China crackdown continues though Bitcoin decline slows June 22, 2021 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are all trading lower again today, with the alt markets seeing particularly large drops. Bitcoin is currently down 3% over the last 24 hours and more than 20% over the last week, though its market dominance is actually up again from 45% to 47% as others take a bigger hit. [...]
Artist Marco Evaristti shows that NFTs are more than art June 21, 2021 “You can burn or steal the picture and ban the video, but the story and ownership will remain by the caretaker.” – Marco EvaristtiThis writer is not the biggest fan of NFTs, being a person who loves the circularity of life and it being based on human interaction, not nebulous corners of digital places. To [...]
Crypto investment accessibility set to grow ahead of expected inflation rate hikes June 21, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started the week close to the $40,000 but failed to breach that mark and keep moving upwards. Instead, the flagship cryptocurrency’s price dropped to a $33,000 low at press time. Ethereum’s Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, moved from around $2,600 at the beginning of the [...]
Markets tank amid China mining crackdown June 21, 2021 Bitcoin is now down 18% over the last 7 days, Ethereum is down over 20%, XRP is down 22%…. It’s not the start to the week many will have hoped for. Can things turn around swiftly? In total, nearly $200 billion has been wiped from the cryptocurrency market since Sunday morning. This is on top [...]
Crypto AM Happy 3rd Birthday June 18, 2021 I t’s hard to believe that the first edition of Crypto AM, a double page spread in City PM, was published on 18th June 2018. My mission was to learn about Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets and share / translate with the traditional square mile and Canary Wharf workers through the City PM newspaper and [...]
Latest Crypto findings paint a positive and yet terrifying picture as dark underbelly lurks June 17, 2021 An estimated 2.3m adults hold cryptocurrencies, up from 1.9m last year, according to Canada’s financial regulator. While ownership of cryptocurrencies has increased, understanding of them appears to have gone down, according to the findings from the Financial Conduct Authority, published earlier today. Attitudes towards cryptocurrencies, or cryptoassets, appear to have changed, according [...]
FCA research hailed as a ‘Bitcoin going mainstream’ moment June 17, 2021 A detailed report into cryptocurrency by the Financial Conduct Authority should be regarded as a turning point that took Bitcoin into the mainstream, says a leading financial expert.
Fed pours cool water on recovery while AMP amps up June 17, 2021 Bitcoin is down two per cent this morning, currently trading at around $39,300, while Ethereum has also dipped below $2,500.
NFTs: Learning lessons from the first steps in the digital collectables world June 17, 2021 Alex Lightman discusses how NFTs exploded on the scene and how they can have a successful future.
MELD: The Banking Stack for the Cardano Ecosystem June 16, 2021 | Sponsored The Crypto AM spotlight shines on MELD - a decentralised borrowing protocol on the Cardano blockchain.
