IMF warns crypto is destabilising emerging economies January 31, 2022 An IMF official has warned that crypto's price volatility is "destabilising" capital flows in emerging markets while its use as currency poses "acute risks."
UK tech special: The rocky but unstoppable rise in startup valuations January 30, 2022 The accelerated growth of startup valuations has sparked debate around the world, particularly in the markets where this has been reflected in the most significant raises and the speediest unicorns. Despite ongoing pandemic uncertainty, a quarter of the UK’s 116 unicorn tech companies became unicorns during 2021. Investment climbed significantly, up to £26bn in 2021 [...]
Gibraltar Stock Exchange on track to become crypto trading hub January 28, 2022 Gibraltar could play host to the world's first hybrid stock exchange which allows traders to buy securities using crypto.
Chickey Chik hatches a plan to bring NFTs to the masses January 28, 2022 This week, Monty's looking at a clever project aimed at opening up the often exclusive world of NFTs to everyone.
No victory for bull nor bear as Bitcoin dishes up more sideways movement January 28, 2022 Bitcoin’s price – the indicator that everyone focuses on the most – is still entirely directionless and remains incapable of making a move either way
Exclusive: Fireblocks valuation climbs to $8bn in $550m funding round January 27, 2022 Digital asset custodian Fireblocks has scored a bumper $8bn valuation following a $550m series E funding round.
Coinme hires former FBI agent to keep up with ‘rapidly evolving’ regulation January 27, 2022 Cryptocurrency exchange Coinme has hired a former FBI special agent as its first in-house lawyer, in a bid to keep on top of the “rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape” facing the crypto industry. The Seattle-based crypto exchange said it had brought in veteran counter-fraud expert Tom Davis to serve as its first general counsel. Coinme [...]
Is the IMF scared about the future of finance? January 27, 2022 Nigel Green says the IMF's actions are baffling, and asks 'is the IMF scared of cryptocurrency'?
Why the travel industry needs to embrace cryptocurrency January 27, 2022 Can the travel industry offer digital nomads an alternative crypto payment option as they further integrate crypto into their lives?
Matt Hancock: Britain will be left in the dust with our tepid attitude to cryptocurrencies January 27, 2022 We were already living in an age of change like no other. Now the pandemic has accelerated that change and Britain must embrace the opportunities it brings, or we will lose out. Most obvious is the Zoom revolution. There have been more rapid changes to the way we work in the past two years than [...]