Reform’s new crypto plan: politics ‘the driving force’ June 1, 2025 While Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was busy wooing the Bitcoin aficionados in Sin City, Las Vegas, party chairman Zia Yusuf faced the much less glamorous task of selling the UK media their new crypto plan. “This is not about turning the UK into some alt-coin scammers paradise,” Yusuf said. This follows the Reform party’s [...]
Reform will make the UK a crypto powerhouse May 29, 2025 Reform will turn the UK into a crypto powerhouse – and take young voters seriously, writes chairman Zia Yusuf.
Crypto deals in sport up 20 per cent to over £400m May 28, 2025 Sponsorship of sports organisations by crypto brands has increased by 20 per cent to over £400m with football driving new business, new research shows. The $565m spent by the blockchain-anchored organisations in the past season is closing in on the 2022-23 peak, when $685m was spent (£508m), according to SportQuake data. Nearly two thirds – [...]
Could Gordon Ramsay’s ramen deal be his latest kitchen nightmare? May 27, 2025 “Take a nice hefty fork of noodles,” Gordon Ramsay says, “and now we’re going to start building.” “Sprinkle my veg in and around: look at that, beautiful. And then add a touch more noodles.” Ramsay is in the middle of a YouTube tutorial on the Chef Woo channel, showing viewers how to make a chicken [...]
Should you let a roboadviser manage your finances? May 26, 2025 Roboadvisers offer a low-cost, hands-off way to grow your investments. Here’s what to be aware of if you’re thinking of picking one. So you’re thinking about starting your investing journey, but how do you choose where to put your money? Of course, you can consult a financial adviser, but this can be quite costly, so if [...]
Half of UK millennials set to include crypto in investment portfolios May 20, 2025 Almost half (49 per cent) of UK millennials are planning to invest in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies in their investment portfolios, City AM can reveal. The significant number of millennials backing bitcoin compared to 27 per cent of Gen X investors and eight per cent of baby boomers, EY’s recent UK Wealth Report found. [...]
Legal Aid cyber attack: Huge amount of personal data stolen May 19, 2025 The hackers behind the cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency downloaded a significant amount of personal data of those who applied for aid
Cyber attack: Coinbase warns of $400m hit after data breach May 15, 2025 Crypto exchange Coinbase has disclosed a significant cyber attack that could cost the company between $180m (£135m) and $400m (£300m), after hackers breached account data belonging to a “small subset” of its users. The news sent shares down three per cent in pre-market trading on Thursday. Coinbase said it received an email from an unknown [...]
UK fintech Revolut expands lifestyle reach with mobile plans April 30, 2025 Revolut is to offer mobile plans to customers as the UK fintech continues to diversify its product range. The Canary Wharf-based business is looking to enter the mobile market in the UK and Germany later this year before eying further market expansion. Revolut said its plans will include unlimited calls, texts and data at home, [...]
Argo Blockchain shares tumble as it prepares to suspend trading amid widening losses April 30, 2025 Argo Blockchain has seen its stock tumble as it prepares to suspend trading of its shares over issues with its accounts as it posted widening losses. The crypto miner’s shares fell as much as 25 per cent as it conceded it had failed to finalise its accounts by the deadline required by London listing rules, [...]