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Hyperinflation and Zimbabwe’s Multi-Currency Reality: Bitcoin in Africa Podcast, Part 2
26.3.2020
After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin (BTC) in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch is back in part 2 of her six-part documentary podcast series. Presented in audio and full written transcript formats
Here’s How to Order Food From Your Home Using Cryptocurrency
26.3.2020
Staying home during the coronavirus epidemic reduces the risk of getting infected with the deadly covid-19. The disease, which has already claimed the lives of over 20,000 people globally, spreads through human contact. Food is one of the few basic necessities that can regularly get you out of your...
Devs Plot Launch of Telegram’s Blockchain Without Company’s Involvement
25.3.2020
Developers are discussing ways to launch Telegram's blockchain without the messaging app company's participation, following a court order tying its hands
The Overton Window Opens for a Digital Dollar
25.3.2020
As the federal government looks for ways to distribute coronavirus aid, support for a digital dollar is gaining steam in Washington D.C
Why the U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose the Monetary System’s Flaws
25.3.2020
As the crypto community digests a new wave of government intervention, Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson join for a discussion
Cronyism, Zombie Companies and the True Cost of the Coronavirus, Feat. Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko
24.3.2020
Why dependency culture, zombie corporations and debt jubilee could be the true cost of the coronavirus
#NotDying4WallStreet – Twitter Trends Show People Are Fed Up With Wall Street, Banks and Oligarchs
24.3.2020
As the coronavirus outbreak causes havoc to the world economy, the U.S. is trying to prepare for the onslaught of new cases. U.S. politicians crafted shelter-in-place orders in various states and shut down a decent fraction of American industries. Now politicians are penning an enormous bailout...
Indicating Scroll Position on a Page With CSS
24.3.2020
Scrolling is something we all know and do on the web to the extent that it’s an expectation or perhaps even a habit, like brushing our teeth. That’s probably why we don’t put too much thought into designing the scrolling experience — it’s a well-known basic function. In fact, the popular “there...
Unlimited QE and Why Markets Can’t Price In COVID-19
23.3.2020
The Market reacts as the Fed announced effectively unlimited injections including a new array of direct asset purchase tools
The Internet May Be Next Victim of Coronavirus Pandemic – Netflix, Google, Apple and Amazon React
23.3.2020
With an estimated billion people staying home, remote working or just watching shows online all day, telecom infrastructure is coming under great strain. Experts and companies are mostly saying that the risk is far from critical yet, but the EU has taken the possibility of the internet crashing...
Blockchain Digital ID — Putting People in Control of Their Data
23.3.2020
Blockchain ID is a big player in the battle for user data, as it “adopts a user-centric approach, eliminating central points of failure by empowering individuals with self-sovereign possession over their own data”
While You’re Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs
22.3.2020
If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down businesses, it’s worth exploring opportunities to work from the relative safety of your home. The number of people doing so globally has been steadily growing...
Bank of China Continues Anti-Crypto Narrative on WeChat
22.3.2020
Bank of China continues to voice its distaste for crypto and urges the public to pay attention to scams
‘Buy Bitcoin’ Searches Skyrocket, Exchange Volumes Spike, Crypto Account Signups Swell 83% As Coronavirus Fears Heighten
22.3.2020
Exchange data and statistics from Google Trends, Twitter, and Baidu show that despite the recent price drop people are looking to buy bitcoin. During the week of the crypto market massacre that started on March 12, Coinbase broke traffic records and witnessed considerable trade volumes. Similarly...
Bailouts, Bitcoin, Disruption, Failures and Hope
22.3.2020
From Boeing to Bitcoin in this week's discussion we're talking about our disrupted reality, the politically expedient path forward, why it almost certainly won't work, the alternatives to it, what this means for bitcoin and what you can do to help
How Bitcoiners Can Protect Their Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis
21.3.2020
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by cognitive economist Leigh Caldwell, author of “The Psychology of Price,” to talk about mental health and cryptocurrency in a time of coronavirus crisis
State Power After Coronavirus, Feat. Peter McCormack
20.3.2020
An off-the-cuff conversation about state power, nuance in an age of tribalism, and where bitcoin meets politics with Peter McCormack
The Coronavirus API Delivers Vital Statistics Unmediated by Government Hands
19.3.2020
Coronavirus API aggregates and presents real-time information related to the coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of These Computers Were Mining Cryptocurrency. Now They’re Working on Coronavirus Research
19.3.2020
CoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain, is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a therapy for the coronavirus. These graphics processing units (GPUs) will be pointed toward Stanford University’s Folding@home,...
Bitcoin in Zimbabwe – Part 1 of a New Documentary Podcast Series
19.3.2020
After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch shares her experiences in part one of this new six-part documentary podcast series