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Blockchain as a Tool to Combat Coronavirus
4.3.2020
Blockchain technology has a major role to play in disease prevention and outbreak response, Cointelegraph Consulting explains
Coronavirus Rate Cuts: Australia’s Central Bank Did It First
4.3.2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced it would be cutting the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.50 percent, its lowest on record according to recent figures
Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
4.3.2020
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging documents that allegedly stemmed from the mysterious bonded courier. Kleiman’s attorney has scheduled a few more depositions with people like Wright’s wife...
CoinDesk’s Policy on Coronavirus and Blockchain Week NYC
4.3.2020
CoinDesk has an important update about plans for the Consensus event in the wake of the coronavirus
Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
4.3.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed...
The Markets Were Already Vulnerable, Then Came Coronavirus
4.3.2020
If central banks flood the global economy with cheap money in response to the coronavirus outbreak, that is likely to help assets like bitcoin, says Kevin Kelly
Cointelegraph Special Report: Coronavirus and Crypto in China
4.3.2020
Cointelegraph interviews professionals working in the cryptocurrency industry in China to asses the effects of coronavirus on the local crypto economy
Bitcoin’s Computing Power Is Growing Again After Coronavirus-Related Disruption
4.3.2020
The bitcoin network’s processing power is growing again as major Chinese miner manufacturers resume shipments following coronavirus-related delays
Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics at Odds With Sub-$8K Bitcoin Price Forecasts
3.3.2020
Bitcoin’s on-chain analytics suggest that the asset’s price action is not as bearish as it seems
Bitcoin Drops 2% Following Fed’s First Emergency Rate Cut Since 2008
3.3.2020
Bitcoin prices slid Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an emergency cut in interest rates to counteract risks to the economy from the spreading coronavirus
Paris Blockchain Week Rescheduled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
3.3.2020
The French government’s prohibition on large gatherings amid the coronavirus outbreak has lead organizers of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit to reschedule
Bitcoin Holds $8.7K as Concern Mounts Over Coronavirus Stocks ‘Party’
3.3.2020
Bitcoin and traditional markets seem to trade roles as crypto stability contrasts stocks volatility
Coinbase and Messari Employees Working Remotely due to Coronavirus
3.3.2020
With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the globe, those in the cryptocurrency industry are taking action
Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ
2.3.2020
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
2.3.2020
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China
Bitcoin, Uncertainty and the Ultimate Narrative
2.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at how the market turmoil could spill over into politics and what that could mean for bitcoin
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...
Coronavirus Hits Crypto, Buffett Beef, Craig Wright a ‘Disgrace’: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 24–Mar. 1
1.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, coronavirus panic spreads to crypto, Anthony Pompliano says Warren Buffett is out of touch, and Craig Wright is branded as a “disgrace”
Market Update: Coronavirus Fears, Stock Market Crash, and Bitcoin Price Predictions
1.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since the initial price drop on February 26 that saw $25 billion shaved off the entire cryptocurrency market. At the time of publication, the cryptoconomy is hovering just above the $245 billion zone and a few coins today are making slight gains....
Coronavirus Impacts on Bitcoin (And the IRS’s Dumb Singularity)
1.3.2020
Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine discuss coronavirus and its potential impacts or disruptions to the decentralized world of bitcoin. Plus a humorous look at the IRS's challenges as it lumps together bitcoin and... Ro-Bux?