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Lessons in Failing to Apply Blockchain and AI to Combat COVID
1.1.2021
Blockchain tech is well suited to manage aspects of the fight against the coronavirus. Why hasn't it been used more?
US Treasury Warns of Increasing Ransomware Campaigns Against Coronavirus Vaccine Research Institutions
31.12.2020
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a warning that alerts financial institutions in the United States about increasing ransomware attacks against coronavirus vaccine research organizations. US Treasury Warns of Ransomware Attacks, Phishing...
Nejčtenější články na Wikipedii za rok 2020: Covid-19, seznam smrtí a královna Alžběta II.
30.12.2020
Blíží se konec roku, který je tradičně plný statistik bilancujících uplynulé období. Do jedné takové se pustila i Wikipedie a odhalila, jaké texty byly letos v rámci encyklopedie nejčtenější. Prvenství pravděpodobně nikoho nepřekvapí, získal ho článek o nemoci Covid-19. Pandemie se týkala většiny
Spanish Municipality Creates Its Own Cryptocurrency to Boost Economy Hurt by Coronavirus Crisis
29.12.2020
A municipality in the province of Sevilla, Spain, has launched its own cryptocurrency, which aims to encourage residents and merchants to arrange transactions with it in the midst of the coronavirus-driven economic impact. Spain’s Sevilla Municipality Launches ‘Elio’...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q1 - Missile Strike, COVID-19, Black Thursday
28.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the first quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q1
January
The year started with Ethereum (ETH)'s Muir Glacier, announced to be a successful upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, and the Cryptoverse wondered if Ethereum 2.0 would happen...
Američtí boháči touží po přednostním očkování proti COVID-19. Nabízejí za něj desetitisíce dolarů
28.12.2020
Američtí boháči jsou ochotni zaplatit desetitisíce dolarů za to, aby mohli být proti nemoci COVID-19 očkováni přednostně. Nedávno o tom informoval deník LA Times.
Zatímco někteří nabízejí vysoké finanční dary nemocnicím, jiní se snaží získat přístup k vakcíně prostřednictvím poskytovatelů
Onemocnění COVID-19 dobylo poslední kontinent: Antarktida hlásí prvních 36 nakažených
24.12.2020
Pandemie onemocnění COVID-19, způsobovaného koronavirem SARS-CoV-2, postupně zasáhla skoro všechny kontinenty. Jedinou výjimkou byla až do prosince Antarktida, rozprostírající se kolem jižního pólu. I ta však dle CNN hlásí první nakažené.
Nemocí COVID-19, která se začala šířit světem počátkem
The Biggest Video Game Surprises Of 2020
23.12.2020
Every year, we run down the best annual surprises from the world of video games. Needless to say, 2020 was not like previous years. That’s why, this year, we’re reorienting our annual tradition to focus on the biggest—not necessarily the best—ones.Read more
Brave Browser Chief Courts Social Media Rage with COVID-19 Comments
23.12.2020
Brendan Eich. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/ Ensaladilla
The mastermind of the crypto-friendly Brave Browser, Brave (BAT) CEO Brendan Eich, has waded into a fresh controversy that has ignited social media once again – this time taking aim at the United States’ top epidemiologist.
Brave...
Let Them Eat Cake: Congress Approves a $900 Billion Stimulus Package, Billions in Pork Funds, Federal Employees Get a Raise
23.12.2020
The United States Congress has approved a $900 billion Covid-19 relief package that’s tethered to the government’s $2.3 trillion year-end funding plan. Of course, talks of Americans getting $600 checks have started to circulate online, but reports also include the discussions...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Face Heat Amid Renewed COVID-19 Fear
22.12.2020
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from well above USD 23,500. BTC seems to be facing an increase in selling pressure after renewed COVID-19 tension in the UK sent stocks lower also. The price tested the USD 21,800 support zone and it is currently (05:00 UTC) attempting to recover towards...
Covid Relief Bill Still Includes Felony Streaming Act, But Twitch Streamers Are Probably Safe
22.12.2020
Earlier this month, Republican senator Thom Tillis managed to graft an act that would turn streaming copyrighted material into a felony onto the much-debated omnibus spending bill, which also includes a paltry second covid relief check, among many other things. After even more debate (and many...
Bitcoin rebounds despite 'COVID-20' fears — But is the correction now over?
21.12.2020
Fear returns to the markets after a new mutated strain of coronavirus has been reported in the U.K
Japan Leverages 80 Tons of Gold to Help Fund Part of Its Stimulus Package
21.12.2020
Japan’s finance ministry has reportedly leveraged 80 tons of gold to help fund part of its huge stimulus package aimed at combating the coronavirus crisis. The Asian country, which is saddled with public debt twice the size of its economy, is under pressure to find non-tax revenues to cover...
QE Infinity: US Fed to Keep Rates at Zero, Billion-Dollar Bond Purchases Until Economy Recovers
18.12.2020
This week the U.S. Federal Reserve met for two days at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and detailed that it would keep short-term borrowing rates at near zero. Meanwhile, the Fed also stated that it would continue buying bonds until the U.S. economy returns to full employment....
IMF Cautions Central Banks May Have to Rethink What Constitutes Reserves
18.12.2020
The IMF warns that central banks may have to rethink what constitutes their reserve currency holdings. In a recent study, the global lender points to the changing geopolitical landscape, technological advances and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as events likely to influence the composition...
COVID-19 Further Exposes Inequalities in the Global Financial System
16.12.2020
Ramya Vijaya, Professor of Economics, Stockton University.
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To stem the economic fallout from COVID-19, developed countries have injected an unprecedented USD 9 trillion into their economies.
The International Monetary Fund has recommended sustained fiscal support, emphasizing greater...
Podívejte se, jak u nás Covid-19 zabíjí. Statistický úřad vydal nezpochybnitelný graf
15.12.2020
Český statistický úřad vydal data o počtu zemřelých v období do 45. týdne tohoto roku, tedy do 8. listopadu. A je na nich velmi výrazně vidět vliv příchodu druhé vlny koronaviru. V průběhu října počet mrtvých dramaticky rostl téměř až na dvojnásobek běžného průměru v uplynulých letech.
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The Great Reset Agenda: ‘Bitcoin Is a Decentralized and Rational Strategy to Opt-Out’
15.12.2020
Every single day the conversation about the Great Reset continues to amplify. More recently, mainstream media publications have been publishing rebuttals in response to the many skeptics of this agenda who believe the reboot propaganda is meant to install a new world order. The American broadcaster...
GameStop's Last-Minute Console Rush Puts Workers At Risk
14.12.2020
A new allocation of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S bundles brought crowds of hopeful customers to physical GameStop locations over the weekend, according to a report by Bloomberg and corroboration by a Kotaku source. Staffing shortages and the threat of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic in...