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Argentina crypto trading crackdown gains momentum to protect local fiat

Crypto trading crackdown

In a bid to protect the local fiat currency crypto trading crackdown in Argentina appears to be gaining momentum. As per the announcement by the country’s Financial Unit (FIU), the government is tightening its control on crypto trading activities within its borders. This is a decision which appears to have been triggered by the runaway […]

Brave browser rolls out a competitor to Zoom

Brave browser rolls out a competitor to Zoom

The privacy-centric and crypto-friendly Brave browser has announced the testing version of the platform Brave Together. This video calling service is set to rival Zoom but with better security features. What was once considered as an activity generally reserved for special occasions or to connect with family and friends abroad has now, all of a […]

Sberbank launches 5000 blockchain-powered touchless ATMs in Russia

Sberbank launches blockchain powered touchless ATMs in Russia

State-owned Russian bank Sberbank spearheads the adoption of touchless ATMs in the country, leveraging blockchain technology for better security and efficiency, and helping the region curtail the deadly coronavirus spread. The coronavirus pandemic has paved the long-pending way to a touchless future. From touchless travel, touchless payments to touchless toilets, and now touchless ATMs, the […]

Healthcare startup Solve.Care launches blockchain remote medicine platform

Healthcare startup Solve Care launches blockchain remote medicine platform

Crypto healthcare startup Solve.Care has announced a blockchain remote medicine solution. In a world ravaged by the Coronavirus, remote operations are taking prominence over manual ones. Remote medicine is gaining momentum in COVID-19 times and Solve.Care is hitting the right notes in this regard. https://t.co/nYZJ9pMNHi has just announced the launch of Global Telehealth Exchange (GTHE), […]

UAE steps up fight against COVID-19 with blockchain

Blockchain robotics and D printing to protect UAE from COVID

UAE is stepping its efforts in its fierce and prolonged battle against COVID-19 by leveraging technologies like blockchain, robotics, and 3D printing with the help of a UAE-based tech startup in5. While some countries are easing the COVID-19 imposed lockdown restrictions, UAE is still unable to flatten the curve. As of yesterday, the region reported […]

COVID-19 or not, it’s permanent work from home for Coinbase staff

COVID or not it s permanent work from home for Coinbase employees

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced a permanent work from home for his 1000 plus employees and enforced a remote-first policy. It implies that up to 60 percent of staff will now be entitled to choose remote working over on-site, during, and post COVID-19 outbreak. For most businesses across the globe, tech companies, in particular, things […]

Jack Ma of Alibaba quits Softbank

Jack Ma quits Softbank

Jack Ma of Alibaba quits Softbank moments after the banks Vision Fund announced a loss of $18 billion . The Alibaba fonder will officially step down as the banks board member on June 25. However, the stepdown is not directly linked to the loss. Ma is not the first board member to quit the banks’ […]

Japanese publisher plans blockchain e-books distribution with about $2.8 million

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Notably, the sales digital products are surging because of the coronavirus-led national lockdown in almost every country. As bookstores and schools in Japan continue to observe the lockdown order, Media Do Holdings is planning to enable blockchain e-books distribution. $2.8 million for blockchain e-books distribution According to a report, the Japanese company specializes in the […]

VeChain I-Dante collaboration unveils COVID-19 healthcare data management platform

VeChain I Dante collaboration unveils COVID healthcare data management platform

VeChain I-Dante partnership has launched a COVID-19 data management platform to cater to the healthcare realm’s pandemic-related needs. The platform aims to streamline the worldwide data management requirements fuelled by increasing research on the Coronavirus. #VeChain & I-Dante have co-developed a #blockchain-enabled medical data management platform to be used in hospitals in Cyprus. This paves […]

Bitcoin demand booms as global trade war looms against China

Bitcoin demand boost

Bitcoin demand is set to be ignited as leaders from across the globe gang against China. Led by the U.S., global leaders are not happy with the way Beijing responded and handled the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Although there has been some tension between Beijing and Washington, the situation is set to escalate. The current situation […]

COVID-19 defense: Judges refuses to release alleged crypto scammer

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A COVID-19 defense application filed on behalf of John Caruso, an alleged operator of a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has been turned down by judges for the second time. The requests sought for his release from jail, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Crypto Ponzi scheme operator requests for release Judge John Tuchi had recently […]

Crypto jacking syndicate linked to North Korea leader Kim Jong-un

crypto jacking syndicate

A crypto jacking syndicate that is fast spreading across the globe has been linked to Kim Jong-un, the North Korea leader. The well-organized scamming network targets not only Bitcoin but other crypto assets as well. The Korean leader is using a group known as Lazarus that employs phishing tactics to steal crypto. In a move […]

Global blockchain market to surpass $39 billion by 2025, report

Global blockchain market to surpass billion by report

According to the latest report released by ReportLinker the global blockchain market is set to grow from a humble $3 billion this year to a whopping $39.7 billion in the next five years, demonstrating a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 67.3 percent. If there is one technology that made the most headlines in recent […]

Now is a good time to be a crypto lawyer, renowned trial attorney

Now is a good time to be a crypto lawyer renowned trial attorney

According to notable crypto lawyer Brian Klein, the pandemic is a great time to become a lawyer as it is necessarily causing business models to disrupt and companies to mull over new strategies and legal disputes. For outsiders like us, it may seem like the pandemic is the worst time to be a crypto lawyer, […]

The Great Frost of 2020 will shrink UK economy by 14%, warns Bank of England

The Great Frost of will shrink UK economy by warns Bank of England

The Bank of England is ringing alarm bells that severe uncertain times await the United Kingdom economy as a result of COVID-19. The British economy will experience an economic crash of biblical proportions in the coming months. The dire economic situation will be worst than the Great Frost of 1709 and will mark the worst […]

Next BTC bull run to hit $10.5k after $9k plunge

Next BTC bull run

Analysts have predicted that the next BTC bull run will push the crypto to hit $10.5k. This is as BTC in recent times has been showing a glimpse of an imminent bull run as it climbed back to $9k before falling again. However, the most recent $9k bull run the crypto experienced will be remembered […]

COVID-19 stimulus checks spent on Bitcoin net 35%

COVID stimulus checks

When the United States government issued COVID-19 stimulus checks mid last month, many people expressed their intentions to lash out on guns, tigers, and Bitcoin. Those who purchased Bitcoin using their coronavirus stimulus effect, are already reaping the benefits as we head towards the block rewards halving. According to data shared by Coinbase CEO Brian […]

Paxful launches Bitcoin fundraising campaign to help Africa amidst Coronavirus pandemic

Paxful launches Bitcoin fundraising campaign to help Africa amidst Coronavirus pandemic

Peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin trading platform Paxful, has launched a Bitcoin fundraising campaign in Africa. Paxful announced the expansion of its #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable campaign initiative in Africa with the launch of the “Africa Fund” on May 4, 2020.  The fund will utilize Bitcoin donations to purchase the necessary resources and equipment for combating the ongoing pandemic. […]

Microsoft Bitcoin mining is a satanic plot, says Oscar-Winning Russian director

Microsoft Bitcoin mining is a satanic plot says Oscar Winning Russian director

Microsoft Bitcoin mining system is once again making the headlines, albeit this time for a different reason. Nikita Mikhalkov, an Academy award-winning movie director from Russia, has claimed that the latest Microsoft Bitcoin mining system is a satanic plot to enslave the human population through biometric data. In his bizarre conspiracy theory, the Russian director […]

Crypto impersonators hit the Japan 2020 Olympic Games

Crypto impersonators

Crypto impersonators are getting smarter and exploring all avenues to make an extra buck. Scammers are taking advantage of the postponed Japan Olympic Games by soliciting donations. To make their schemes appear real, they are impersonating the Olympic Games Committee team. Emails purporting to originate from Japan are asking victims to send crypto donations to […]

Coronavirus inspires small Italy town to create own currency

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Owing to the drastic economic effect of coronavirus in Italy and also a way to survive these hard times, a small Italy town, Castellino del Biferno, with 550 residents, began minting their local currency. The currency dubbed “Ducati” was developed primarily to support the economy of the small Italy town now that COVID-19 pandemic ravages. […]

Digital wallet adoption boosted by COVID-19, former Trump advisor

digital wallet adoption

Digital wallet adoption is set to explode thanks to the lessons learned from the current COVID-19 scourge. According to Gary Cohn, a former Trump advisor; the pandemic is set to speed virtual currency usage.  However, he cautions that this will take some time but adds that crypto adorers are turning to adopters Formerly the U.S. […]

BTC price testing previous market structure, break up likely soon

BTC Price

BTC Price has been comparatively quiet lately as a result of the heat of everything that’s been going on in the world and global markets. Even while the halving closes rapidly, the leading cryptocurrency has been maintaining slowly and gently in a slight upward trend throughout April. Yet, somehow, with several significant steps, it could […]

U.S. Lawmakers again push for blockchain in COVID-19 relief

U S Lawmakers again push for blockchain in COVID relief

The calls to use blockchain in COVID-19 relief package passed by the Congress are rising again. Now, 11 Congressmen have appealed to the U.S. Treasury Department to employ innovative technologies, including blockchain, to disburse funds under the newly launched COVID-19 stimulus package. Earlier too, lawmakers talked about how blockchain can help streamline monetary transactions and […]

ECB explores Digital Euro as COVID-19 crisis continues

ECB explores Digital Euro as COVID crisis continues

The European Central Bank (ECB) is exploring options to develop its payments infrastructure and is studying solutions both with blockchain and without. The main cause of this exploration has been the COVID-19 outbreak, which has caused the ECB to worry about its stimulus cash. The ECB is looking for a solution that can ensure that […]

Hacking activity against WHO increases during COVID-19 pandemic

Hacking activity against WHO increases during COVID pandemic

The World Health Organization has reported an increase in hacking activity targeting the upper echelons of the organization.  The increase in hacking activity comes at a time when the organization is at its busiest stage responding to the ongoing pandemic. Hacking activity against WHO According to the non-governmental organization SITE Intelligence group, anonymous activists had […]

Free Storj Coronavirus storage space to aid COVID-19 research

Free Storj Coronavirus storage space to aid COVID research

The newly announced free Storj Coronavirus storage space aims to help in the fight against COVID-19. Storj, a decentralized storage platform, has opened its doors to researchers working on virus research. We understand that COVID-19 has disrupted many lives. We want to help out by offering 1TB of free @Tardigrade_io cloud storage per month for […]

Bizarre 5G Coronavirus conspiracy spread by crypto-loving U.K. pastor

Bizarre G Coronavirus conspiracy spread by crypto loving U K pastor

As the 5G Coronavirus conspiracy spread like wildfire, the burning cell towers in the United Kingdom garnered worldwide attention. When the whole world was struggling with COVID-19 pandemic, the U.K. reported strange incidents of people burning 5G towers. Reportedly, people believed that 5G towers were spreading the Coronavirus and hence took to burning them down. […]

Is Bitcoin halving and COVID-19 aid behind BTC price surge?

bitcoin halving

The ongoing hype behind the upcoming Bitcoin halving and COVID-19 aid approval appears to have a positive impact on BTC price surge. The market-leading coin has been experiencing a free fall before stabilizing at $6,000. Bitcoin has however passed the 7,000 marks to change hands at $7,581 at press time. This upswing appears to have […]

Bitcoin trade volume blooms as price makes recovery after COVID-19 crash

Bitcoin trade volume blooms as price makes recovery after COVID crash

Bitcoin trade volume is seeing new heights in numerous countries as BTC price recovers to pre COVID-19 crash levels. As Bitcoin halving nears, speculation and enthusiasts have been getting more and more interested in the asset. Bitcoin ended the week by closing near 7,700 dollars showing a nearly full recovery from its COVID-19 crash. Furthermore, the […]

America sees more unemployment as economic crisis worsens

America sees more unemployment as economic crisis worsens

As the US economic crisis worsens, the number of unemployed people will only increase with the passage of time. This has become evident via statistics that show that another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment in the past week. Workers in the US are filing jobless claims at a historical rate as statistics revealed that […]

Deploying blockchain technology for a safer post-pandemic world

Deploying blockchain technology for a safer world post pandemic

Netherlands-based blockchain ticketing platform GUTS is effectively using the blockchain technology to device a digitized access system that mitigates the risks arising from easing of lockdown restrictions. A world post-quarantine seemed like a far-fetched idea a few weeks back as the coronavirus pandemic continued to penetrate deep into every corner around the globe and wreak […]

BitMEX donates $2.5M to help against COVID-19 pandemic

BitMEX donates M to help against COVID pandemic

HDR Global Trading Limited, the parent company of BitMEX, has announced that it is going to support in the fight against the COVID-19  pandemic with a response fund worth millions of dollars. At present, there have been over 2.4 million confirmed cases of coronavirus pandemic, while the total number of deaths due to the virus […]

Will the Bitcoin stock-to-flow model stand its first test?

stock to flow model

Bitcoin priced in Gold (BTCXAU) is currently at its lowest point in four years according to Plan B’s stock-to-flow model creator. This is not entirely good news for Gold if BTC doesn’t see a post-halving price rally. The statement reads: bitcoin priced in gold (BTCXAU) …at its lowest level in 4 years. Stock-to-flow suggests BTC […]

Can Bitcoin survive COVID-19 economic fallout

Can Bitcoin survive COVID economic fallout

After living through the frothy 2017 crypto apocalypse, can Bitcoin survive COVID-19 economic fallout? Bitcoin has fallen more than 65 percent from its all-time high of $20,000. The last year has been quite brutal in terms of loss in value, and the crypto industry is going through rough times. So, why is it that Bitcoin […]

How quarantine entertainment for crypto community is redefining engagement

How quarantine entertainment for crypto community is redefining engagement

The emerging trend in quarantine entertainment for crypto community is something to watch out for. Lockdowns and quarantine are an unfortunate consequence of the pandemic that is ravaging through the world right now. Resilient spirits are charging their way through this uncomfortable situation by devising new ways to keep their morals high. Social distancing has […]

Blockchain coronavirus tracker app to decongest hospitals

coronavirus tracker App

A new blockchain coronavirus tracker App has been unveiled. The application detects symptoms and stores the data for purposes of education and preparing victims for treatment. This is an open-source application that is web-based. Named CoronaTraker, it comes at a time when governments are fighting the pandemic. This makes it easy for victims to learn […]

Baseline COVID-19 app to decentralize contact tracing

Baseline COVID app to decentralize contact tracing

Baseline COVID-19 app is set to change the way infected persons are traced. Developers at Baseline, a platform for tokenization and smart contracts, have proposed sweeping changes in the upcoming Coronavirus contact tracing apps built by Google and Apple. Baseline blockchain COVID-19 tracing app aims to resolve the flaws in the apps developed by the […]

Blockchain COVID-19 contact tracing app to help governments enforce lockdowns

Blockchain COVID contact tracing app to help governments enforce lockdowns

As coronavirus ravages the world, it was time for a blockchain COVID-19 contract tracing app. Spanish researchers are working on a blockchain-powered COVID-19 contact tracing application that will collect health data and help authorities enforce stricter lockdowns to prevent disease spread. Blockchain technology is renowned for its high privacy and security credentials. As governments tackle […]

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