A senior manager at a UK investment firm has told how he was conned out of his £300,000 life savings by cryptocurrency scammers. Matthew Thomas*…
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Crypto crash: how a teacher’s dream investment turned into a nightmare loss
“If I’d sold everything, I would’ve had a quarter of a million pounds,” Duncan* says ruefully of the staggering worth of his cryptocurrency holdings at…
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Bitcoin mining already uses as much energy as Sweden, according to some reports, and its booming popularity is revitalizing failing fossil fuel enterprises in the…
View More Climate groups say a change in coding can reduce bitcoin energy consumption by 99%A ‘false solution’? How crypto mining became the oil industry’s new hope
In January of 2019, Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness, recently reunited prep school pals from Denver, drove out to the snow-covered plains of Wyoming to…
View More A ‘false solution’? How crypto mining became the oil industry’s new hopeTechScape: why Apple will now let you fix your own iPhone
It’s risky for me to boldly state that technology news has quietened down in recent weeks. For one thing, confidently saying that nothing much is…
View More TechScape: why Apple will now let you fix your own iPhoneAs ‘finfluencers’ spread through social media, beware the pitfalls
Depending on where you look on social media, making money seems to be straightforward. Learning how to buy a property in the UK with no…
View More As ‘finfluencers’ spread through social media, beware the pitfallsAbout 2.3m Britons hold cryptocurrencies despite warnings of risk
The number of UK adults who hold cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin has risen to an estimated 2.3 million, despite warnings from regulators and the head…
View More About 2.3m Britons hold cryptocurrencies despite warnings of riskPeople could be asked to watch educational video before investing
People looking to put money into higher-risk investments could be required to watch educational videos or pass an online test first, the City regulator has…
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