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Decentralizing Big Purpose Ideas: Drug Discovery and Health
How DAOs and Blockchain Technology Can Affect Medical Treatments.
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New York's COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Are Here and They're on the Blockchain
New York’s COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Are Here and They’re on the Blockchain
New York has launched digital COVID-19 vaccine passports on the Excelsior Pass, a blockchain-based application. “The Hash” panel discusses the government’s history with data m...
New York's COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Are Here and They're on the Blockchain

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Coronavirus: IBM Launching Blockchain 'Health Pass' to Support Return to Public Spaces
IBM Watson Health says the digital pass would help individuals safely return to shared physical spaces like work, school, flights or stadiums.
A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus sample.

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Privacy Group Slams California Bill That Would Put Health Records on the Blockchain
EFF said the bill is a serious threat to citizens' privacy; the immutability of a blockchain means false diagnoses can't be erased.
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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.
People in Hong Kong wear masks to protect against the coronavirus outbreak (Jan. 28, 2020). Credit: Shutterstock

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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.
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Former Estonian Prime Minister Becomes Blockchain Startup Advisor
Former Estonian prime minister Taavi Rõivas is joining cryptocurrency startup Lympo as the chairman of its supervisory board.
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A Solution to China's Pharma Woes Might Be a Blockchain Away
Could blockchain help China avoid its next vaccine scandal – or at the very least, allow for more conversation about such issues?
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Pharma Scandal Prompts Calls to Put Vaccine Data on a Blockchain
Blockchain technology could help track vaccine data and help avoid safety scandals like the one currently causing uproar in China.
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Debbie Bucci
Why the US Department of Health Just Couldn't Ignore Blockchain
Bitcoin ransomware threats last year meant many US government agencies were wary of blockchain, but the health department took a different view.
Debbie Bucci