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The UK is minting its own NFT

Britain's Royal Mint will produce the NFT as part of government plans to "get in on the ground floor" of crypto.

Tech News

Twitter options saw a rush of trades before Elon Musk sale went public

"If I was a regulator, I would be looking into these trades," one options analyst said.

Money

Where in Europe is the most 'crypto curious' country in the world?

Around 17% of people in Europe have taken to crypto, which is similar to other developed nations, but lags behind the global average of 23%.

Money

UK tightens rules on 'misleading and irresponsible' crypto ads

Adverts for crypto assets and exchanges will have to display warnings about financial risk and highlight that the industry is unregulated in Britain.

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Money

Crypto investors risk losing everything, EU regulators warn

The unregulated crypto industry is a risky place for investors, three of the European Union's financial regulators warned.

Nature

This new award wants to become the ‘Nobel Prize’ for young naturalists

The Iris Project’s creators say that just a small amount of money can make a huge difference to young people fighting to save nature.

Money

CBDCs: These countries are using or launching digital currencies

A slew of countries have announced initiatives to create CBDCs. The US could be able to join their ranks with a "digital dollar".

Real Economy

Helping in a crisis: the EU's emergency loans to neighbour countries

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode, Real Economy travels to North Macedonia to find out about the EU's macro-financial assistance.

Green News

Rich countries asked to pay €50 bn to protect the world's biodiversity

"This is an investment in the services that biodiversity is generating for our society, for our economy, for our wellbeing and health."

Green News

Which UK bank is cutting out oil and gas from its loan portfolio?

Total lending to the sector now makes up just 0.7% of its loan book.

Money

DeFi explained: What is it and will it replace banks?

Bitcoin was developed as a decentralised payment system but decentralised finance, or DeFi, proposes to do much more than that.

Money

Crypto adverts face crackdown by UK authorities

Britain's financial industry regulator will soon set the rules for advertising crypto assets, the government announced on Monday.

Green News

'Disappointing results' from influential companies' forest pledges

By failing to put policies in place, some of the most influential companies and financial firms are putting global action on climate change at risk.

United Kingdom

A year since Brexit: London's financial crown shaken but still intact

The City of London remains Europe's top financial sector despite losing key business and bankers to rival EU hubs.

Money

Arsenal fan token ads broke rules by 'trivialising' crypto risk

The ban is the first time adverts for football club "fan tokens" have been found to have broken the rules by the UK's advertising regulator.

Climate

$100bn in climate finance is coming. How and where will it be used?

Those facing the biggest impacts from climate change say they need more details about how this vital funding will be delivered.

Green News

Germany is pouring 60 billion euros into combatting climate change

Plus an additional 18 billion euros will go into the country's climate and transformation fund next year.

Climate

The world needs to act fast after COP26, says UN climate chief

“We really have a very short time to produce results," says the head of the UNFCCC Patricia Espinosa.

Money

Bitcoin has dropped by 29%. Why has it plunged this time?

The value of Ether also dropped by 10 per cent amid a broad sale of cryptos which saw the $2.5 billion worth of crypto liquidated. What caused the drop?

Green News

What is 'greenflation' and is it putting renewable energy at risk?

The price of new renewable energy projects is going up, policy advisors say.