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Continue Reading“Some countries just aren’t going to emerge from the coronavirus.” Peter Zeihan is one of the world’s foremost geopolitical experts. In his new book “Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power…
Continue ReadingBlockchain tech firm Bitfury has donated some of its GPU-based computing power towards coronavirus research. The Amsterdam-based firm said Tuesday it had dedicated its GPU computer nodes to the “[email protected]”…
Continue ReadingAn Indian state official recently met with the founders of the “India Crypto Bulls” initiative and discussed cryptocurrency development, investment, and innovation in India. News.Bitcoin.com talked to Kumar Gaurav, one…
Continue ReadingOnline purchases using Bitcoin (BTC), Visa, and some retail apps are down for the first quarter of 2020, spanning cryptocurrency and fiat currency transactions. With many around the world self-quarantining…
Continue ReadingBitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since the covid-19 outbreak, the Fed has unleashed a massive…
Continue ReadingAs economists scramble to assess the devastating impact of the coronavirus, they’re homing in on an unexpected hero that’s mitigating the damage in the U.S.: remote working. With offices across…
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced it had instructed financial institutions in the country to put withdrawal limits in place for cash. Regional reports disclose that Egyptian…
Continue ReadingHow the once-in-a-generation COVID-19 pandemic is shifting the way we think and talk about different parts of the crypto industry – from bitcoin (BTC) to DeFi to stablecoins. On Jan.…
Continue ReadingIn 44 days, BTC miners will face the third reward halving as the block subsidy will soon shrink from 12.5 to 6.25 coins per block. Following the market carnage in…
Continue ReadingRiot Blockchain is worried that COVID-19 may “seriously disrupt” its bitcoin mining operations. The Nasdaq-listed rig builder revealed its concerns in its annual 10-K report with the Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingPorn sites have been experiencing increased traffic as the number of people under lockdown or quarantine rises due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of these sites accept cryptocurrencies, including Pornhub.…
Continue ReadingProof-of-stake cryptocurrency platform Algorand has created a global survey intended to compile an open database on the spread, status, and symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 27, the company…
Continue ReadingA twitter post on January 29 promoted a website selling a so-called cure for coronavirus, accepting Bitcoin as payment. Scams such as this have proliferated as the global crisis escalates. …
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered on March 28 with major blockchain and tech companies to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform for sharing data concerning the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingIs a cash-based society sustainable in the age of coronavirus? Hoarders say yes, health experts say maybe and the visionaries say no: COVID-19 is the catalyst for systemic payments change.…
Continue ReadingBig names including IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) are among the collaborators on an open-data hub that will use blockchain technology to check the veracity of data…
Continue ReadingThe “digital dollar” took just eight days to get into Congress. Advocates for digitizing coronavirus relief payments began working with Congressional staffers earlier this month to outline how the Federal…
Continue ReadingJill Carlson, a CoinDesk columnist, is co-founder of the Open Money Initiative, a non-profit research organization working to guarantee the right to a free and open financial system. She is…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrencies are being used to help fight the global coronavirus pandemic. Crypto companies are doing their part to provide coronavirus aid to countries, hospitals, and people suffering from covid-19. A…
Continue ReadingHyperbitcoinization has been defined as “a state where bitcoin becomes the world’s dominant form of money.” But what actually needs to happen for bitcoin to ‘go viral’? As it turns…
Continue ReadingAmid the coronavirus pandemic, China’s central bank has reportedly completed the basic development of the nation’s central bank digital currency. The central bank is now drafting legislation for its circulation,…
Continue ReadingA court has moved two fired Tron Foundation employees’ claims of wrongful termination and workplace harassment to arbitration. On March 12, the San Francisco Superior Court upheld an arbitration agreement…
Continue ReadingThe spreading coronavirus infection is taking a toll on the global economy and traditional financial institutions are already hurting. The world’s largest banks have seen their stocks losing value over…
Continue ReadingEven as markets were shaken by the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, exchange and payment provider Crypto.com says interest in cryptocurrencies reached an all-time high. CEO and co-founder Kris…
Continue ReadingA growing chorus of U.S. states have directed “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture to keep working through their states’ respective COVID-19 shutdowns. The governors of Michigan, Massachusetts, Delaware, Ohio,…
Continue ReadingDuring the last few days, members of the U.S. Congress have been trying to pen a stimulus plan to help the American economy. Since then, a few bills have been…
Continue ReadingMentions of a “digital dollar” in a coronavirus-related relief bill before the U.S. House of Representatives have been scrubbed. The lawmakers introduced the bill last week, envisioning a digital payment…
Continue ReadingPeople around the world are becoming increasingly concerned by the rapid spread of COVID-19. This includes prisoners held in county jails. As the state of New Jersey aims to prevent…
Continue ReadingTwo alleged crypto Ponzi scheme operators have requested that a New Jersey federal court grant their release from jail over concerns that the facility will soon host a COVID-19 outbreak.…
Continue ReadingFiat currencies across the globe have experienced sharp declines in the wake of the coronavirus panic, with the Norwegian Krone falling over 30% lately last week. The Mexican peso and…
Continue ReadingProposed legislation meant to shore up the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic includes a recommendation to create a digital dollar. This virtual greenback would help individuals and families survive…
Continue ReadingIn 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses saw more regulation than any year prior. G20 finance ministers, central bank governors, and regulators cracked down hard on the bitcoin industry. However, during…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. is now facing the onslaught from the coronavirus outbreak. During the last two weeks, bureaucrats have shut down multiple industries while the Federal Reserve has injected trillions into…
Continue ReadingGovernments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and…
Continue ReadingThe International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has announced a partnership with South Korean data intelligence startup, S2W Lab, to analyze dark web activity, including cryptocurrency transactions. The startup announced the…
Continue ReadingWhile the covid-19 outbreak has caused economic calamity, cryptocurrencies have regained some of the losses that devastated digital currency markets on March 12. A recent report published by the researchers…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve is ready to flood the U.S. with coronavirus-free banknotes – but doesn’t anticipate that happening just yet, according to a spokesman for the central bank’s Philadelphia branch.…
Continue ReadingCoinbase saw record site traffic and a massive surge in 24-hour trading volume during last week’s coronavirus-driven market swings, CEO Brian Armstrong said in a statement shared with CoinDesk. The…
Continue ReadingIn 18 days, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will see its next halving as the block reward will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 coins on or around April 8, 2020.…
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