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Tradeshift Proposes Plan to Protect Denmark’s Supply Chains From COVID-19 Crisis

Tradeshift wants the Danish government to try out a supply-chain relief plan that involves the fintech unicorn's blockchain-based trade finance platform.

Business  ·  7 May 2020
Newsletters

Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation

Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt.

Business  ·  1 May 2020
Binance

Binance, Brock Pierce Donate $1M to Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 Fight

Brock Pierce’s nonprofit and Binance say they are buying $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico.

News  ·  30 April 2020
Europe

66% of Europeans Believe Crypto Will Still Be Around in 10 Years: Survey

A poll from bitFlyer Europe suggests confidence in crypto is growing, despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

News  ·  29 April 2020
Coronavirus

World Economic Forum Shares Roadmap for Deploying Blockchains in Real World

As COVID-19 disrupts global supply chains, the WEF has published a roadmap for businesses to deploy blockchains as a solution.

News  ·  28 April 2020
Coronavirus

US Authorities Freeze COVID-19 Website Alleged Scammer Tried to Sell for Bitcoin

The U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized coronaprevention.org after its owner allegedly tried to sell it for $500 in bitcoin.

News  ·  24 April 2020
Privacy

COVID-19 Tracing Apps Have to Go Viral to Work. That’s a Big Ask

How do you make it so people actually want to download a contact tracing app?

Policy & regulation  ·  24 April 2020
Privacy

Road to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)

Harry Halpin, a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, talks about his lockdown, and how Crypto Twitter was right, for once.

People  ·  23 April 2020
Identity Verification

Immunity Passes Explained: Should We Worry About Privacy?

Immunity passes could allow people who have had the virus to return to normal life. Here's how they work, and why we might worry.

Tech  ·  23 April 2020
Public Health

How a Crypto Guru Shaped Harvard’s Roadmap for Reopening the US Economy

Glen Weyl, an intellectual firebrand of the Ethereum community, played a key role in crafting a pandemic-fighting blueprint just published by Harvard.

People  ·  23 April 2020
Cryptocurrency

New App Lets Coronavirus-Hit Businesses Take Crypto Payments for Zoom Calls

The app is aimed at making it easier for entrepreneurs plying their trade from home to maintain their income.

News  ·  23 April 2020
Decentralized Exchanges

dYdX’s Crypto Loans Hit $1B Amid Coronavirus-Led Volatility

Volatility amid the COVID-19 pandemic has proven attractive to traders.

Markets  ·  23 April 2020
Adoption

Crypto’s Zoom Moment Is Coming

Zoom is now a household name. Can crypto be next?

News  ·  22 April 2020
Facebook

Big Tech Signs Rare Open Source Pledge to Boost Supplies During COVID-19

Major tech firms are opening their patents to allow developers to build much needed tools during the coronavirus crisis.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2020
Privacy

European Contact Tracing Consortium Faces Wave of Defections Over Centralization Concerns

Contact tracing researchers fear Europe could choose a centralized system that puts personal privacy at risk.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2020