Moving Coins, Data Breaches, and Magical Authors: Bad Crypto News of the Week
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Digital Gold: Bitcoin Poised as Newest Safe Haven Asset in 2020
A new report reveals that bitcoin is quickly accelerating to become the safe-haven asset of digital currency markets. Since the advent of bitcoin, following the massive economic crumble in 2008- cryptocurrencies have offered a viable solution to many of the issues the global financial world’s fiat falls prey to. Or at least that’s what inventor … Read more
Telehealth vs Telemedicine
COVID-19 has caused non-emergency medical services to close down for several weeks – this has made people start turning to online alternatives and start to utilize virtual appointments and telehealth services. In March 2020 alone, the Cleveland Clinic logged over 18 times their normal average monthly telemedicine visits – an astounding 60,000 visits were recorded. … Read more
CryptoPersonalities NFT Sale Raises 10 Ether for COVID-19 Relief
During the COVID-19 outbreak, the cryptocurrency community has come together in many different ways to help those in need. The recent CryptoPersonalities NFT sale raised an extra 10 Ether for this cause. Aiding those in financial need is a great way to promote cryptocurrency. NFTs for COVID-19 Relief Not only does it solve someone’s problem, … Read more
Covid-19 Economy Fuels Faith in Crypto: Trust In Bitcoin Over Banks Increased 3X Since 2017
The market research organization, The Tokenist, recently published a report called “Comparing Public Bitcoin Adoption Rates in 2020 vs 2017.” The study’s findings give a comprehensive look at the cryptocurrency ecosystem between 2017 and now. The researchers’ survey shows that since the post-Covid-19 economy is setting in, trust in bitcoin has grown 29% in the … Read more
Swiss Crypto Exchange Lykke Launches Contest to Fund Tech Against COVID-19
Lykke’s new contest looks to give money to developers to pursue new tech proposals that promise to aid the economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Debate Over Digital Privacy Amid Pandemic Remains ‘Archaic,’ Says Algorand Founder
Cointelegraph interviewed Alogrand founder and Turing Award recipient Professor Silvio Micali to discuss blockchain-based solutions to contact-tracing amid the coronavirus crisis. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The COVID-19 Economy in Isolation
COVID-19 has brought health concerns to a whole new level. But the public isn’t looking at one of the most important parts of human health – mental health. During COVID-19, 2 out of every 3 Americans have felt anxious, depressed, lonely, or hopeless at least one time per week. One of the first signs of … Read more
2 Days After the Bitcoin Halving: Network ‘Remains Strong,’ Higher Fees, Bullish Sentiment
On May 11, 2020, the Bitcoin network completed it’s third block reward halving and the network seems to be chugging along just fine. However, it may take a while longer to see the halving’s effect on the mining industry and right now bitcoin transaction fees have risen exponentially. Despite the rising fees, the research firm … Read more
Buying Corporate Bonds and ETFs: US Federal Reserve Continues to Bailout ‘Too Big to Fail’
The U.S. Federal Reserve has continued its schemes of monetary easing and funding a number of private banks during the Covid-19 outbreak. On Monday evening, the Fed revealed it would be buying corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds using the entity’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF). Additionally, financial analysts from Wall Street on Parade have … Read more
