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Chinese Insurers Tap Blockchain to Speed Coronavirus Payouts
Blockchain tech is reported to be speeding insurance claims processing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus Checks China's Blockchain Ambitions
As long as the Coronavirus keeps everyone indoors, China's big, bold blockchain ambitions are on hold.
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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 7, 2020
With bitcoin meeting new resistance at $9850, Markets Daily is back with our daily news roundup
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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.
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China’s Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum
Someone has just created a smart contract on the ethereum blockchain with source codes in the shape of a monument in memorial of Dr. Li Wenliang, the whistleblower of China's...
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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 6, 2020
With bitcoin headed back up towards $10,000, Markets Daily is back with a quick, time saving bitcoin-focused news roundup.
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The coronavirus outbreak could arrest the growth of bitcoin's hash power, as quarantine controls are forcing miner assembly lines to shut down and mining farms to run with skeleton crews. (Image via Robert Wei / Shutterstock)
How the Long Tail of the Coronavirus Might Slow Bitcoin's Hash Power Growth
The shortage of new mining machines caused by the coronavirus outbreak could curb computing power growth from Chinese miners who contribute over 65% of Bitcoin’s hash power.
The coronavirus outbreak could arrest the growth of bitcoin's hash power, as quarantine controls are forcing miner assembly lines to shut down and mining farms to run with skeleton crews. (Image via Robert Wei / Shutterstock)

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Listen to Elon Musk's Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup
We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000.
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Coronavirus Controls in China Are Delaying Crypto Miner Deliveries, Firms Say
MicroBT and Canaan have notified customers they would be delaying ASIC deliveries due to the Chinese government's quarantine of Wuhan following the coronavirus outbreak.
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