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Matic Network Strikes Two Important Partnerships, With COVID-19 Focused Tracy & LTO Network
30.4.2020
Scalability focused Ethereum based blockchain Matic Network has struck two new partnerships in quick succession. On Wednesday, Matic Network announced that it had been chosen by the COVID19 contact tracing application GetTracyApp. As per the official tweet, Tracy will help health professionals...
Binance, Brock Pierce Donate $1M to Puerto Rico’s Covid-19 Fight
30.4.2020
Brock Pierce’s nonprofit and Binance say they are buying $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico
The Case for a Surging Tokenization Demand Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
30.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed businesses worldwide, and tokenization might be the best tool to adapt to the new world
Italian Town Creates New Currency to Cope With COVID-19
30.4.2020
A small town in southern Italy has minted their own currency amid the coronavirus lockdown
Blockchain Platform Waves Launches New COVID-19 Betting Market
30.4.2020
Waves launched it's second tokenized COVID-19 predictive betting market letting users bet on whether the number of new cases has peaked
Europe’s Crypto Believers on the Rise Amid COVID-19 Crisis, bitFlyer Says
30.4.2020
The number of crypto believers in Europe edged up in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new bitFLyer survey says
[aktualita] Avast daruje na boj proti COVID-19 v Česku a v USA celkem 25 milionů dolarů
29.4.2020
Česká antivirová firma Avast věnuje na boj proti nemoci COVID-19 celkem 25 milionů dolarů - v přepočtu skoro 625 milionů Kč. Na firemním blogu to oznámil generální ředitel Ondřej Vlček. „Jsme přesvědčeni, že nejrychlejší způsob jak z krize ven povede přes opravdový vědecký výzkum a inovace. Jedině...
66% of Europeans Feel Optimistic About Future of Bitcoin, Study Shows
29.4.2020
Europeans are feeling more optimistic about the future of bitcoin. A recent study shows that more than two thirds of them believe cryptocurrency will remain in existence in 10 years time, with some convinced BTC will become a key part of the economy, both as a security and investment. Crypto...
New App for COVID-19 Combines Blockchain With Web Inventor's Privacy Tech
29.4.2020
U.K. researchers are testing a COVID-19 proof-of-immunity app that combines blockchain with Tim Berners-Lee’s solid pod technology
[aktualita] Řekněte nám, jak se cítíte. Facebook nabízí univerzitní průzkum o COVID-19 i v Česku
29.4.2020
Facebook začal i v Česku nabízet uživatelům vyplnění dotazníku o jejich aktuálním zdravotním stavu. Data sbírají výzkumníci z americké Marylandské univerzity, kteří je chtějí využít k monitorování a předpovídání šíření koronaviru způsobujícího nemoc COVID-19. Vyplnění dotazníku je dobrovolné...
1 Cent per Kilowatt-Hour: China’s Sichuan Province Encourages Hydro-Powered Bitcoin Mining
29.4.2020
The local government of Ya’an city, in China’s Sichuan province, has announced the region is encouraging bitcoin mining in Sichuan if operations leverage the local hydropower plants. The document released by Ya’an city officials is in stark contrast to how Sichuan lawmakers felt...
11 Lawmakers Urge US Treasury to Consider Blockchain for COVID-19 Relief
29.4.2020
Rep. Darren Soto and 10 other members of Congress want the Treasury Department to consider using a blockchain platform to streamline the distribution of funds meant to stimulate the U.S. economy
COVID-19 and the Mass Surveillance Machine, Feat. Maya Zehavi
28.4.2020
An exploration of how the COVID-19 crisis is shifting power dynamics between governments, people, and business
Blockchain Mends Medical Supply Chain to Counter COVID-19 Challenges
28.4.2020
Blockchain is being leveraged to help solve supply chain management issues due to COVID-19, such as connecting buyers with non-traditional suppliers producing masks and other personal protective equipment
The Greatest Wealth Transfer: Economists Predict the Emergence of New Bitcoin Millionaires, BTC Capturing 3% of Gold Market
27.4.2020
The global economy has been feeling the hardships from the mandated lockdowns various nation states have implemented during the last month and a half. Oil prices have dropped below zero for the first time in history, and economic powerhouses like the U.S. are starting to show cracks in the system....
No Visits, No Parole: Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19
27.4.2020
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is in his seventh year behind bars. His mom Lyn continues to campaign for his release, despite rough odds and no visitation rights during coronavirus
Crucial Moment for BTC, Bull Run Prediction, Halving Frenzy: Hodler’s Digest, Apr. 20–26
26.4.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin faces a key weekly close, Bloomberg releases exceedingly flattering report about BTC, and hodling activity goes through the roof
Storj Launches Free Storage Program for Coronavirus Research
26.4.2020
Storj’s COVID-19 Storage Program will provide organization researching coronavirus with free distributed storage
$2K per Month for Every American: Andrew Yang Begs Congress to Pass Basic Income
26.4.2020
While most of the U.S. remains on lockdown, a few states across the nation are starting to open up businesses and lift restrictions. Meanwhile, politicians on the left have been trying to push a universal basic income (UBI) package through Congress, in order to give Americans in need a monthly...
Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
26.4.2020
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed