Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Is a Catalyst for Work-From-Home Tech

Coronavirus could coerce us into a new era of productivity, where we finally leverage digital collaboration tools to their full potential.

Tech  ·  12 March 2020
Coronavirus

Bitcoiners Are Biohacking a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine

Anonymous bitcoiners are taking the search for a coronavirus vaccine into their own hands, bypassing academia, pharmaceutical firms and U.S. regulators.

People  ·  12 March 2020
Bitcoin

As NY Fed Promises More Cash, What Will Christine Lagarde Do?

Bitcoin prices slid for a fifth straight day, but the bigger news is what the N.Y. Fed and Christine Lagarde's ECB do next.

Markets  ·  11 March 2020
Bitcoin

Why Energy Experts Are Watching Crypto as Oil Wars Emerge

Energy experts say incumbents are complacent about the dominance of the U.S. dollar in oil markets while China and Russia may try to force change.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 March 2020
SEC

New York Crypto Companies Move to ‘Work From Home’ in Face of Rising COVID-19 Threat

The New York metropolitan area’s surging coronavirus count is forcing more of the region’s cryptocurrency and blockchain companies to act decisively.

News  ·  11 March 2020
Coronavirus

How to Survive the Coronavirus and Keep Your Startup Alive

From protecting your staff to planning a succession, here's a six-point plan to staying out of legal trouble during the pandemic.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoiners in Europe Reflect on Economic Shocks as Coronavirus Spreads

From meetup organizers in Milan to cypherpunks in Spain, coronavirus is forcing bitcoiners to reconsider their plans.

News  ·  10 March 2020
Bitcoin

You Call That Volatility? Bitcoin Traders Scoff at Wall Street’s Gyrations

As traditional markets undergo a level of anxiety not seen since the 2008 recession, the cryptocurrency industry showed few existential signs of distress.

Markets  ·  9 March 2020
Coronavirus

I Attended a Bitcoin Conference in VR and Still Got Sick

Motion sickness, but still.

Tech  ·  9 March 2020
Bitcoin

Coronavirus Rate Cuts: Australia’s Central Bank Did It First

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.

Markets  ·  4 March 2020
Coronavirus

CoinDesk’s Statement on Coronavirus and Blockchain Week NYC

CoinDesk has an important update about plans for the Consensus event in the wake of the coronavirus.

News  ·  4 March 2020
Markets

The Markets Were Already Vulnerable, Then Came Coronavirus

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.

Markets  ·  4 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Drops 2% Following Fed’s First Emergency Rate Cut Since 2008

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.

Markets  ·  3 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ

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.

Markets  ·  2 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin, Uncertainty and the Ultimate Narrative

Noelle Acheson looks at how the market turmoil could spill over into politics and what that could mean for bitcoin.

Markets  ·  2 March 2020