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Report: Covid-19 Caused 50% of Adults Aged Between 35 and 44 to Embrace Cryptocurrencies
16.3.2021
A new study, which was undertaken by the Slovakian internet security company Eset, finds 50% of 35 to 44-year-olds have become involved in cryptocurrencies since the pandemic. The figure, the highest for any age group, underscores the role Covid-19 restrictions had in forcing citizens from...
Post-COVID-19, Bitcoin & Co May Help UK Escape from Economic Funk
14.3.2021
After the UK’s decidedly mixed response to the coronavirus pandemic, the nation has proven something of a frontrunner in all things vaccine-related, leading it to start easing out of its latest two-month-plus national lockdown on March 8 ahead of its European counterparts – almost a year since...
Blackrock Executive Says Gold Now Less Effective Hedge Against Inflation
13.3.2021
A portfolio manager and member of Blackrock’s Global Allocation Fund says gold is now a less effective hedge against inflation as well as moves in other assets such as stocks. In comments that appear to undercut the precious metal’s renowned status, Russ Koesterich claims that...
Genshin Impact KFC Crossover Events In China Shut Down Over Covid-19 Concerns
12.3.2021
A weekend crossover event between the wildly popular Genshin Impact and Kentucky Fried Chicken had to be shut down at Shanghai and Hangzhou locations after apparently violating China’s ongoing covid-19 prevention measures, the fast food chain announced on Chinese social media site Weibo today.Read...
Očkování proti covid-19: V Ghaně budou vakcíny přepravovat drony
12.3.2021
Společnost Zipline vybudovala infrastrukturu pro přepravu vakcín do zdravotních středisek na území africké Ghany. Vakcíny zde přepravují drony
Goldman Sachs Reports Rising Customer Demand for BTC: Predicts an ‘Explosion’ in the Use of Digital Currencies
12.3.2021
John Waldron, the chief operating officer (COO) of Goldman Sachs, says the financial services giant is seeing rising customer demand to own and invest in bitcoin. Nevertheless, the COO explained that his organization was still exploring ways of satisfying this demand without running afoul...
Biden’s $2 Trillion Relief Package the Largest Stimulus Payments to-Date, Plan Showers Money on the Bureaucracy
8.3.2021
On Saturday, politicians in the U.S. approved the massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package dubbed President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan.” The stimulus plan will see American citizens earning $75k or less eligible to receive $1,400. Moreover, households will get...
New York governor Cuomo reveals COVID-19 pilot built on IBM blockchain
6.3.2021
Blockchain could play a crucial role in COVID-19 vaccination management as the globe starts to emerge from the crisis
Air France pilots blockchain-based COVID-19 travel system
23.2.2021
Air France is set to trial a blockchain-based system for verifying COVID-19 test results for its passengers
Cape Cod’s Largest Hospital Gets Bitcoin Donations Worth $800K
23.2.2021
One of Cape Cod’s largest hospitals received two bitcoin donations this year totaling $800,000 in value. The Massachusetts-based not-for-profit medical centre (NPO), Cape Cod Healthcare, explained that an anonymous donor donated $400k last Friday and the NPO received a $400k bitcoin donation...
Ženy v USA vyrazily na očkování proti covid-19 přestrojené za stařenky
22.2.2021
V americkém státě Florida přistihli dvě ženy ve věku 34 a 44 let, které se přestrojily za „babičky“ ve snaze dostat se ke druhé dávce vakcíny proti covidu-19. Ačkoli měly oficiální doklad o prvním očkování, vakcinační centrum je odmítlo
IMF Representative of Nigeria Calls for Caution Over the Use of Cryptocurrencies
20.2.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen recently discussed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive that targets crypto entities. In remarks made during a special virtual press briefing, Aisen repeats some of the CBN’s claims that...
How to Improve Your Chances of Scheduling a COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment
19.2.2021
When not one, but two safe and highly efficacious vaccines received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration in December 2020—less than a year after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States— it almost seemed too good to be true. (Which is not to imply that...
Token-Driven Karaoke Platform Gets a Boost in South Korea as Pandemic Hits Over 2,100 Singing Rooms
18.2.2021
Coronavirus-driven lockdowns and social distancing limits affect people’s way of entertaining themselves, such as going to karaoke. In South Korea, that activity is too popular, and despite the COVID-19 outbreak, the crypto industry is trying to capitalize on it. Somesing: A Blockchain-Based...
A Classic Tale of Two Prep School Friends Who Founded the Uber of Hangover IV Drips Then Somehow Started Covid-19 Testing for Cities
16.2.2021
Shortly before Thanksgiving, the Hoboken, New Jersey city council held an emergency meeting to vote on covid-19 testing contracts, the kind of event that was doubtlessly being replicated in Zoom conference rooms around the county. Hospitalizations in the state were the highest they’d been in...
Bill Gates předpovídá další hrozby, kterým budeme muset čelit. Covid-19 nemusí být to nejhorší
16.2.2021
Ačkoli v současnosti doslova hýbe světem pandemie onemocnění covid-19, způsobovaného novým koronavirem SARS-CoV-2, nemusí to být to nejhorší, čemu bude lidstvo v dohledné době čelit. Své obavy z možné budoucnosti, která by mohla být ještě závažnější, vyjádřil filantrop, vizionář a jeden ze
Charter schools in California to use blockchain system to fight COVID-19
16.2.2021
A new blockchain system will be used to manage and track COVID-19 exposure among students and staff in multiple public charter schools across California state
Square Enix: Don't Send Us Valentine's Chocolate Because Covid-19
15.2.2021
Each year, fans send Valentine chocolates to Square Enix. Some are addressed to characters while others are for the game creators. It’s a way to say thanks. But this year, Square Enix is asking for fans to refrain.Read more
Darknet Market Joker’s Stash Retires After Raking in $1 Billion in Cryptocurrencies
14.2.2021
One of the largest darknet marketplaces for selling identity data and stolen credit card information, Joker’s Stash retired last month after making off with a cool $1 billion in cryptocurrencies. Weeks ago, U.S. and European officials seized some of the web portal’s servers tied...
What the COVID-19 pandemic has taught crypto community about curbing our emissions
13.2.2021
We should encourage more climate-friendly practices, including less air travel, and the crypto community can be a great example of it