Coronavirus

Coinbase

Crypto Firms Tout Dispersed Workforce as Coronavirus Contingency Plan

They don’t need to shut their headquarters; they don’t have headquarters.

Business  ·  28 February 2020
Cryptocurrency

Chinese Crypto and Blockchain Firms Grapple With Coronavirus Outbreak

The outbreak has complicated tech upgrades, product development, logistics and business travel at crypto exchanges and other blockchain firms in China.

Business  ·  28 February 2020
Bitcoin

As Fed Contemplates Coronavirus-Prompted Easing, Bitcoin Traders Bet on Halving

Investors are betting the Fed will quickly slash rates amid coronavirus jitters. Whether they turn to bitcoin as a crisis hedge remains to be seen.

Markets  ·  28 February 2020
Paxos

Coronavirus Is Changing How Crypto Markets Are Trading

Cryptocurrency traders are contending with volatile markets due to the coronavirus).

Markets  ·  28 February 2020
Bitcoin

Coronavirus Hits US Stocks, Bitcoin Climbs, Haven Status Unclear

The spreading coronavirus sowed a new bout of fear among investors, triggering a stock market sell-off and flight to safe-haven assets like gold and U.S. Treasury bonds.

Markets  ·  27 February 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Coronavirus Sell-off Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument

As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history.

Markets  ·  24 February 2020
Insurance

Chinese Insurers Tap Blockchain to Speed Coronavirus Payouts

Blockchain tech is reported to be speeding insurance claims processing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Business  ·  11 February 2020
China

Coronavirus Checks China’s Blockchain Ambitions

As long as the Coronavirus keeps everyone indoors, China's big, bold blockchain ambitions are on hold.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2020
Hong Kong

Coronavirus Concerns Cause Another Crypto Event to Be Postponed

A crypto conference planned for Hong Kong in March is one of several postponed over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

News  ·  7 February 2020
Coronavirus

China’s Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum

Someone has just created a smart contract on the ethereum blockchain with source codes in the shape of a monument in memorial of Dr. Li Wenliang, the whistleblower of China's coronavirus outbreak who died of the disease.

News  ·  7 February 2020
Mining

How the Long Tail of the Coronavirus Might Slow Bitcoin’s Hash Power Growth

The shortage of new mining machines caused by the coronavirus outbreak could curb computing power growth from Chinese miners who contribute over 65% of Bitcoin’s hash power.

Markets  ·  5 February 2020
Bitmain

Coronavirus Controls in China Are Delaying Crypto Miner Deliveries, Firms Say

MicroBT and Canaan have notified customers they would be delaying ASIC deliveries due to the Chinese government's quarantine of Wuhan following the coronavirus outbreak.

News  ·  30 January 2020
Markets

How Coronavirus Outbreak in China Could Weigh on Crypto Prices

The coronavirus outbreak in China could curb flows into crypto assets from investors and dampen the recent rally in the global market, industry pros say.

Business  ·  27 January 2020