A brief history of cryptocurrency in football – and how blockchain technology might shape our experience of the game in future August 30, 2021 Bitcoin and cryptocurrency have reimagined finance and money as concepts. Now more than ever, however, blockchain technology and, more specifically, NFTs and tokens are disrupting everything else. And that includes human culture. NFTs especially have captivated millions of people around the world. This is because we, as humans, have an innate desire to collect and [...]
Crypto currencies have always shunned institutions, but to gain legitimacy they must learn from banks August 28, 2021 Crypto has had a whirlwind of a year. Bitcoin bounced between dizzying peaks and rock bottom troughs, financial institutions bought and sold crypto assets in droves, mainstream consumer payment providers started offering digital assets to customers, and scores of crypto exchanges and custodians were hit by expensive cyberattacks. Crypto’s greatest challenge is simply lack of [...]
Microsoft awarded patent for crypto token creation software August 27, 2021 Microsoft has been awarded a US patent for software which will help users to develop blockchain applications and create crypto tokens. The tech behemoth has secured a patent for “ledger-independent token service” which executes user requests to create new tokens on a ledger network. The request was filed in 2019. The system will offer “token templates” [...]
Momentum is a powerful force August 27, 2021 The latest Bitcoin information and cryptocurrency movements brought to you by Crypto AM Daily...
Simon Nixon tells Seek Ventures to ramp up Bitcoin investment August 26, 2021 Simon Nixon – the brains behind MoneySupermarket.com – has given the green light for his venture capital firm to rapidly escalate its interests in crypto assets.
eToro crypto income jumps 2,245 per cent in a year August 26, 2021 The social investment platform, eToro, earned $264m from crypto trading commissions in Q2 2021, up from $11.26m the previous year. Commissions from crypto trading accounted for 73 per cent of a total $362m which the platform earned through trading fees. In the second quarter of 2020 crypto asset trades accounted for just 7 per cent. [...]
Rally flags, but fundamentals still look strong August 26, 2021 The crypto market is down again this morning after an impressive rally that’s seen Bitcoin gain around 70 per cent in a month.
Judges announced for next month’s Crypto AM Awards 2021 August 25, 2021 Introducing the judges for September's Crypto AM Awards 2021.
Citigroup to increase crypto exposure with bitcoin futures trading August 25, 2021 Citigroup, one of the world’s largest currency trading banks, is awaiting regulatory approval to begin trading bitcoin futures. The bank confirmed it is looking to increase its clients’ crypto exposure by trading bitcoin futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a popular forum for digital asset trading among institutional investors. Futures trading allows investors [...]
FCA says it cannot supervise crypto exchange Binance effectively August 25, 2021 UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted that it is “not capable” of effectively supervising Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume in a statement published today. In a supervisory note the watchdog today reiterated its concerns over Binance’s products, which allow consumers to take supercharged bets, and added that the crypto exchange [...]