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The number of coronavirus cases has reached a new sad record of 200,000. The markets react negatively. Dow Jones is falling.COVID-19 cases surpassed 200,000 worldwide on Wednesday as the coronavirus continues to spread outside of China where the original thing started. Dow Jones continues to lose its points.At the time of writing, Dow is 1,764 points down.The total number of cases now stands at 206,664 as of 3:35 pm CET on Wednesday, according to data compiled by John Hopkins University. The...

Uber stock is falling after the firm confirmed that it was suspending carpool services as a result of COVID-19 despite a rally in the tech stocks.On March 17, the shares of Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) closed lower 6.8% to $18.91 per share. But, as the coronavirus hit the global markets, other tech stocks rebounded. In the case of Uber, the shares dropped after the firm confirmed that it was suspending carpool services as a result of COVID-19. Today the fall continues and Uber stock is...

The value of checks that the U.S. government is sending to help people amid the coronavirus outbreak may reach $1,000 or even more.The U.S. Government is sending checks to households. This is reportedly to combat the effects of the economic malaise in the economy due to COVID-19. Sources say that the Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin indicated this yesterday at a white house conference.He reportedly said that the funds would reach households across America immediately.The amount that...

Winklevoss twins, founders of the Gemini exchange, have launched a marketplace for blockchain digital art Nifty Gateway Marketplace. The twins are known to be among the earliest investors in Bitcoin.After making millions through early investment in Bitcoin, the Winklevoss twins, Tyler and Cameron, have now gone a mile further by launching a marketplace for blockchain digital art the Nifty Gateway Marketplace. The platform allows users to buy, sell and also store their digital art collections...

Bitcoin price recovery from last week’s catastrophic drop to $3,700 is still on as it tops $5,500 before pulling back below $5,200 partially driven by a boost from the reports that Trump Administration would support a $1 trillion coronavirus package.Nowadays we can read all about Bitcoin being “safe haven” in cases of emergencies, wars, unstable currencies, etc.However, nobody thought that an epidemic can become a “black swan” in such short notice. We had a big financial crisis back in 2008...

Yesterday, Amazon (AMZN) stock rose, rebounding 7.03% and closing at $1807.84. However, the positive movement did not last long, and in the premarket today, Amazon stock was down again. It was trading at $1,725.00, $82.84 (or 4.58%) lower.While big companies are closing their offices all over the world, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is recruiting people. Notably, the hiring process has become a necessity due to coronavirus. As people are now afraid of going outside, the number of orders for...

IOV Labs announced the successful launch of a blockchain network focused on Argentina’s natural gas distribution ecosystem. Dubbed Gasnet, the system is powered by RSK smart contracts. It aims to connect local natural gas distributors, their service providers, and Argentina’s natural gas regulator – Enargas.Blockchain Platform Gasnet To Operate Natural Gas DistributionIn a press release shared with CryptoPotato, IOV Labs announced its newest blockchain-based project. Gasnet will use the...

Peter Brandt, Bitcoin Halving and Coronavirus: is a famous trader and Bitcoin bear right about price fall? No matter what, he wants to convince you that Bitcoin is set to collapse. Recently, he said that Bitcoin can dive under $1,000, and here are some of his new thoughts.Peter Brandt broke forth into a series of hot Twitter posts, claiming that the Bitcoin halving, coming in 55 days, is irrelevant. He claims that the real Bitcoin‘s supply is its daily trading volume. So, the reduction of the...

DAWN is the new Wall Street’s stock acronym that stands for Domino’s Pizza, Activision, Walmart, and Netflix. These stocks, as well as tech shares, are now worth investing in.Now the market is surrounded by coronavirus concerns. These fears are in the first place reflected in stocks that continue sliding. As a result of the downward movement, investors wonder which shares to buy to stay in the black and boost their fortune under the conditions given. And the answer is simple: DAWN.Obviously,...

TRON’s Justin Sun may soon regret his move to acquire Steemit as members of its community are currently planning a hard fork to create a new blockchain that is outside the control of Justin. Launching Hive BlockchainThe soon-to-be-launched blockchain dubbed HIVE will be created through the implementation of a hard fork of the existing Steem code. The upgrade will take place on Friday, March 20, at 10 am EST, according to an announcement on Steem’s frontend application platform, Steempeak.The...