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Honor Among Thieves? Darknet Markets Refuse COVID-19 ‘Cures’
1.5.2020
Professor of Criminology Roderic Broadhurst found that some darknet market operators may have scruples after all
Bitcoin Lender Genesis Global Issues $2 Billion in Loans During Record Quarter
30.4.2020
Genesis Global Trading has reported a 100% jump in new loan originations in the first quarter. The cryptocurrency lender and trading platform added a record $2 billion in new loans in the three months leading to March 2020, up $1 billion from the previous quarter. BTC accounted for 44.8% of...
Interest in Bitcoin Spikes Worldwide During COVID-19 Crisis
30.4.2020
Bitcoin might not be the most stable asset out there, but it is more stable than some economies
Famed Economist Speaks: ‘US Coronavirus Bailout Scam,’ American Imperialism, De-Dollarization
30.4.2020
During the last few weeks, the world has been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. These days, however, many of the world’s citizens are growing more concerned over the government’s reactions than the virus itself. Moreover, with the U.S. economy feeling the hardship of over...
Block.one Invests $50,000 Into Blockchain-Based COVID-19 Testing App
30.4.2020
Block.one have invested $50,000 into Genobank’s Telos-based coronavirus and DNA testing application
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....