Two Met officers jailed for taking photos of murdered sisters December 6, 2021 Two police officers who took photos with the bodies of murdered sisters and shared them on Whatsapp have been jailed for two years and nine months. Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie Lewis, 33 both worked were assigned to guard the scene of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman’s murder after the women were found dead in [...]
Bitcoin recovers after Saturday’s sudden decline December 6, 2021 The Bitcoin price was hovering just below the $48k level this morning, after a sudden drop early on Saturday saw the leading cryptocurrency fall nearly $10,000 in roughly an hour.
Disgraced abroad and locked up at home: Ousted Myanmar leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison December 6, 2021 Media in Myanmar and Thailand are reporting this morning that a court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions. The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the 76-year-old Nobel laureate [...]
Exclusive: BDO’s managing partner on audit reforms, staffing issues and the company Christmas party December 3, 2021 This week accounting giant BDO saw its profits jump to over three quarters of a million pounds per partner, putting them ahead of their peers at rival firms EY and KPMG. At £760,000 per BDO partner, the firm leads the payout battle as EY partners were paid an average of £749,000 this year and KPMG [...]
Are we beginning to see the first signs of maturity in the value of Bitcoin? December 3, 2021 If Bitcoin price is your metric, it’s been a quiet week with Bitcoin holding steady in the $56,000 - $58,000 range, says Jason Deane.
Diplo, DJ Khaled and Martin Garrix snap up Bored Ape NFTs December 3, 2021 A string of celebrities have joined the trend and this week picked up Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
Facebook ends long-standing crypto ad ban December 3, 2021 A turbulent start to the week for Bitcoin continues, with the leading cryptocurrency bouncing between $56,000 and $59,000 for the last two days as global financial markets continue to look uncertain in the face of the Omicron variant. Will we see a more significant move before the week is out? It seems to be a [...]
Crypto bros step aside as female investors dive into digital assets December 3, 2021 The age of the ‘crypto bro’ could be coming to an end according to new data. Women are diving into the male-dominated crypto space in increasing numbers with exchange Bitstamp registering a 198 per cent increase in female investors on its platform this year. In the first three quarters of 2021 trade volume generated by [...]
UBS swipe new finance chief Sarah Youngwood from rival JPMorgan December 1, 2021 UBS have pinched a JPMorgan executive as its new chief financial officer, as part of major shake-up of senior management at the biggest bank in Switzerland. The announcement comes shortly after UBS also named Colm Kelleher, former president at Morgan Stanley, to succeed Axel Weber as chairman of the world’s biggest wealth manager when his [...]
Ethereum continues to outpace a flat Bitcoin December 1, 2021 A turbulent start to the week for Bitcoin continues, with the leading cryptocurrency yesterday bouncing between $56,000 and $59,000.