Today, chinese authorities announced they will close all bitcoin exchanges by the end of this month. The currency took a massive tumble as speculators thought they were witnessing the beginning of the end. So will bitcoin recover from this . Can cryptocurrencies still prove to the world they can revolutionise and democratise trading . Or are they along with tulipmania and the dot coms of the 19905 an unsustainable economic bubble . Heres david grossman. Bitcoin has many fans but the head ofjp morgan, jamie diamond, isnt one. Its worse than tulip bulbs, he said. It wont end well. Someone is going to get killed. He is referring of course to the 17th century tulip mania that caused some bulbs to cost more than houses. Before the bubble burst. It is perhaps unsurprising that someone who runs a conventional bank doesnt much like something thats been set up specifically to get around the conventional banking system. Indeed one of the reasons for the phenomenal rise in bitcoin and other crypt
For 50 years. Reporter police say the 17yearold driver turned himself in. Hes been charged as a juvenile. The 15yearold is fine and was practicing with his sports team. He went to practice the next day and the he was worried that he was in trouble. I dont know how you worry about that getting run over but hes a good boy. Reporter well, again that 15yearold not seriously injured. When we spoke with him briefly today he was preparing to go to his lacrosse practice this evening. The 17yearold driver turned himself in the next day. He is facing various assault related charges as a juvenile. Live in ridley township, john rawlins channel6 action news. Thank you john. President trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner appeared on capitol hill today as part of that ongoing russia investigation. Kushner spent more than two and a half hours meeting with the Senate Intelligence committee about the trump campaigns contacts with russian nationals. And tomorrow kushner will have a similar conversation with hou
Warning for north korea from the us President Donald Trump says it will regret it fast if it threatens america or its allies. Meanwhile, the president has also sent a tweet asking americans to unite against hate following violent clashes in the run up to a far right rally in virginia. The authorities have also confirmed that several people at the demonstration were injured after being hit by a car. Police have arrested a 27 year old man on suspicion of a double murder in golders green. A mother and daughter were found stabbed in their home in north london last night. Police investigating the death of 83 year old peter wrighton, who was stabbed while walking his dog, have arrested a man in his 20s. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, Lizzie Greenwood hughes. Its a shock defeat for the champions. Chelsea lose to burnley in their opening match of the Premier League season. But its terrific from the terriers. Newly promoted huddersfield beat pa
Well go hour by hour on future weather coming up in the accuweather forecast. Back to our top story tonight. One of the 49ers alltime greats, dwight clark, announced tonight hes been diagnosed with als, also known as lou gehrigs disease. In 1982 it helped the 49ers get to the teams first super bowl this catch. Now he has his 49ers jersey retired. He said today in an open letter he started experiencing the symptoms of nails his left hand back in 2015. Clark wrote, i cant run, play golf, or walk distances. Picking up anything over 30 pounds is a chore. The one piece of good news is that the disease seems to be progressing more slowly than in some patients. He went on to say hes wrapping the head around the challenge, the only thing synim going to fight like hell and live every day to the fullest. Lets take a listen to the historic play. Up at the 5. On third down and 3. Looking to throw, looking to throw and he throws it into the end zone, touch down look at that number, 84. That was mik
Against david price, will then well have to carry this team this year, the starting pitchin will be the key in the series, trevor bauer can set the stage for the rest of the series with a great game starting thursday, the second game with corey kluber, have we given him enoug time, tomeme vendor that injury square into everybody seems that he will be ready to pitch game number two and that is indication we get from the indians is scheduled t throw down a bullpen session sunday in kansas city so it appears that he is healthy and we need him becauseun they get to a great start with trevor bauer and corey kluber in game two, it will beo all signs pointed to the indians to win heres the complete schedule for the alds, game ones , is thursday, at 8 08 p. M. At progressive than friday afternoon at 4 38 p. M. ,. Then the series moves to boston for game three at fenway park,o at 4 08 p. M. , if necessa game form of the also4 in boston, monday, then a deciding game fiveve would be back in cleve