A fifth of Brits own crypto after ‘transformational’ year, study finds April 4, 2022 Almost a fifth of Brits own crypto currency following an explosion of interest in the crypto space last year, fresh figures reveal.
Tech Weekly: Investment boom in rapid grocery, and FCA gives breathing space for UK crypto firms April 1, 2022 Today Nasson talks to Lily Russell-Jones and Charlie Conchie about this week’s most important stories in crypto and fintech. Lily explains the FCA’s decision to extend its deadline for crypto firms seeking regulatory approval; and Charlie goes through the latest valuations and funding rounds for rapid grocery delivery firms, and outlines whether their high-spend model [...]
Bored Ape Yacht Club warns against minting NFTs after phishing attempt April 1, 2022 Bored Ape Yacht Club, the largest NFT project by market capitalisation, has confirmed its Discord channel was compromised by a hacker.
Rohit Wad handed CTO role at Binance, as Mayur Kamat is made product chief April 1, 2022 Binance has appointed Rohit Wad, former Corporate VP at Microsoft, as its CTO, and Mayur Kamat, former Agoda VP of Product, as Head of Product.
Love Island star Jamie Jewitt backs $1m crypto lottery game April 1, 2022 A former Love Island contestant has become a brand ambassador for a new crypto lottery game offering a £1m jackpot.
Traditional Finance Leverage CeFi Infrastructure for DeFi Profit April 1, 2022 The relationship between traditional finance and the crypto markets had previously been upheld by a few banks allowing customers to use their fiat to convert into cryptocurrency in the safe knowledge that they could cash out at any time. The number of retail banks letting their customers use their accounts with crypto exchanges has become smaller at a time [...]
Decentralised cloud computing for Web3’s sustainable future April 1, 2022 Matt Hawkins, founder of Cudo Ventures, talks us through the infrastructure of Web3 cloud computing and its blockchain solutions.
Coinweb launches staking program for $CWEB holders April 1, 2022 Layer-2 cross-computation platform Coinweb has launched a staking program for holders of it's native utility token - $CWEB.
A curious week of crypto narratives sees Bitcoin lose early gains April 1, 2022 Despite a strong week for the price of Bitcoin, various narratives across the globe have driven the crypto markets down slightly.
Letters: Regulation can help not hinder April 1, 2022 [Re: Treasury prepares to unveil new UK rules for crypto industry, March 29] Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans to regulate digital currencies should be welcomed throughout the ecosystem for four reasons. First, we believe regulation is reassuring for many customers. Reassurance should encourage further adoption and competition by democratising access to complex products and lowering barriers [...]