Coronavirus

Inflation

Inflation Takes Over From COVID as Biggest Market Risk: Bank of America

Omkar GodboleMar 16, 2021

Betting on a bitcoin rally remains one of the hottest trades.

Opinion

The Node: COVID-19 and the Need for Web 3.0

Daniel KuhnMar 11, 2021

Societal change has been both small- and large-scale, from the acceleration of e-commerce and work from home to the loss of trust in experts and institutions.

China

Insurer Pingan Issues Digital Yuan COVID-19 Policies for Medical Staff: Report

Eliza GkritsiJul 21, 2021

Purchasers who pay for their coronavirus coverage with e-CNY can receive discounts.

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Says Client Demand for Bitcoin is ‘Rising’

Sebastian SinclairMar 11, 2021

John Waldron, COO and president, said his bank is talking to regulators about digital currencies after recently relaunching its trading desk.

Coronavirus

UK’s NHS Taps Blockchain Tech to Monitor Coronavirus Vaccine Cold Chain

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 19, 2021

Hedera Hashgraph's blockchain platform will provide the health service with a tamperproof record of vaccine temperatures, the firm said.

Coronavirus

Health Care

Coronavirus Vaccinations Certified With VeChain’s Blockchain Tech in Cyprus

Tanzeel Akhtar

The medical certification app was developed by VeChain and I-Dante last May.

Year in Review 2020

Lessons in Failing to Apply Blockchain and AI to Combat COVID

Ben Goertzel

Blockchain tech is well suited to manage aspects of the fight against the coronavirus. Why hasn't it been used more?

Year in Review 2020

Why Crypto Crosses ‘The Chasm’ in a Post-Coronavirus World

Teddy Fusaro

2020 will be looked back on as the year that marks the present era from the past, says Bitwise Asset Management's CEO.

Year in Review 2020

Governments Will Start to Hodl Bitcoin in 2021

Garrick Hileman

Crypto assets not only are not going away. They will become integral to our financial and political lives, says Blockchain.com's head of research.

European Central Bank

ECB Boosts Emergency Bond-Buying Program by 37% to €1.85T Amid Pandemic Resurgence

Bradley Keoun

The ECB says the additional monetary policy actions were needed because of a resurgence in coronavirus cases.

Most Influential 2020

Balaji Srinivasan: The Man Who Called COVID

Marc Hochstein

The former Coinbase CTO sounded the alarm early about the virus. More broadly, he’s emerged as a prolific and perceptive thinker about the trust and knowledge problems crypto aims to solve.

Most Influential 2020

Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most

Anna Baydakova

The global pandemic and interwoven political and economic crises became fertile ground for Bitcoin to become a tool for human rights.