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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,...
Storj’s Decentralized Cloud Storage Service ‘Tardigrade’ Goes Live
19.3.2020
The storage system splits files and stores them on multiple nodes to provide more security than centralized alternatives
Data Sets You Free: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 3
18.3.2020
Coronavirus underscores the value of mass trustworthy data to aid community decisions on our economic and social wellbeing, says CoinDesk's Michael Casey
PayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert
18.3.2020
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes
4 Financial Giants Launch Blockchain-Based Tech Platform + More News
18.3.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and Natixis Investment Managers have...
Argentina’s Gas Regulator Greenlights Industry Blockchain Built With RSK Tech
18.3.2020
Gasnor, a natural gas distributor for 2 million Argentine residents, has won approval to pilot a smart contract-based platform aimed to speed up the country's chronically slow gas certification processes
Banks Have to Embrace Distributed Ledger Tech, Even if It Kills Them
18.3.2020
To secure their futures, banks have to confront their fear of change and embrace innovation, says consultant Chuck Fried
InterPlanetary File System Is Uncensorable During Coronavirus News Fog
18.3.2020
Digital citizens are turning to decentralized protocols like IPFS to share news during the Coronavirus outbreak
Steem Community Plans Hostile Hard Fork to Flee Justin Sun’s Steemit
18.3.2020
The blockchain for bloggers, Steem, is moving to Hive.io, CoinDesk has learned. The hostile hard fork is scheduled for Friday
MakerDAO Adds USDC as DeFi Collateral Following ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos
17.3.2020
MakerDAO has added a third asset to its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, USD Coin (USDC), in response to the system’s flagship stablecoin, dai, continuing to float above its dollar peg. Passed Tuesday at 2:58 UTC, the Coinbase- and Circle-backed USDC is now available for use as collateral...
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
16.3.2020
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic
Air Cargo Industry Could Save $400M Per Year With Innovative Blockchain Tech
15.3.2020
Air Cargo businesses are expecting blockchain to save $400M per year for their industry
Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi
13.3.2020
So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended
MakerDAO Debts Grow as DeFi Leader Moves to Stabilize Protocol
13.3.2020
MakerDAO is not pursuing its emergency shutdown option although the amount of uncollateralized dai continues to grow
Blockchain Africa Conference Showcases How Tech Can Change the Continent
13.3.2020
A number of interesting use-cases in Africa have come to the fore at the Blockchain Africa conference
Coinbase Moves to Cut Blockchain Load With Bitcoin Batching
13.3.2020
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has started grouping multiple bitcoin transactions together to benefit both users and the blockchain
Mass Surveillance Threatens Personal Privacy Amid Coronavirus
12.3.2020
The extreme surveillance measures taken to address COVID-19 are not normal or inevitable
DeFi Leader MakerDAO Weighs Emergency Shutdown Following ETH Price Drop
12.3.2020
A large drop in the price of ether (ETH) is testing the feasibility of Ethereum's entire system of lending and borrowing
In Defense of Blockchain Voting
12.3.2020
Recent election tech foul-ups have people scrambling for paper ballots. But they're not really the future of voting, says Intercoin's Greg Magarshak