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Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang has been credited with a "Taiwan Model" that preserves privacy while promoting societal consensus. (Sean Marc Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Woman Who Conquered COVID-19
Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang sees the transparency of blockchain technology as a lynchpin of good governance.
Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang has been credited with a "Taiwan Model" that preserves privacy while promoting societal consensus. (Sean Marc Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Vitalik Buterin (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Buterin to Use Returned $100M From SHIB Donation for COVID Projects Worldwide
CryptoRelief, the Indian COVID-19 fund that received the original donation, is returning the sum, which Buterin will use for “higher-risk higher-reward” projects.
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Bitcoin Back on the Defensive as Moderna CEO Warns of Reduced Vaccine Efficacy, Exchange Inflows Eyed
Bitcoin slipped 2.5%, hitting lows of under $56,000, while the futures tied to the S&P 500 declined by 1.2%.
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Bitcoin's hourly chart on Nov. 29 (TradingView)
Bitcoin Tops $58K With Focus on Omicron and Fed’s Powell Speech
Bitcoin is largely being grouped with other risk assets at the moment, one observer said.
Bitcoin's hourly chart on Nov. 29 (TradingView)

OMIC's price rallies on Nov. 29 as WHO names new COVID variant as Omicron (Crypto.com)
DeFi Protocol Omicron’s Token Jumps 10-Fold After Namesake COVID Variant Emerges
OMIC’s surge is perhaps an evidence of peak irrationality.
OMIC's price rallies on Nov. 29 as WHO names new COVID variant as Omicron (Crypto.com)

Bitcoin drops below $58,000 on Nov. 26 amid growing covid fears (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)
Bitcoin Slips to $55K as Renewed COVID Concerns Jolt Traditional Markets
The cryptocurrency appeared set for a breakout above $60,000 after Thursday’s rise, but COVID fears played spoilsport.
Bitcoin drops below $58,000 on Nov. 26 amid growing covid fears (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)

Shenzhen, China.
Insurer Pingan Issues Digital Yuan COVID-19 Policies for Medical Staff: Report
Purchasers who pay for their coronavirus coverage with e-CNY can receive discounts.
Shenzhen, China.

Inflation has displaced the coronavirus as the most troublesome outlying risk in the minds of global fund managers, according to Bank of America.
Inflation Takes Over From COVID as Biggest Market Risk: Bank of America
Betting on a bitcoin rally remains one of the hottest trades.
Inflation has displaced the coronavirus as the most troublesome outlying risk in the minds of global fund managers, according to Bank of America.

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The Node: COVID-19 and the Need for Web 3.0
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.
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Goldman Sachs Says Client Demand for Bitcoin is 'Rising'
John Waldron, COO and president, said his bank is talking to regulators about digital currencies after recently relaunching its trading desk.
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