Bored Ape owner loses NFTs worth $576,000 to scam April 6, 2022 The owner of a collection of highly prized Bored Ape and Mutant Ape NFTs has lost $576,000 (£440,000) worth of assets to a scam.
Should crypto take leadership lessons from fintech? April 6, 2022 Natalie Zingo holds up a mirror to the crypto industry and asks what lessons in leadership fintech could teach.
Crypto startup Blockchain.com launches Asset Management platform April 6, 2022 Blockchain.com has launched an asset management service to bring crypto products to professional and institutional investors.
Almost 90 per cent of the world’s Bitcoin ATMs are in the US April 6, 2022 The number of Bitcoin ATMs throughout the world has, this week, surpassed 37,000 - with some 87 per cent of the machines in the US.
Crypto startup Copper struggles to close $500m raise amid regulatory uncertainty April 6, 2022 Crypto custodian Copper is struggling to close a $500m funding round after failing to secure approval from the UK's financial watchdog.
Bitcoin and Ethereum blown into choppy waters by interest rate storm April 6, 2022 The price of Bitcoin price was down 2.53 per cent this morning to $45,463, while Ethereum was down 4.3 per cent to $3,368.
Letters: Britain’s best in class NFT April 6, 2022 [Re: Sunak sets out plan to turn UK into ‘global hub’ for crypto, April 4] Rishi Sunak’s plans to turn the UK into a ‘global hub’ for crypto are a much-welcomed step in the right direction if Britain’s financial services industry is to remain world class – but we need to make sure our country’s [...]
Explainer: Why the Treasury is sold on the promise of stablecoins April 6, 2022 The UK was left reeling this week by the revelation that Rishi Sunak intends to turn the UK into a "global hub" for crypto assets.
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy snaps up another 4,167 Bitcoin – worth $190 million April 5, 2022 MicroStrategy has made another huge Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 4,167 BTC to add to its enormous crypto holding.
Twitter CEO appoints billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to board April 5, 2022 Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal has appointed Elon Musk to the board, after the billionaire tech entrepreneur was revealed as the platform’s largest shareholder yesterday. Based on Friday’s market close, Musk’s 9.2 per cent stake is worth some $2.89bn (£2.2bn), though just a fraction of his net worth of $233bn (£178bn). “He’s both a passionate [...]