crypto

Fears voiced over investors’ crypto-assets if Coinbase went bust as ‘crypto winter’ rocks the digital currency exchange By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 11 May 2022 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 12 May 2022 Coinbase shares hit an all-time low after the digital currency exchange posted bleak results, fuelling fears it could … Read more

Second time lucky? Popular US investing app Robinhood snaps up UK crypto firm Ziglu as it pushes ahead with expansion plans again Online platform Robinhood has bought UK crypto startup Ziglu    Ziglu was the third UK crypto firm to be regulated by the FCA  It is the second time Robinhood has tried to expand into … Read more

Misleading cryptocurrency adverts finally face crackdown after Financial Conduct Authority reveals plans to take over their regulation By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 22 January 2022 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 22 January 2022 Misleading cryptocurrency adverts finally face a crackdown after the watchdog revealed plans to take over their regulation.  … Read more

Bitcoin ‘could hit £100k within five years’ as more investors see it as a digital gold, predicts Goldman Sachs By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:12 GMT, 5 January 2022 | Updated: 08:55 GMT, 6 January 2022 Bitcoin could hit $100,000 within five years if more investors see it as an alternative to … Read more

Adverts for high-risk cryptocurrencies face a major crackdown after Arsenal FC has two crypto ‘fan token’ adverts banned The Advertising Standards Authority is monitoring ‘red alert’ crypto ads Eight ads for cryptos and associated platforms have been banned this month Two ads posted by Arsenal Football Club for ‘fan tokens’ are latest to be banned  … Read more

It has been another rollercoaster year for cryptocurrency investors, with rallies and routs magnifying the potential rewards and risks involved. There is still fervent excitement, with former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey earlier this month claiming he thinks bitcoin could replace the US dollar in the future. But, governments and central banks are still getting to … Read more

Bitcoin and crypto demystified: Watch the catch-up video of our special event answering your crypto questions By This Is Money Published: 08:06 GMT, 25 November 2021 | Updated: 08:06 GMT, 25 November 2021 This is Money recently hosted a special live Bitcoin and crypto demystified panel discussion. It looked at the emerging financial world of … Read more

Global fraud and theft via decentralised ‘DeFi’ crypto-laden platforms reaches over £7bn in a year Scale of global fraud and theft has reached over £7bn so far this year, Elliptic say  Lays bare the risks involved in this fast-growing but still largely unregulated area  ‘DeFi’ platforms enable investors to borrow and and save via cryptocurrencies  … Read more

Cryptocurrency rally rumbles on: Bitcoin and ether hit new all-time highs as traders big and small continue to pile in Bitcoin rose to $68,564 and ether hit $4,825 in Asia trading overnight Inflows into the two biggest coins bolstered by institutional investors  By Mike Sheen For This Is Money Published: 03:57 EST, 9 November 2021 … Read more