Cryptocurrencies
Why central bank digital currencies will never solve our challenges
Bankers must recognise that they can have a digital currency, confidentiality or stability — but not all together
London hedge fund Winton hunts for crypto hire
A job advert posted by Winton seeks an analyst to support development of its crypto systematic trading strategies
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BoE’s Andrew Bailey says crypto has ‘all the potential’ to threaten financial stability
Threadneedle Street boss adds to concerns over the potential risks posed by surging cryptoassets
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Mobius warns ‘crypto could really blow up’: central banks should pay attention
Mark Mobius said higher rates of interest offered by crypto exchanges compared to banks were 'forcing people to gamble'
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Major investors dial down bitcoin price targets to $47,000
‘Some allocation to the asset class makes sense for any portfolio, the question is sizing’
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Elon Musk working with dogecoin developers after Tesla suspends bitcoin payments
Musk's tweet drove dogecoin's price up by nearly a quarter in the past 24 hours to $0.54
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Elon Musk’s U-turn on accepting bitcoin for Tesla payments kicks down crypto’s price
Bitcoin mining consumes about 148 terawatt-hours of energy annually, more than Sweden uses in a year
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NFT investment firm set for London IPO
NFTs are one-of-a-kind digital collectibles that are authenticated using blockchain technology
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Bitcoin nearing $60,000 as PayPal permits payment in crypto
‘The next chapter in driving the mass acceptance of digital currencies,’ says PayPal CEO
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Bank of America slams ‘volatile’ and ‘impractical’ bitcoin
Bitcoin's volatility makes it 'impractical as a store of wealth or payments mechanism'
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Bitcoin’s turn: Elon Musk updated his Twitter bio and triggered a surge in the crypto
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and crypto trader Scott Melker also jumped on the bandwagon
El-Erian on bitcoin: Bought at $5,000, sold at $19,000, thinking ‘I was the smartest person around’
The globally respected economist admits he failed to consider a few technical details in his crypto trading
Fund managers slam ‘delusional’ narrative over Bitcoin rally: ‘It’s an interesting asset class, but that’s about it’
The comments come amid reports of growing institutional interest from hedge funds that are trying to catch a piece of the action
Hedge funds ride 2020’s crypto boom to rally 156%
Hedge funds have warmed to cryptocurrencies as bitcoin boomed with a rally that is on track to end the year some 305% higher
