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Bitcoin, Uncertainty and the Ultimate Narrative
Noelle Acheson looks at how the market turmoil could spill over into politics and what that could mean for bitcoin.
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2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository by Johns Hopkins CSSE
Coronavirus Impacts on Bitcoin (And the IRS's Dumb Singularity)
Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine discuss coronavirus and its potential impacts or disruptions to the decentralized world of bitcoin. Plus a humorou...
2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository by Johns Hopkins CSSE

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Crypto Firms Tout Dispersed Workforce as Coronavirus Contingency Plan
They don’t need to shut their headquarters; they don’t have headquarters.
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The outbreak “has caused psychological stress on people,” says a crypto exchange executive. “While many cities are not technically in a lockdown, it is definitely not encouraged to come out for our own health.” (Image: Shutterstock)
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.
The outbreak “has caused psychological stress on people,” says a crypto exchange executive. “While many cities are not technically in a lockdown, it is definitely not encouraged to come out for our own health.” (Image: Shutterstock)

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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.
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Understanding This Week's Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker
What one of the worst weeks in recent history can teach us about market fundamentals, featuring prominent crypto trader Scott Melker.
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Cryptocurrency exchange flows and bitcoin 30-day volatility from Dec 2019 to present. Data provided by CoinMetrics Pro.
Coronavirus Is Changing How Crypto Markets Are Trading
Cryptocurrency traders are contending with volatile markets due to the coronavirus).
Cryptocurrency exchange flows and bitcoin 30-day volatility from Dec 2019 to present. Data provided by CoinMetrics Pro.

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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.
Coronavirus have a "crown-like" structure, image via the Ecohealth Alliance

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6 Explanations for Crypto's Fascination With Coronavirus
Is it about self-sovereignty? About BTC as a reserve asset? Or are we just Chicken Little prophets of doom?
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Already this year, bitcoin has suffered seven price declines of 3 percent or greater. Source: TradingView
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...
Already this year, bitcoin has suffered seven price declines of 3 percent or greater. Source: TradingView