Blockbeat

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

UK financial watchdog sounds alarm over Binance deal

March 7, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning about a deal giving Binance de facto control of a UK regulated firm.
Making it online as an artist – and into the metaverse

March 7, 2022

It's a difficult ascent to making it as a digital artist on the way to the metaverse, so Kritarth Chhabra and Jakob Seeger made Lemonade.
Fantom recovers losses as chief executive soothes investor fears

March 7, 2022

Fantom's chief executive has reassured investors after two of the project's best known developers announced their exit.
Copper lands experienced financial services chief as COO

March 7, 2022

London-based Copper.co - a provider of digital asset custody and trading infrastructure - today announced the appointment of Sabrina Wilson as Chief Operating Officer.
Crypto exchange FTX plots global expansion with launch of European arm

March 7, 2022

Crypto exchange FTX has unveiled plans to launch a new European division as it pursues global expansion.
Crypto markets slip into the red as Ukraine crisis shows no signs of resolution

March 7, 2022

The price of Bitcoin is currently down three per cent over the past 24 hours and changing hands for around $38,100.
Rich Brit kids: Number of UK millennial millionaires doubles as crypto, startups and meme stocks power fortunes

March 6, 2022

The number of UK millennial and Generation Z millionaires has hit a record high, doubling to 2,000 in the most recent year from 1,000 the previous year, according to new researched shared exclusively with City PM this morning. The data also shows a 28 per cent increase in millennial and Gen Z taxpayers declaring income [...]
Ukraine and crypto donations show how good will triumph over evil… hopefully

March 4, 2022

Monty reflects upon the halcyon days of his youth, and a cold shadow that has come back to haunt the world.
Has Ripple’s lawsuit with the SEC ended in settlement?

March 4, 2022

Rumours are suggesting that Ripple's drawn-out lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission has finally ended in a settlement.
Russian crypto trading volumes fall amid sanction evasion fears

March 4, 2022

The volume of Russian roubles being exchanged for crypto is falling undermining claims digital assets are being used to evade sanctions.