Nvidia says cryptocurrencies useless to god and man
Just suck up technology
The GPU maker named after a Roman vengeance demon, Nvidia has said cryptocurrencies do not “bring anything useful for society” despite making a killing selling processors in huge quantities to the sector.
Cryptocurrencies need tough bank capital rules
Top bankers say
Global regulators have said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin should come with the toughest bank capital rules to avoid putting the wider financial system at risk should their value collapse suddenly.
US to crack down on cryptocurrencies
Risk to financial stability
US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell warned that cryptocurrencies pose risks to financial stability and that greater regulation is in the works.
Bitcoin and Ethereum ain't dead yet
Could become investors' safe havens
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum will increasingly be seen as investors’ ‘safe havens’ in 2019, claims an influential tech expert.
Bitcoin plummets as regulators rattle sabres
The rise and fall of the fall and rise
Cryptocurrency bitcoin has seen its value fall by 26 percent from a high last week.
Bitcoin is like the South Sea Bubble
Snap, crackle and pop goes the weasel
Back in 1720 the English House of Lords passed the South Sea Act and created the South Sea Company. claimed to have a monopoly agreement with South America and led to shares rising as much as 10 times as speculators lost their marbles and invested in lots of companies with risible prospectuses. The bubble burst and many people that invested as a result of the craziness lost the lot.