Dogecoin might have started as a joke, but is anyone still laughing? April 20, 2021 Yesterday’s recovery after the weekend’s flash crash was short lived and hopes of an immediate return to sustained upward momentum faded fast, but Bitcoin is still changing hands at around $55,000.
Coinbase’s Nasdaq debut powers retail crypto trading frenzy April 20, 2021 A look back over the crypto week suggests Coinbase's Nasdaq bow created plenty of waves.
API3 and Open Bank Project team up for decade-long blockchain venture April 20, 2021 Developer AP13 has entered into a 10-year development partnership with Open Bank Project to connect more than 400 banking and open banking APIs directly to blockchains.
Coinbase chief executive sold $291.8m in shares on listing day April 19, 2021 The chief executive of the recently-listed Coinbase sold more than $290m of his shares on the platform’s opening day last week. Brian Armstrong sold $291.8m in shares during the digital currency platform’s first day of trading on the Nasdaq, regulatory filings showed. He sold 749,999 shares in three batches at prices ranging from $381 to [...]
Flash crash on Bitcoin leads to weekend losses for leveraged traders as markets return to green today April 19, 2021 Bitcoin's flash crash over the weekend triggered heavy losses for leveraged traders - but it's only fallen to the price of three weeks ago.
UK leads race across Europe to introduce interbank digital currency April 19, 2021 The UK is ahead of the curve when it comes to digital currency adoption, according to new research, and could A report by PwC reveals the UK is fifth in the world when it comes to preparing for the adoption of a central digital currency although a consumer offer remains a while off yet. Like [...]
Bitcoin slumps as cryptocurrency sheds record gains April 18, 2021 Bitcoin fell as much as 14 per cent today, shedding most of the volatile cryptocurrency’s gains over the last year. The digital asset has surged so far this year as it begins to gain mainstream acceptance as an investment and as a form of payment. But it dropped as much as 15 per cent to [...]
Revolut targets $10bn valuation in upcoming funding round April 17, 2021 Revolut is eyeing a new fundraising round which would see the challenger bank’s valuation soar to more than $10bn. Last summer the neobank raised a further $80m to close out its series D funding round from private equity firm TSG, valuing the company at $5.5bn. Now Revolut has enlisted the help of US-based investment bank [...]
Coinbase’s IPO is good for shareholders, but what about its customers? April 16, 2021 Crypto AM columnist Monty Munford takes a sensible look through the fog of the Coinbase IPO frenzy.
Dogecoin steals the limelight in a golden week for cryptocurrency April 16, 2021 Dogecoin is stealing the crypto show this week with a massive 90 per cent rise in the last 24 hours alone.