Russian oligarch found dead by gardener in garage of his £18m Surrey mansion March 3, 2022 A 66-year old Russian oligarch was discovered dead by one of his gardeners in the garage of his £18m English mansion, it has been reported. Mikhail Watford, formerly known as Mikhail Tolstosheya, ws found dead in his mansion in Virginia Water, Surrey. His death, which comes less than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, is [...]
UK crypto industry urged to close ‘loopholes’ that let Russia avoid sanctions March 3, 2022 Unregulated crypto firms in the UK are facing calls to close 'loopholes' which allow Russians to evade sanctions.
Auditchain set to deploy mainnet staking contracts for Pacioli validating nodes March 3, 2022 Financial reporting platform Auditchain Labs AG says it is set to deploy the Pacioli validating node staking contracts on Monday.
Brave soul: Russian businessman puts $1m bounty on Vladimir Putin’s head for war crimes March 3, 2022 A Russian businessman has said he will pay $1m for anyone who arrests Russia’s president Vladimir Putin for war crimes. Alex Konanykhin is urging Russian military leaders to arrest and detain Putin as a war criminal. In a post on Facebook, the California-based crypto investor writes “I promise to pay $1,000,000 to the officer(s) who, [...]
UK regulators pressure crypto firms to enforce Russian sanctions March 3, 2022 Crypto firms are under pressure from UK regulators to ensure that economic sanctions against Russia are enforced.
Crypto markets see pullback as volumes hit 2022 high March 3, 2022 The crypto markets have seen some pullback this morning, with Bitcoin currently down one per cent over the past 24 hours to around $43,500.
Cryptocurrency scams balloon as City watchdog warns of looming crackdown March 3, 2022 Cryptocurrency scams are on the rise in the UK as fraudsters exploit new technologies to dupe consumers into handing over their money, fresh figures reveal. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned today of a worsening epidemic of criminals exploiting consumers’ amid an explosion of interest in the crypto space last year. The number of consumers [...]
Letters: Bitcoin and other irrational fears March 3, 2022 [Re: Half of Brits not sold on cryptocurrency, Feb 16] British scepticism towards digital assets is unlikely to come from a place of rationality, with consumers overly-influenced by relentless coverage of cryptocurrencies as investments. But this distracts from their original purpose as a safe, traceable, spendable tender. Therefore, attitudes towards crypto have been clouded by [...]
NFT art gallery prepares to open in heart of the City March 3, 2022 In December 2019, Josh Sandhu made his first investment in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) picking up a handful of collectible digital artworks.
Web 3.0: The Wild West of the web March 3, 2022 A fresh dawn of internet is looming. Dubbed the ‘Wild West’ of the web, a new, decentralised and crypto-infused platform is looking likely to emerge within the internet as we know it.” Web 3.0 is becoming an increasingly hot topic with an enthusiasm to empower users and give them true ownership over their data while [...]