Blockbeat

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

Bitcoin FOMO is about to go off the scale

March 25, 2022

Stand by for Bitcoin FOMO, says Nigel Green as BTC is about to mine towards the remaining 10 per cent of total supply.
Why the blockchain community needs ethics

March 25, 2022

Crypto AM's Dr Jane Thomason examines why the blockchain community needs to ensure it has ethics in its DNA.
Bitcoin and Ethereum undeterred by Moscow’s sabre-rattling over crypto payments

March 25, 2022

This morning, the price of Bitcoin was holding firm above $44,500 - a move upwards of three per cent over the last 24 hours.
Wealth manager Blackrock confirms crypto plans as demand soars

March 25, 2022

The world’s biggest asset manager Blackrock has confirmed plans to explore how crypto assets can be used to serve its clients.
Russia is serious about accepting Bitcoin for oil and gas, says senior lawyer

March 25, 2022

Russia is giving serious consideration to accepting Bitcoin in exchange for its gas and oil exports, a senior lawmaker has claimed.
Coinweb launches Ethereum integration to unify world’s biggest blockchains

March 24, 2022

Layer-2 blockchain interoperability protocol Coinweb today added the Ethereum underlying chain to its expandable blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto scam: Pig butchering on dating sites makes the Tinder Swindler looks like an amateur

March 24, 2022

City PM is increasingly receiving reports about a new crypto scam called ‘Pig Butchering’, which combines the intimacy of romance scams with the wild west of crypto cons. In this scam, the victims are referred to as pigs being prepared for slaughter: they’re raised for their meaty profit under the promise of ‘happily ever after’ [...]
David Beckham becomes global ambassador for DigitalBits blockchain

March 24, 2022

Football legend David Beckham has been unveiled as a global brand ambassador for the DigitalBits blockchain.
Binance Labs pours $8m into Tea

March 24, 2022

Tea, a new blockchain company building an open source software platform, has revealed a sizeable seed funding round led by Binance Labs.
Cardano and Solana take the reins as crypto charges on

March 24, 2022

The Bitcoin price is up slightly this morning, hovering at just above $43k – up two per cent over the past 24 hours and five per cent since this time last week.