Tag: Germany

Blockchain development continues strongly around the world Much has happened in the crypto space over the past three years. Including serious bitcoin price falls (notably during 2022), easing of crypto expectations, greater understanding of crypto from governments, continuing crypto fraud stories, exchange negligence, and lack of consumer regulation continue to be a brake on the […]

The price of bitcoin has surged back from its 2022 lows of $14k and is now steady at around $23k – despite recent setbacks – but does that mean cryptocurrency can stand alone from the banking industry? Far from it! The demise of Silicon Valley Bank rapidly followed by the implosion of Credit Suisse sent […]

BITCOIN – FULL FAT OR SEMI-SKIMMED? Inflation is once again becoming the bogeyman of western economies, the Bitcoin price has nearly halved, interest rates are rising and markets are jumpy but where does that leave the everyday shopper? There’s no doubt that rising inflation is the one thing all governments are keen to avoid – […]

Bitcoin – the crypto that came in from the cold. Despite the dramatic price falls in Bitcoin at the tail end of 2021, Germany is giving the go-ahead for Bitcoin and Ethereum to form part of a nationwide savings offering, and Fidelity in the US is to allow Bitcoin to form up to 20% of employee investment schemes. Does […]

Once upon a time, sub-prime mortgages were the bright, new kids on the block…and we all know what happened there. Now, some 20 years on with interest rates at record lows (at least for the time being) and bricks and mortar still a potent investment, it was inevitable that crypto-backed mortgages, in some form or […]