Bitcoin Bounces Back: Bitcoin’s value rises over the Christmas period
Bitcoin’s price soars to a record high, as investors believe it could be used as a medium to store wealth.
Bitcoin’s price soars to a record high, as investors believe it could be used as a medium to store wealth.
Since the start of the pandemic, bitcoin’s value has increased by 700% and it exceeded $40,000 for the first time earlier this month. This recent surge reflects growing confidence among mainstream investors, financiers and central banks in the future of bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies within the global financial architecture.
The FTSE100 index fell by 14.3% during 2020; its biggest fall since the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
As we enter the new year, it is a time to reflect on significant events. Protests which erupted in October 2020 to end Nigeria’s SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad), a special branch of the police force created in 1992 to combat armed robbery and other serious crimes, was one of these events.
Ireland’s Investment Limited Partnerships Act 2020 (ILP) has changed the country’s rules concerning private funds.
Over 200 Google and Alphabet Inc. employees have formed the first union at a major tech company, following years of staff protests.
Hyundai announces they are discussing plans to initiate a joint venture with Apple to develop self-driving electric vehicles (EV).
Dr. Martens, the British bootmaker backed by private equity group Permira, is planning to go public on the London Stock Exchange, in what would be one of the UK's first major IPOs of 2021.
The Government has launched an examination into the reformation and restriction of judicial review proceedings, aiming to limit the public’s ability to challenge the Government’s decisions.
Amazon is considering diversifying its market share even further as emerging speculation suggests that the online giant plans to extend its pharmacy business to the UK.