What’s up for blockchain and healthcare in 2022? February 2, 2022 Dr Jane Thomason examines how blockchain and Web3 can create new healthcare models.
Reddit co-founder launches $500m crypto VC fund February 2, 2022 Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has raised $500m across two new VC funds focussed primarily on crypto startups.
Both Bitcoin and Ethereum show signs of renewed confidence February 2, 2022 Bitcoin continues to trade sideways as it has for the past seven days, changing hands for around $38,500 this morning.
Letters: Don’t bite down on Bitcoin February 2, 2022 [Re: Britain will be left in the dust with our tepid attitude to cryptocurrencies, Jan 27] Matt Hancock claims the UK can become the home of fintech and crypto, but only with the right regulatory regime. The secret to that success is finding the right balance. As it stands, too little regulation is harming consumer [...]
El Salvador enlists US firm to fix government issued Bitcoin wallets February 2, 2022 El Salvador is enlisting US technological expertise to help fix bugs causing government issued bitcoin wallets to malfunction.
Crypto VC boom shows no sign of stopping in 2022 February 2, 2022 Last year saw an explosion in crypto VC investment, with $31.6bn poured into projects in 2021. The momentum shows no sign of stopping in 2022.
UK law enforcement regime not ‘up to the job’ to prevent anti-money laundering, MPs warn February 2, 2022 The UK’s law enforcement regime is not “up to the job” to prevent fraud and money laundering infiltrating the country’s financial system, according to findings by an influential group of cross-party MPs published today. It is far too easy for financial criminals to clean dirty money through Britain and the government needs to urgently strengthen [...]
Ankr, Bancor, dYdX and Ox added to eToro February 1, 2022 Tel Aviv-based brokerage has now made Ankr (ANKR), Bancor (BNT), dYdX (DYDX) and 0x (ZRX) available, nudging its total of digital assets up to 49.
Hackers move £2.6bn of Bitcoin stolen in 2016 Bitfinex attack February 1, 2022 Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of Bitcoin, stolen during a 2016 hack of exchange Bitfinex, have been moved by attackers.
Has the falling price of Bitcoin turned a corner? February 1, 2022 The Bitcoin price is up nearly three per cent this morning at just above $38k, having yesterday climbed above $38,500 for the first time in more than a week.