Blockbeat

Get your daily update on all things crypto, blockchain and DeFi with City A.M's Blockbeat from Kaitlin Argeaux

Soneva luxury resorts now accepting cryptocurrency payments

August 23, 2022

Luxury hospitality pioneer Soneva is now accepting cryptocurrencies across each of its resorts in the Maldives and Thailand.
Navigating systemic risks: Ukraine, climate and crypto

August 23, 2022 | City Talk

“You cannot anticipate exactly how these risks or dangers are going to play out… But we should be pretty assertive in insisting that we need certain principles, including enough capital buffers — that is, equity unencumbered by any kind of contingent debt or anything like that — that can really withstand shocks in the core [...]
NFTs and sport: How to avoid being left holding the (boot) bag

August 23, 2022

Rafi Azim-Khan - Head of Data Privacy and Marketing Law at Pillsbury - delves into the murky yet interesting world of NFTs and sport.
Interest rate speculation leaves Bitcoin investors spooked

August 23, 2022

The price of Bitcoin continues to hold above $21k this morning, roughly flat over the past 24 hours at around $21,180.
The rise of Ethereum and ‘The Merge’

August 22, 2022

ByteTree CEO Charlie Erith explains how Ethereum's move to 'proof-of-stake' will be a massive attraction for institutional investors.
Merge approaches amid more stablecoin woes

August 22, 2022

Data from CryptoCompare shows that Bitcoin opened last week just above the $24,000 mark. However it ended the week below $21,000.
Crypto markets steady after Friday’s drop

August 22, 2022

The price of Bitcoin is currently sitting around $21,353 this morning - up one per cent over the past 24 hours.
Google ploughs $1.5 billion into crypto and blockchain companies

August 21, 2022

Google has been quietly shovelling a massive $1.5 billion into cryptocurrency and blockchain companies for almost a year.
Arrests made in French Treasury crypto fraud

August 19, 2022

A Europol investigation into the laundering of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from the French Treasury has resulted in the arrest of three prime suspects.
The climate dilemma haunting crypto: Securing a sustainable future for decentralised finance

August 19, 2022

David E Rutter - founder and Chief Executive of R3 - urges the crypto industry to get its climate house in order.