Marcus Hughes makes move from Coinbase to BitMEX as Chief Risk Officer January 13, 2022 Cryptocurrency platform BitMEX has appointed Marcus Hughes as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO).
Green is the colour as markets recover overnight, with Bitcoin closing in on $44k January 13, 2022 The Bitcoin price continues to recover this morning, with the largest cryptocurrency by market cap rising to more than $44k overnight.
Exclusive: Calls to boost morale and productivity via hybrid working to unlock £55bn and 51,000 jobs January 13, 2022 The £37bn that is contributed to the economy annually through flexible working could be doubled if companies roll out more hybrid working options, according to new research, shared exclusively with Morning Wire this morning. In fact, refusing to accommodate flexible working requests costs businesses £2bn a year, the report found, complementing a separate report from [...]
Shyft appoints former BitMEX compliance chief to oversee Veriscope January 12, 2022 Malcolm Wright has been handed the role of overseeing the expansion of Veriscope, Shyft’s FATF Travel tool.
All eyes on PMQs as Boris Johnson’s premiership is ‘hanging by a thread’ January 12, 2022 Boris Johnson’s premiership is hanging by a thread today, as angry Tory MPs and outraged Brits await Prime Minister’s Questions to see whether he will come clean over a party during lockdown. Reports that Johnson and his then fiancé Carrie Symonds attended a “bring your own booze” party in the No 10 garden during lockdown [...]
Crypto markets recover after fresh US Central Bank comments January 12, 2022 Bitcoin is currently changing hands for just below $43k, up around 2.5 per cent since yesterday morning.
Why innovative companies are crucial to solving the world’s problems January 12, 2022 | City Talk It’s hardly news to say the world is facing numerous urgent challenges. The experience of the global pandemic highlighted how vulnerable we all are to transmissible illnesses. The effects of climate change became more obvious than ever this year, from wildfires in Canada to floods in Germany. Toxic emissions and weather patterns combined this autumn [...]
Millions of banking app users exposed to security flaw: HSBC, NatWest, Monzo, Santander, Starling and Virgin Money customers all affected January 12, 2022 Millions of Brits who use online banking services are exposed to some worrying fraud risks, industry experts warned today. Following an investigation by security experts 6point6, testing the online and mobile app security of 15 major current account providers on a range of criteria, including encryption and protection, login, and account management and navigation, consumer [...]
Turning off support now puts at risk billions of taxpayers’ cash already spent January 11, 2022 At least we now know Number 10 can organise a p***-up, even if it wasn’t in a brewery. Some of their decision-making in recent weeks, and indeed since the start-of the pandemic, had rather suggested it was beyond them. Nowhere is that more clear than in the ongoing work from home order, which is gradually [...]
Crypto crazy couple name baby after favourite digital asset January 11, 2022 Cryptocurrency-loving parents Bruno Karno and his wife Agatha have named their first-born Cardano in honour of their favourite crypto.