversial ESG fund allocation, it is vital ESG undergoes a significant [...]
To ESG or not to ESG, why bother? January 11, 2023 There’s no denying the bombshell declaration of $9.5bn of “socially conscious funds” from ESG investments being tied up in Russian oil companies has come as a predictable shock. Or when ESG ratings company Truvalue Labs gave Sam Bank-Friedman’s FTX crypto enterprise a higher score on ‘leadership and governance’ than Exxon/Mobil. Being neither environmentally nor socially responsible, [...]