This week’s main blog discussions include … Crypto wanted to get rid of banks. Now they are banks. When Bitcoin launched in 2008, the whole idea was to get rid of banks and intermediaries. In 2026, they’ve learned the lesson I learnt years ago. That’s how the world works. You need intermediaries. The whole idea……

When Bitcoin launched in 2008, the whole idea was to get rid of banks and intermediaries. In 2026, they’ve learned the lesson I learnt years ago. That’s how the world works. You need intermediaries. The whole idea of bitcoin is that money can move from person to person, ownership could be established cryptographically and the……

Things we’re reading today include … From MiCA to GENIUS: Why Crypto’s Next Regulatory Test Is Cross-Border Coordination Thousands of crypto firms miss EU license deadline Bitcoin and Ethereum Nosedive as Market Panic Spreads: Have Bear Sentiments Finally Prevailed? AI-Stablecoin Convergence Set to Transform Payments and Banking Fintech Chime Explores Stablecoins as New Feature on……

Things we’re reading today include … ‘We have been ignored for most of our life,’ says FTSE 100’s newest bank Barclays ‘overhauls investment bank leadership’ for second time in 3 years China’s central bank adds 8 banks as digital yuan operators JP Morgan boss warns higher bank and wealth levies risk driving jobs out of……

Something quite important is happening in cryptocurrency, and it is easy to miss if you spend too much time watching the price of bitcoin. For most of crypto’s relatively short history, the discussion has been dominated by price. Bitcoin goes up. Bitcoin crashes. Ethereum rallies. Ethereum collapses. Somebody launches another token. Somebody loses a fortune….…

Things we’re reading today include … Trump family-backed crypto firm World Liberty gets conditional bank charter approval On the Chain: Bitcoin under pressure as Washington stalls on crypto rules Fraudsters told a grieving north Wales family their dead relative had left £300,000 in crypto (they hadn’t) Venezuela wants its gold back from Bank of England……

Ten years ago on twitter, I kept getting messages from a guy called Preston Byrne about marmots. Marmots are basically the biggest squirrel in the world. Americans also call them woodchucks, although a woodchuck is a specific type of marmot, meaning all woodchucks are marmots, but not all marmots are woodchucks. They are most populous……

Things we’re reading today include … Russians pull cash from banks, fearing Kremlin will seize deposits for war Klarna Shares Slump 21% on Gloomy Outlook Klarna overhauls leadership as it targets US banking licence Crédit Agricole phishing scam targets nearly 1,000 bank clients in France Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland apps down William Jaffray,……

Crypto has turbo-charged the Ponzi scheme There is something wonderfully predictable about a Ponzi scheme. It invariably begins with an extraordinary opportunity, usually involving a market, technology or investment strategy that is sufficiently complicated to discourage too many questions. It offers returns that make conventional investing look painfully dull, attracts a charismatic promoter who explains……

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo down recap: Banking app down as frustrated customers ‘can’t transfer money’ Monzo deploys backup bank in face of outage Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved Monzo chair makes early exit after boardroom rift Revolut to allow CEO to borrow up to $250m against his……