The Man Who Saw the Currency Cold War
Many of the impacts of COVID-19 are easy to grasp. Every day we see the gutting news: the rising body count, the millions of…
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Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
Epidemiologists and drugmakers are now living out that maxim as they frantically study the pathology of a virus President Trump…
66% of Europeans Believe Crypto Will Still Be Around in 10 Years: Survey
Two-thirds of Europeans surveyed think cryptocurrency is here for the long haul, according to bitcoin exchange…
World Economic Forum Shares Roadmap for Deploying Blockchains in Real World
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is pitching blockchain as the savior of failing global supply chains and says its blockchain…
Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19
The coronavirus infection spreading across the United States prison system is throwing Ross Ulbricht’s confinement into sharp…
COVID-19 Tracing Apps Have to Go Viral to Work. That’s a Big Ask
To be useful, any COVID-19 tracing app has to go viral.But with concerns about privacy running high, getting a contact tracing…
US Authorities Freeze COVID-19 Website Alleged Scammer Tried to Sell for Bitcoin
The U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) have seized coronaprevention.org, alleging its owner tried to…
Nym’s Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID
Harry Halpin is a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, our free and virtual event that starts on May 11. A philosopher of the web…
Immunity Passes Explained: Should We Worry About Privacy?
As governments look to lift restrictive measures put in place for the coronavirus, one genre of proposals is to give people who…
New App Lets Coronavirus-Hit Businesses Take Crypto Payments for Zoom Calls
As the coronavirus pandemic makes it harder for businesses to rake in an income, a new app is offering users a way to earn…
dYdX’s Crypto Loans Hit $1B as Traders Scramble to Capitalize on Coronavirus-led Volatility
Decentralized margin trading exchange dYdX has seen loan originations spike in recent months as traders borrowed digital assets…
Michael Terpin: Crypto’s Zoom Moment Is Coming
Michael Terpin is the founder and CEO of Transform Group, a diversified blockchain services group based in San Juan, Puerto…
Big Tech Signs Rare Open Source Pledge During Coronavirus
As pressure mounts to reopen closed economies, it’s becoming clear that the tools states and individuals need to manage the…
European Contact Tracing Consortium Faces Wave of Defections
European researchers are raising alarms over the direction of contact tracing in the European Union (EU), amid concerns that…
Some U.S. Citizens Look to Be Splashing Their Stimulus Cash on Cryptocurrency
Nothing screams confidence in the U.S economy more than swapping Federal Reserve-issued money for a digital hedge against the…
Russians Withdrew a Year’s Worth of Cash in a Month Over Coronavirus Fears
Russians aren't so interested in panic buying toilet paper amid the coronavirus pandemic – instead they are stocking up on…
Bitcoin ATMs Expand Despite Shelter-in-Place Rules
Tucked into corners of grocery stores, gas stations and transit hubs, crypto ATMs are part of the “critical infrastructure…
Bitcoin Mining Is ‘Essential’ Under Canada’s COVID-19 Plan
The “Great Lockdown” is redrawing the bitcoin mining landscape as the economic crisis makes smaller operations less profitable…
Spanish Researchers Working to Curb Coronavirus Spread With Blockchain App
Researchers in Spain are racing to develop a smartphone app that leverages blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to…
5 Ways Blockchain Tech Can Help Us During This Pandemic
Don and Alex Tapscott are the co-authors of Blockchain Revolution and co-founders of the Blockchain Research Institute. Alex’s…
Russians Troll Government COVID-19 App With 1-Star Ratings, Harsh Reviews
MOSCOW — Like many other states, Russia's government is looking for new electronic surveillance tools during the COVID-19…
Circle CEO Claims ‘Explosive’ Stablecoin Demand From Everyday Businesses
Four months after Circle pivoted to stablecoins, the startup’s new business model has received an unexpected boost from the…
Decentralized Protocol Removed From EU Contact Tracing Website Without Notice
The Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT) consortium, which is charged with helping develop the…
This App Tracks the Impact of Your Donation to Combat Coronavirus
Until recently, Thomas Bohner was following all the familiar coronavirus procedures: work from home, social distance, worry…
Andrew Yang Says Current Stimulus Payments to Americans Aren’t Enough
Andrew Yang isn’t satisfied with the one-time $1,200 stimulus checks going to 80 million Americans today. He wants the federal…
