Ethereum hard fork: Just a temporary distraction from the crypto gloom January 7, 2019 Ethereum has started 2019 on strong form. Its native Ether cryptocurrency gained 10 per cent in the first week of January, and has doubled in value since bottoming out at $75 in mid-December. It has usurped Ripple to reclaim the latter’s title as the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Traders are snapping up the currency ahead of next [...]
How a measure of bitcoin’s worth proved worthless December 28, 2018 The financial pages are noticeably shorter on bitcoin stories than this time last year – which may or may not have something to do with the precipitous fall in the cryptocurrency’s price over the last 12 months. On 14 December 2017, a single bitcoin was trading at an all-time high of £14,749 whereas, as of [...]
Why cryptocurrencies are here to stay December 21, 2018 If common perception is to be believed, we’re currently watching the death of cryptocurrencies. Without doubt, there is cause for some concern. This year has been terrible for speculators, with a deeply entrenched bear market taking hold, and the price of bitcoin falling by around 80 per cent. The year also hasn’t resulted in the envisaged uptake [...]
The year crypto went crazy: what’s next for bitcoin in 2019? December 19, 2018 This was the year the world woke up to cryptocurrencies. When the Bitcoin price bubble burst in December last year, having hit almost $20,000 (£15,886) per coin in value, governments, banks and tech giants alike began to sit up and take notice. The City was faced with a decision: is Bitcoin a vehicle for fraud [...]
‘Non-sexy’ is the new cool: UK fintech predictions for 2019 December 13, 2018 Despite the continued uncertainties of Brexit, 2018 was another year for the UK’s fintech sector. Record levels of investment poured into the community, with $16bn secured in the first six months of 2018, exceeding the value of investment in US fintech by almost $2bn. In addition, progressive regulation and a thriving financial services sector attracted [...]
Bitcoin crashes to 15-month low after SEC postpones ETF decision again December 7, 2018 Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest value in more than a year as it slipped closer to $3,000. The cryptocurrency hit $3,348 this morning, according to Luxembourg crypto exchange Bitstamp, after a sell-off starting late last night that saw it lose as much as 7.8 per cent in value to drop to its lowest point [...]
The era of security tokens December 4, 2018 A year ago, the enforcement team at the SEC would have assembled around a large table to discuss how to deal with the booming ICO market. Crypto currency start-ups had overtaken Venture Capital in fund-raising and had caught everyone off-guard. Observers around that table would have heard stories of multi-million dollar scammers, rampant and unrealistic [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on CryptoCompare December 4, 2018 CryptoCompare is the global cryptocurrency market data provider, offering retail and institutional investors real-time, high-quality and reliable market and pricing data on 5,600+ coins and 260,000+ currency pairs, bridging the gap between the crypto asset and traditional financial markets. Today sees the launch of their new API service in response to customer demand for more [...]
Context and infrastructure essential for crypto’s coming of age November 28, 2018 Just like psychologists know that human behaviours are a blend of nature and nurture, institutional participants need to see the right infrastructure and context to participate in crypto at scale. The context is improving rapidly. Clear and stable regulation is the bedrock for institutional engagement. Rightly so as we all want to understand the rules [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on PropertyBay November 27, 2018 Dunk Island, its first project, is an exotic investment offer with the vision to create a world-class resort where eco-tourism and technology meet holistically with a tokenized foundation. A venture that will re-imagine one of the most stunning tropical islands in one of the greatest wonders of the world, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – boasting [...]