Is Bitcoin season here? October 11, 2021 Bitcoin is currently changing hands for just below $57k, within touching distance of recent all-time highs over $64k.
Former Chancellor Philip Hammond joins crypto start up Copper October 11, 2021 Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has taken the plunge into the crypto space and joined Copper as an adviser. Founded in 2018 Copper is a custodian and trading platform which caters to over 400 institutional clients, including banks. The company, which acts as an intermediary between its clients and exchanges helps institutions to [...]
What is Decentralised Finance (DeFi)? October 11, 2021 | City Talk The blockchain-based form of finance everyone’s talking about “Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is a movement that aims to bypass traditional financial intermediaries by putting financial services on the blockchain.” DeFi supporters believe that smart contracts will form the nuts and bolts of future financial infrastructure, on the premise that banks, brokers and other financial institutions will [...]
What you need to know about buying bitcoin October 11, 2021 | City Talk If you don’t know your bitcoin from your blockchain, this article is here to help. Is there a bitcoin barrier to entry? For many curious investors who have yet to dip their toes in the proverbial waters, the biggest thing holding them back may be summed up in one word: knowledge. The more you try [...]
It’s good to back in the Kafkaesque embrace of crypto conferences October 8, 2021 After 18 months of moaning about the sensory deprivation of Zoom calls, it was weirdly tiring to be in a place of humans, writes Monty Munford.
Stablecoin Tether pressured to reveal the location of its reserve funds October 8, 2021 Tether, a stablecoin pegged to the price of the US dollar, is facing scrutiny once again over the location of its reserve funds. Tether Holdings Inc issues one token for each dollar it receives. This means that trades made using USDT are supposedly backed by the companies’ dollar reserves – a quality which has made [...]
So much going on in the fast-moving world of Bitcoin October 8, 2021 Jason Deane takes a glance over one very busy week for cryptocurrency.
UK High Court: Brit who claims to have invented Bitcoin pursues damages claim October 8, 2021 The High Court is poised to reach a final decision in a defamation case involving an Australian computer scientist who claims he created Bitcoin. Dr Wright is pursuing a defamation claim against podcaster Peter McCormack who repeatedly accused him of fraudulently claiming to be Bitcoin’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto. The High Court today handed down [...]
Bitcoin is ‘overpriced’ as it is worth no more than $28k, says ByteTree’s investment chief October 8, 2021 Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, is double the price it should be at fair value, according to the Chief Investment Officer of ByteTree. Charlie Morris of ByteTree, a provider of digital asset data, made the statement earlier today at the Token2049 conference in London, where he met with representatives from Coinbase and Galaxy Digital [...]
SiennaSwap to boost DeFi adoption with market maker launch October 7, 2021 Sienna Network has launched its Automated Market Maker SiennaSwap to ensure that users enjoy DeFi tools in complete privacy.
