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

EXCLUSIVE: 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst: ‘My own memory could fade. You expect it to happen’

July 27, 2022

Sir Geoff Hurst tells Frank Dalleres that seeing most of his 1966 World Cup winning team-mates suffer with dementia convinced him to preserve his memories in the form of a digital artwork that will help to raise money for two Alzheimer’s charities. Every morning Sir Geoff Hurst goes for an hour-long walk through the park [...]
Crypto markets drop again as investors eye incoming interest rate announcement

July 26, 2022

Crypto markets drop again as investors eye incoming interest rate announcement
Crypto Spot Volumes Reach Record Lows for 2022 as Bitcoin Miners Offload Their BTC

July 25, 2022

Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin moved sideways throughout the last week, starting at $22,000 and quickly surging to $24,000, before enduring a correction that took BTC right back to where it started. Ethereum’s ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, moved slightly upward, starting the week at around $1,500 and moving [...]
Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno

July 25, 2022

Bitcoin steady at $22k ahead of US interest rate decision
How airdrops and NFTs are revolutionising the hunt for crypto fraudsters

July 22, 2022

Keith Oliver and Amalia Neenan of Peters & Peters issue a musical warning to all the crypto fraudsters out there - it's all over now.
How the metaverse will change the world

July 22, 2022

Crypto AM's Jonny Fry examines the metaverse and how he believes it will revolutionise virtually all aspects of human endeavour.
Lord Holmes: Is this a positive, proportionate approach to crypto from the government?

July 22, 2022

Writing exclusively for Crypto AM, Lord Holmes of Richmond spells out the implications for crypto on the Financial Services and Markets Bill.
Another crazy week in the world of crypto

July 22, 2022

Jason Deane sums up another turbulent and gripping week in the world of finance, cryptocurrency and the price of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Island: The Isle of Man is Turning Orange

July 22, 2022 | City Talk

In April 2015, an article was published on the BBC News website about “Bitcoin Island” – a place where you could use Bitcoin to buy a pint of beer from The Thirsty Pigeon and then scan a QR code to pay for your taxi ride home. The price of one bitcoin was a mere £230, [...]
BNB Chain picks 27 dApps for fifth season incubation program

July 21, 2022

Community-driven blockchain BNB Chain has announced incubation projects for season 5 of its 'Most Valuable Builder' (MVB) accelerator program.