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Q1 Crypto Trade Volume Jumps 61%, Bitcoin’s Price Performance Trumps Equity and Gold Markets
9.4.2020
For well over a month now, a great number of countries have been living under lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, central banks like the Fed, Bank of England (BoE), and European Central Bank (ECB) have funneled trillions into the hands of private financial...
Blockchain to Authenticate Coronavirus-Response KN95 Face Masks From China
9.4.2020
The VeChain blockchain will be used to ensure that authentic KN95 masks are indeed produced by a verified Chinese manufacturer
Coin Center Calls on Crypto Developers to Protect Freedoms in COVID-19 Era
9.4.2020
We need tech-based responses to fight the pandemic that will protect our civil liberties and privacy, crypto advocacy organization Coin Center warns
Silk Road Vendor Seeks Release From Jail Fearing COVID-19 Outbreak
9.4.2020
A former toy merchant-turned-Silk Road vendor is seeking compassionate release from jail amid the coronavirus pandemic
Galaxy Digital Warns Losses Could Continue as Coronavirus Hits Bottom Line
9.4.2020
The crypto merchant bank just managed to keep its head above water in 2019, but says profits will likely suffer amid the effects of Covid-19
Italian Bitcoin-funded Coronavirus Medical Center Now Operational
9.4.2020
A successful bitcoin (BTC)-funded campaign to build and equip a coronavirus-fighting medical facility near Rome, run jointly by the Italian Red Cross, has wrapped up – with the center now up and running.
The campaign saw what the Italian Red Cross has called a “second-level Advanced Medical Post...
Researchers Are Tapping Blockchain Tools in Fight Against Coronavirus
9.4.2020
A variety of projects are tapping blockchain tools to securely store and carefully share personal information in the ongoing fight against COVID-19
Fear, Greed and the Evolution of Money in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic
9.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic: Will it bring a Brave New World, or will it make the world a better place?
Crypto Trading Volumes Rise in India After Banking Crisis, COVID-19 Lockdown
9.4.2020
A nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a local banking crisis and a favorable court ruling have created a trifecta for crypto trading volumes in India
COVID-19 Has Reduced the Risk of a Post-Halving Price Dump
9.4.2020
COVID-19 may have set things up for a potential bull market according to crypto experts
Texas Regulator Spots Crypto Firm at Fraudulent COVID-19 Charity Claims
8.4.2020
The Texas State Securities Board issues an emergency action against an alleged crypto mining scam making fraudulent COVID-19 charity claims
Top Cryptos Edge Up as Derivatives Data Suggests Newfound Risk Aversion Among Traders
8.4.2020
Bitcoin and ether climbed modestly late Wednesday as lighter crypto derivatives volumes signaled uncharacteristic caution among the market’s traders
Canada-Based Blockchain Company To Deploy a COVID-19 Electronic Screening
8.4.2020
A mobile app has its first deployment with blockchain-backed technology to screening COVID-19 symptoms
The Questions We’re Not Allowed to Ask, Feat. Hidden Forces’ Demetri Kofinas
8.4.2020
A candid conversation with Hidden Forces host Demetri Kofinas about Covid-19 response, media incentives, and the getting the economy back in action
How DeFi Dinner Bonds Can Help Restaurants During Crisis – DeFi Dad
8.4.2020
Travis Blane (aka DeFi Dad) explains how digital gift certificates ("Dinner Bonds") can help get money to restaurants
CoinDesk Quarterly Review, Q1 2020
8.4.2020
March 12 changed how investors look at crypto markets and assets, shook out some participants and left others unmoved. The CoinDesk Quarterly Review is a Q1 analysis of how the narrative has changed for crypto blue-chips like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which assets outperformed, and how the participants...
Coronavirus Forces Mexican Fintech Firms to Wait Longer for Licenses
8.4.2020
Almost 100 Mexican fintech companies will likely face a longer wait than expected after the nation’s top financial regulator announced a coronavirus pandemic-related slowdown in its operations.
Per media outlet El CEO, The National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) has extended certain...
Wuhan Days: What I Learned About Blockchain From Two Months Under Lockdown
8.4.2020
A DeFi professional describes life under quarantine in COVID-19's epicenter. When the next crisis comes, he says, blockchain tech will be ready to help
Here’s How the Crypto Sector Is Navigating the Pandemic’s Challenges
8.4.2020
As a digital industry, crypto is in a more fortunate position than many other sectors facing the coronavirus pandemic’s fallout. How are providers in the crypto space responding to the crisis?
OnChain Capital’s Coronavirus Relief Fund ‘Overwhelmed’ by Applicants
8.4.2020
The Runway Fund expects to make its first investments into startups impacted by COVID-19 next week