Universal Music teams up with LimeWire to push forward with music NFT licensing platform May 17, 2022 LimeWire has inked a deal with Universal Music Group for content licensing on a global scale, opening up the LimeWire collectibles marketplace to all artists under the Universal Music Group umbrella.
KPMG hires CryptoUK exec to boost digital assets and Web3 offerings May 17, 2022 KPMG has hired CryptoUK exec Ian Taylor to lead the Big Four accountancy firm’s crypto and digital assets team, in line with plans to strengthen its crypto offering. The firm said the former executive director of the UK’s crypto industry trade body will continue to have an advisory role at CryptoUK alongside his new position [...]
Half of Brits see cryptocurrency trading as a form of gambling May 16, 2022 More than half of Brits deem cryptocurrency trading as a form of gambling, according to a new study from Gamban, a software company that blocks access to online gambling sites and apps across devices.
Bitcoin steady as all eyes turn to WEF for sparks of life in crypto markets May 16, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has now recovered to around $30k, after the leading cryptocurrency hit lows of around $26k on Thursday.
Crypto crash: Sharp falls will increase calls for regulation, say analysts May 15, 2022 BITCOIN remained some 30 per cent down on the year last night as the crypto crash which saw a host of ‘coins’ drop significantly in value at the back end of the week showed no signs of an immediate halt. The ethereum coin was trading around $2,000 over the weekend, having hit as high as [...]
No LUNA rescue mission as $3 billion package is blasted as ‘fake news’ May 13, 2022 An asset management company reported to have put together a $3 billion rescue package for collapsed cryptocurrency ecosystem Terra has said the reports were FAKE.
Crypto winter: Bitcoin in ‘something of a recovery’ amid fears worst yet to come May 13, 2022 Bitcoin has seen “something of a recovery” as cryptocurrency investors have been left counting their losses after a crash this week. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum hit historic lows on Thursday in a major price meltdown that wiped out previous gains. Over the past week, the price of Bitcoin has plunged more than a fifth [...]
FCA hosts crypto event to assess how digital assets can be regulated May 13, 2022 The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hosted a two-day ‘CryptoSprint’ event aimed at exploring how crypto assets could be regulated in the UK.
Funding round takes Chainalysis value up to $8.6 billion May 13, 2022 Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has completed a $170 million Series F financing round, bringing its valuation to $8.6 billion.
Crypto crash: Gains wiped out as host of coins collapse May 12, 2022 The prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies plummeted to 16-month lows yesterday in a major crash that wiped out the gains made during the past year’s bull market. The past week has seen the price of Bitcoin drop by more than a fifth and the price of Ethereum drop by more than a quarter, [...]