Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin falls below $8,000 as investors lose interest
Bitcoin fell briefly below $8,000 on Monday as investors lose interest in cryptocurrencies after enduring a selloff in mainstream technology shares in a sign that risk aversion might be having ripple effects.
Heinz pledges to make all packaging recyclable by 2025
Kraft Heinz pledged on Tuesday to make all its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025, stepping up its commitment to reducing its carbon emissions.
IBM, Barclays and Citigroup to launch blockchain app store for banks
IMB has teamed up with the likes of Barclays and Citigroup to launch a blockchain platform for financial services, with the tech giant calling a proof-of-concept design called LedgerConnect.
UK could become leading global hub for crypto economy, report says
The UK has all the required resources and an industrial and governmental will to become a global hub for crypto economy and blockchain technologies by 2022, according to new research.
Clear Leisure's Serbian crypto-mining centre fully operational
Investment firm Clear Leisure on Thursday confirmed that its Serbian crypto currency mining data centre, Miner One Ltd, is now fully operational.
Heavyweight economists say government regulation will 'use the hammer' on bitcoin
Three world-renowned economists have launched a scathing attack on bitcoin, arguing that the currency will be "regulated into oblivion" by governments around the world.