You can own shares in a rare unopened iPod from 2001 as collectibles go mainstream

A rare first-generation Apple iPod from December 2001 is being offered for sale on a tech platform – but rather than buy it outright, bidders are being offered shares in it for just $5 each. Rally Rd., a New York-based platform, is offering the iPod for $5 a share, selling 5,000 shares for an initial … Read more

Bitcoin soars to $50,000 as mainstream appeal grows

Bitcoin hits $50,000 for the first time: Cryptocurrency continues to soar as mainstream appeal grows By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 16 February 2021 Bitcoin hit $50,000 for the first time as the cryptocurrency continued to enjoy explosive growth. The milestone takes gains this … Read more

Is Tesla buying Bitcoin a sign the currency is becoming mainstream?

Bitcoin’s value hit another record this week after Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla revealed its $1.5billion (£1.1billion) investment in the cryptocurrency and said customers would soon be able to buy its vehicles with the currency. The virtual currency’s value has now soared by 372 per cent in the last year to over $45,000, and … Read more

Seeds of change taking ethical investing from niche to mainstream

Saving the planet and making big business more accountable are two of the greatest challenges of our lifetime, which explains why ESG – environmental, social and governance – investing is always at the centre of controversy.  The latest row, this time at Chartwell, a division of catering group Compass, highlights the more assertive mood among … Read more

Ministers must block attempts to ‘censor’ mainstream news publications, warns Tory chairman

Ministers must block attempts by Home Office lawyers to ‘censor’ mainstream news publications, warns Tory committee chairman Julian Knight wrote to Culture Minister John Whittingdale over proposed laws He also called for ‘tech levy’ on companies such as Facebook to pay news outlets The Home Office has said a ‘publishers’ exemption’ would create ‘loopholes’ By Glen … Read more

Lucy Aitkenread: Meet the mum who doesn’t believe in mainstream schooling

A mother who is ‘anti-school’ takes her kids to the beach for picnics and hunting for possums instead of sending them to a mainstream classroom to learn traditionally.    Lucy Aitkenread’s two daughters, Ramona, nine, and Juno, seven, are encouraged to wake up when they want and pass their days surfing, hiking, kayaking and exploring the … Read more