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US Healthcare Provider Gets Bitcoin Donations Totaling $800K From Single Benefactor
The anonymous individual had asked in January if Cape Cod Healthcare could accept bitcoin donations.
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American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund
The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund.
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UK's NHS Taps Blockchain Tech to Monitor Coronavirus Vaccine Cold Chain
Hedera Hashgraph's blockchain platform will provide the health service with a tamperproof record of vaccine temperatures, the firm said.
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Staff at the U.K.-based charity, the Children’s Heart Unit Fund. (CHUF)
Children's Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations
The Children’s Heart Unit Fund, which supports children with cardiac ailments, received the crypto donations using The Giving Block platform.
Staff at the U.K.-based charity, the Children’s Heart Unit Fund. (CHUF)

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Spanish Researchers Working to Curb Coronavirus Spread With Blockchain App
As well as helping predict the spread of COVID-19, the app could act as a digital version of government certificates permitting citizens to go to work or the store.
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A QR code used to raise bitcoin donations for the medical center effort. Credit: Helperbit
Bitcoin Community Funds Italian Red Cross Medical Facility to Combat Coronavirus
Bitcoin donations have funded a mobile medical center used to assess Italians potentially hit by the novel coronavirus.
A QR code used to raise bitcoin donations for the medical center effort. Credit: Helperbit

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German Startup Pitches Decentralized ID for Prescription Pickup During COVID-19
Coronavirus drove blockchain startup Spherity to develop a decentralized ID prototype for interacting with healthcare providers and pharmacies.
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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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Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product
The first application on Kadena's public blockchain is a tracking platform for CBD oil.
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This Crypto Is Worth Less Than 1 Cent. VCs Are Betting Millions on Its Future
This healthcare startup is still growing, and attracting investment, long after raising $7.2 million in a 2017 token sale.
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