Blockbeat

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

Coinbase posts massive Q2 net losses as downturn bites

August 10, 2022

Coinbase – one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges – has revealed it suffered a massive $1.1 billion net loss in Q2 2022.
Second yellow for Arsenal over fan token promotions

August 10, 2022

Arsenal football club have been rebuked by the ASA which declared it had upheld its ruling against the club relating to NFT promotions.
Iran side-steps US sanctions with $10m cryptocurrency import

August 10, 2022

Iran has officially made its first multi-million dollar import using cryptocurrency as it looks to circumvent US sanctions.
Crypto market sentiment hits highest levels since April ahead of latest inflation figures

August 10, 2022

The price of Bitcoin now seems to have firmly established itself in a narrow consolidation range in the $22,500 to $24,500 area.
New calculator shows how much you could have earned from crypto if you’d held on to it

August 9, 2022

A new calculator has been launched showing how much you could have earned from cryptocurrency if you'd held onto it from 2020.
Inflation continues to cast a shadow over crypto markets

August 9, 2022

The price of Bitcoin continues to hover at around $24k, dropping just 1.38 per cent over the past 24 hours to $23,810 this morning.
Meta and BlackRock dive deeper into crypto as Voyager receives approval to return cash

August 8, 2022

Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started last week around the $23,000 mark and moved sideways throughout most of it.
Researchers label Nigeria as the world’s most ‘crypto obsessed’ nation

August 8, 2022

Nigeria is, according to a new research study, head-and-shoulders the most cryptocurrency curious country in the world.
Crypto markets lifted by strong US jobs report with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano up five per cent

August 8, 2022

The price of Bitcoin stands at more than $24,000 this morning - up almost five per cent over the past 24 hours.
Crypto firm puts out 10 per cent bounty for stolen funds after £157m vanishes

August 5, 2022

Crypto firm Nomad announce today a 10 per cent bounty for the $190m (£157m) stolen funds it lost in a hack this week. The company said it would give the bounty to hackers who return at least 90 per cent of the funds and will consider them to be “white hats”, meaning Nomad would not [...]