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

Bitcoin back above $23k as investor sentiment improved

August 3, 2022

Bitcoin back above $23k as investor sentiment improved
UK’s next PM could realise Britain’s crypto ambitions

August 3, 2022

The UK is now just weeks away from getting its most pro-crypto prime minister ever in all likelihood. Following Boris Johnson’s resignation after a slew of resignations from his government, sexual assault allegations against conservative lawmaker Chris Pincher, and the fallout from ‘Partygate’, there are now only two candidates in the running to lead the [...]
Oxford City Football Club Partner with CoinCorner To Accept Bitcoin

August 3, 2022 | City Talk

Oxford City FC is the first National League football club to accept Bitcoin and Lightning payments, in a partnership with CoinCorner. Douglas, Isle of Man — Oxford City FC has become the first National League club to accept matchday payments in Bitcoin after entering a multi-year partnership with CoinCorner. The partnership will allow supporters to purchase tickets, [...]
Shaky start to August in the Crypto Markets

August 2, 2022

It’s been a shaky start to August in the crypto markets, after things seemed to have settled down somewhat in July. The price of bitcoin has now fallen for four straight days
Metropolis – Rania and Rashid Ajami

August 2, 2022

From the Andrews Sisters to the Jackson Brothers, sibling harmonies are well known and respected. In business too, family run operations head some of the best known ABC & Son/Daughter combinations – but what happens when you take two artistic siblings and merge them into one business? Metropolis World is the answer. Metropolis World, a [...]
Ethereum’s Merge Approaches as Crypto Adoption Surges in Brazil

August 2, 2022

Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin initially moved down at the start of last week, dropping from $22,000 to $21,000. BTC then quickly surged to retest the $25,000 resistance, and has since corrected to $23,200. Ethereum’s ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week at $1,500 and after an initial [...]
Law Commission Breaks New Ground on Crypto

August 1, 2022

The consultation on digital assets by the Law Commission is a seminal work and examines fundamental questions. The consultation, together with the Law Commission’s response, will likely serve as a legal textbook for the foreseeable future. In the last few years, we have only had semi-official guidance and a handful of superficial court decisions to [...]
Bitcoin continues to establish itself above $20,000

August 1, 2022

Bitcoin continues to establish itself above $20,000, with the price hitting highs of more than $24,000 over the weekend,
The week in review

July 29, 2022

Bitcoin had a sudden surge yesterday breaching $23,000 for the first time and even (briefly) spiking to beyond $24,000 at one point early this morning. So what’s going on and is it likely to stay there?
The Metaversal evolution will not be centralised

July 28, 2022

Web3 is Metavolutionary Some have questioned whether Web3 offers much in the way of utility. Web3 is the build-out platform for evolutionary economic and governance models. For a Web3 company to succeed, it not only needs a great product, an established userbase, but also an attack-resistant system of governance. While there will be plenty of [...]