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COVID-19

PORT OF CALL: Tradeshift wants the Danish government to pony up funds for a supply chain relief plan. (Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash)
Finance
Denmark
Tradeshift Proposes Plan to Protect Denmark’s Supply Chains From COVID-19 Crisis
Tradeshift wants the Danish government to try out a supply-chain relief plan that involves the fintech unicorn's blockchain-based trade finance platform.
PORT OF CALL: Tradeshift wants the Danish government to pony up funds for a supply chain relief plan. (Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash)
By Ian Allison
May 7, 2020 at 6:51 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2020
DenmarkSupply Chainsupply chainsTradeshiftCoronavirusCOVID-19
can privacy and security startups survive the financial upheavals of COVID-19? (Credit: Startaê Team/Unsplash)
Finance
Privacy
As Pandemic Decimates Startups, Privacy Industry Holds Strong
As remote work becomes the norm, privacy-focused startups see COVID-19 as an opportunity to expand.
can privacy and security startups survive the financial upheavals of COVID-19? (Credit: Startaê Team/Unsplash)
By Benjamin Powers
May 5, 2020 at 7:12 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2020
PrivacyVenture CapitalSecuritystartupsBlockchain StartupsCOVID-19
The Bank of England (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Policy
Opinion
4 Ways COVID-19 Will Bring Banks and Regulators to Crypto
Consensus:Distributed speaker and CoinDesk columnist Ajit Tripathi argues the pandemic will normalize the use of CBDCs and cryptocurrencies.
The Bank of England (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
By Ajit Tripathi
May 5, 2020 at 2:26 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2020
OpinionCBDCsCOVID-19Consensus: Distributed
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Finance
China
Money Reimagined: COVID-19's Lessons in Innovation
Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt.
Photo by Jason Ortego on Unsplash
By Michael J. Casey
May 1, 2020 at 4:51 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2020
ChinaInnovationdigital currencyCoronavirusCOVID-19NewslettersMoney ReimaginedBiomimicry
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Markets
Brock pierce
Binance, Brock Pierce Donate $1M to Puerto Rico's COVID-19 Fight
Brock Pierce’s nonprofit and Binance say they are buying $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico.
(Credit: Florida National Guard)
By Danny Nelson
Apr 30, 2020 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2020
Brock PierceBinanceBinance Charity FoundationCoronavirusCOVID-19
Rep. Darren Soto (in foreground) (Rep. Ruben Gallego/Wikimedia Commons)
Policy
Covid-19
11 Lawmakers Urge US Treasury to Consider Blockchain for COVID-19 Relief
Rep. Darren Soto and 10 other members of Congress want the Treasury Department to consider using a blockchain platform to streamline the distribution of funds meant to stimula...
Rep. Darren Soto (in foreground) (Rep. Ruben Gallego/Wikimedia Commons)
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 28, 2020 at 10:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2020
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Breakdown4.28-4
Markets
Surveillance
COVID-19 and the Mass Surveillance Machine, Feat. Maya Zehavi
An exploration of how the COVID-19 crisis is shifting power dynamics between governments, people, and business.
Breakdown4.28-4
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Apr 28, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2020
SurveillancePodcastsThe BreakdownCOVID-19Maya Zehavi
Photo by Goh Rhy Yan on Unsplash
Markets
Lightning network
Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong?...
Photo by Goh Rhy Yan on Unsplash
By Adam B. Levine
Apr 26, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2020
Lightning NetworkPodcastsLet’s Talk Bitcoin!COVID-19John CantrellAlex Gladstein
The homepage on coronaprevention.org now displays a banner saying it was seized by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. (Credit: Coronaprevention.org)
Markets
Scams
US Authorities Freeze COVID-19 Website Alleged Scammer Tried to Sell for Bitcoin
The U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized coronaprevention.org after its owner allegedly tried to sell it for $500 in bitcoin.
The homepage on coronaprevention.org now displays a banner saying it was seized by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. (Credit: Coronaprevention.org)
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 24, 2020 at 11:19 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2020
ScamsDOJCoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus Scams
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Finance
Privacy
Public Opinion Shifts on Big Tech and Privacy During Pandemic
In good news for contact tracing, attitudes to big tech companies are softening. But the shift may not be good for "privacy tech."
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By Benjamin Powers
Apr 24, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2020
PrivacyPollsBig TechCOVID-19