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Deutsche Bank Envisions Post Covid-19 Economy Accelerating Digital Payments
8.4.2020
Since the covid-19 outbreak wreaked havoc across the world’s economies, the global multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank has been encouraging the use of digital currencies. The firm’s Twitter account and macro strategist Marion Laboure have been tweeting regularly about...
Sweden’s ‘Lagom’ Response to Coronavirus: No Masks, Keep The Economy Going With a “No Limit” Printing Press
7.4.2020
The Coronavirus in Sweden has so far claimed 611 deaths, with 7849 confirmed cases. Swedish people still send their kids to school and are not hoarding much of anything compared to countries like the US. But just like in most of the world many businesses are hit hard, and the country's central bank...
Crypto Conference Attendees Prepare to Enter a 3D Virtual World
7.4.2020
Crypto enthusiasts are finding ways to work around the global lockdown by relocating to the virtual realm. Enter Blockdown 2020 - set to feature appearances from Akon, Changpeng Zhao, Roger Ver, and more
How Cointelegraph Team Is Coping With the Coronavirus Crisis All Over the World
7.4.2020
Cointelegraph editors and reporters share how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their professional and private lives
World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain for Supply Chain Woes
7.4.2020
The World Economic Forum said Monday that blockchain and digitization can help supply chains survive crises like COVID-19
3 Blockchain Productivity Tools for Remote Work in Times of COVID-19
6.4.2020
The emergence of the coronavirus has left many of us struggling to recognize the world around us. One of theContinue Reading
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The World Might See CBDCs Sooner Than Expected
6.4.2020
The “central bank of central banks” and multiple analysts think that the fear of the coronavirus transmission via cash and banking cards may shorten the road to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
People are afraid of using cash, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in their...
Evidence Shows Politicians and Wall Street CEOs Expected the Market Crash Well Before Covid-19
4.4.2020
The coronavirus outbreak has sent shockwaves through the world’s economy and this has caused politicians and central bankers to react in various ways. However, global market leaders, Wall Street CEOs and hedge fund managers had one of the best years in more than a decade since the 2008...
A Glimpse Into CoinMarketCap’s WFH Setup
4.4.2020
Hey CMC-fam! How are you guys holding up working from home?  We understand that increasingly more people around the worldContinue Reading
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A Glimpse Into CoinMarketCap’s Work From Home Setup
4.4.2020
Hey CMC-fam! How are you guys holding up working from home? We understand that increasingly more people around the worldContinue Reading
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Will DeFi Matter in a Post-Coronavirus World? Feat. Matt Luongo
3.4.2020
Keep Project founder Matt Luongo discusses launching a bridge between bitcoin and ethereum as well as what the world looks like for BTC and DeFi after COVID-19
Merchant Services, Gambling, and Darknets: Coronavirus Economy Stunts Cryptocurrency Spending
3.4.2020
A lot has changed since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe as it has caused a wide range of negative effects on the world’s economy. On March 30, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a report that shows how the cryptoconomy is faring from merchant acceptance...
Exclusive: QE Won't Trigger Hyperinflation, says World's Hyperinflation Expert
2.4.2020
The central bank of Zimbabwe issued a 100,000,000,000,000 note during the hyperinflation in 2009. It barely paid for a loaf of bread. There has been a lot of discussion recently on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, on the measures taken by the governments to mitigate those...
Binance and CoinMarketCap Announce Acquisition to Collectively Make Cryptocurrency More Accessible for Everyone
2.4.2020
The global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, Binance, today announced thatContinue Reading
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Film Reels and Steel: Github Plans to Archive Bitcoin Code for 1,000 Years
1.4.2020
The Microsoft subsidiary, Github recently revealed the “Archive Program,” an initiative that aims to preserve open source technologies for 1,000 years. The newly launched effort plans to store snapshots of open source technology 250 meters underground on the Norwegian island...
One World, One Fight; Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation Stand For Europe
30.3.2020
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation yet again stand strong for supporting countries during the ongoing health crisis. Tweeting it today, Jack Ma tells about how the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have together donated additional equipment for hospitals in Europe. Jack...
Disruption, Money and a World of Change, Feat. Niall Ferguson
28.3.2020
CoinDesk's Michael Casey speaks with author, historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow Niall Ferguson about our disrupted world, inevitable crisis and what it could mean for money
‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu
28.3.2020
Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central...
World Health Organization Launches Blockchain Platform to Fight COVID-19
28.3.2020
The World Health Organization's DLT platform was built on Hyperledger Fabric in partnership with Hacera, IBM and Microsoft
World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub
27.3.2020
Big names like IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) will use blockchain technology to track data relating to the coronavirus pandemic