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Finance
Decentralization
Remote Working Proves Unexpected Hero as Half of US Economy Shifts to Home Offices
To those who believe in a digital future in which decentralization makes systems more resilient, the coronavirus crisis has expedited the inevitable.
(Photo by Brad Keoun for CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounDanny Nelson
Mar 31, 2020 at 6:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2020
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Breakdown3.30
Markets
Podcasts
Bitcoin, Stablecoins, DeFi and Privacy: How COVID-19 Is Changing Key Crypto Narratives
How the once-in-a-generation COVID-19 pandemic is shifting the way with think and talk about different parts of the crypto industry - from bitcoin to DeFi to stablecoins.
Breakdown3.30
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2020
PodcastsThe BreakdownNarrative WatchCoronavirusCOVID-19
A crypto mining farm.
Finance
Mining
Riot Blockchain Says Coronavirus Outbreak Might Hurt Crypto Mining Farms
Riot Blockchain's 10-K filing captures the fear COVID-19 is sowing in American companies.
A crypto mining farm.
By Danny Nelson
Mar 30, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2020
MiningRiot BlockchainCOVID-19
TAINTED? “A single dollar bill can be home to as many as 3,000 different bacteria and has changed hands upwards of a thousand times,” claims the Colorado Bankers Association. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Finance
China
While Some Hoard Dollar Bills, Others Envision Germy Cash's Quick Demise
Is a cash-based society sustainable in a pandemic? Hoarders say yes. Health experts say maybe. Visionaries say no: It’s a moment for systemic change.
TAINTED? “A single dollar bill can be home to as many as 3,000 different bacteria and has changed hands upwards of a thousand times,” claims the Colorado Bankers Association. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Mar 28, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2020
ChinaPrivacybanksCurrencydigital currencycentral bank digital currencyCOVID-19
A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus sample.
Tech
Ibm
World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub
Big names like IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) will use blockchain technology to track data relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus sample.
By Ian Allison
Mar 27, 2020 at 8:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2020
IBMOracleCoronavirusCOVID-19World Health Organization
Sen. Sherrod Brown's office intends to pursue a digital dollar as its own Senate bill. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Policy
Digital dollar
How a Flurry of 'Digital Dollar' Proposals Made It to Congress
Law professors who've long pushed for a digital dollar worked with Congress to bring the concept to a series of coronavirus relief bills earlier this week.
Sen. Sherrod Brown's office intends to pursue a digital dollar as its own Senate bill. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Nikhilesh De
Mar 27, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2020
Digital DollarCoronavirusCOVID-19
WELCOME TO 2020: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer dons the N95 respirator prior to the arrival of international passengers at Dulles International Airport, March 13. (Credit: CBP/Wikimedia Commons)
Markets
Opinion
Don't Apply 2008 Thinking to Today's Crisis
Economists, analysts and big bank CEOs tell us there is nothing to fear because this time is different from 2008. If only it were so simple.
WELCOME TO 2020: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer dons the N95 respirator prior to the arrival of international passengers at Dulles International Airport, March 13. (Credit: CBP/Wikimedia Commons)
By Jill Carlson
Mar 27, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2020
OpinionCoronavirusCOVID-19
Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com. Image courtesy of the firm
Markets
Exchanges
Users See 'Buying Opportunity' in Coronavirus Market Downturn, Says Crypto.com
Retail interest in cryptocurrencies is growing as COVID-19 shakes markets and central banks take drastic steps to steady the global economy, the firm says.
Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com. Image courtesy of the firm
By Paddy Baker
Mar 25, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2020
ExchangesEtherMarketsCrypto.comCoronavirusCOVID-19
Justin Sun
Markets
Lawsuit
Workplace Harassment Lawsuit Against Tron Management Is Going to Arbitration
A judge granted Justin Sun’s motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and workplace harassment at the Tron Foundation.
Justin Sun
By Ada Hui
Mar 25, 2020 at 2:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2020
LawsuitBlockchainBitTorrentTron FoundationJustin SunTronarbitrationCoronavirusCOVID-19
There’s a certain pride that comes with being labeled “critical infrastructure,” said blockchain researcher Allen Gulley. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Markets
Dhs
8 US States Follow DHS in Naming 'Blockchain Managers' as Essential Employees in Coronavirus Crisis
At least eight U.S. states have directed “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture to keep working through COVID-19 shutdowns following guidance from the Department of Hom...
There’s a certain pride that comes with being labeled “critical infrastructure,” said blockchain researcher Allen Gulley. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Mar 24, 2020 at 9:47 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2020
DHSBlockchainCoronavirusCISACOVID-19