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Qtum Pledges to Match All COVID-19 Vaccines Donated to Vaccine Forward

In an attempt to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the blockchain project Qtum has partnered with Vaccine Forward to raise $2 billion. The Qtum Chain Foundation also vowed to match the total number of vaccinations donated to Vaccine Forward and send them to 92 struggling countries. Qtum to Participate in COVID-19 Vaccination Process Founded in 2016, Qtum is an open, permissionless blockchain and ecosystem that focuses on building robust decentralized applications,...

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One Year Since the Corona Crash: Bitcoin is Now 15x ROI

It has been precisely a year since one of the worst trading days in the history of all financial markets. On March 12th, 2020, the day that became known as Black Thursday, every market was painted in dark red as the health and financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic became real to the entire world.While the heavily-regulated stock markets activated circuit breakers to ease the pain, no such options were available for the unregulated crypto market. As such, in a day when the S&P...

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First $1,200 US Stimulus Checks Put in Cardano Worth $45,000 Today

It’s been approximately one year since the COVID-19 threat infiltrated the Western World and caused massive disruptions. Consequently, it has been a little less than twelve months since the US government initiated considerable relief packages and sent $1,200 to every adult earning less than $75,000 per year.While highly unlikely, this particular amount could have resulted in mindboggling returns if the US citizens had decided to allocate the funds in some assets. One stands out the most as...

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UK’s National Health Service to Monitor COVID-19 Vaccines with Hedera DLT

UK’s National Health Service is planning the implementation of an Internet of Things project to build and manage COVID-19 vaccine provisions. The solution will use a pubic distributed ledger network – Hedera Hashgraph.Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccines Supplies Using DLTAccording to an official announcement, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will aim to digitally monitor its supplies of COVID-19 vaccines in the months to come. Using the public DLT network Hedera Hashgraph, a digital asset...

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Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccines Offered On The Dark Web For Up To $1,000 In Bitcoin

The topic of working COVID-19 vaccines has been widely discussed ever since the virus started spreading globally last year. Although a few have already been approved, their distribution faces difficulties and delays. This has prompted fraudsters to take advantage by promoting vaccines on the dark web and requesting up to $1,000 per dose paid via bitcoin.COVID-19 Vaccines On The Dark Web For BTCVaccines usually require years of research and testing before reaching people. However, the rapid...

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The New $900 Billion US Stimulus Package Highlights Bitcoin’s Strength (Opinion)

The US Senate has approved a new stimulus package worth nearly $900 billion, including $300 billion for small businesses and direct payments of up to $600 for American adults. With the total economic relief amount surpassing $3 trillion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the question remains if these developments are inadvertent promotion for bitcoin.A Fresh US Economic Relief Of $900BNAs the unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic infiltrated the Western World earlier this year,...

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Bitcoin Price Plunges $1500 In Hours On Global Markets Pullback

Following last evening’s run-up to around $24,300, today the markets are deep in the red. Bitcoin dipped below $22,700, charting a decrease of about 3.5% on the day, while altcoins crash even harder.This downturn coincides with a market-wide pullback in traditional finance as major European indices tumble while US index futures are also down in the pre-market hours.Bitcoin Price Loses $1,400 in Hours, Market FollowsYesterday was a good day for Bitcoin as the price for the cryptocurrency...

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Is Blockchain The Answer To COVID-19 Led Misinformation and Rumor Mongering?

In the past 10 months, COVID-19 literally brought the world to its knees. But the pandemic, as it turns out, has been less of a pandemic and more of an infodemic. The internet was teeming with a deluge of news reports, stories, blog articles, and ‘guidelines’ on ‘how to stay safe out there’.And what percentage of this content is actually worth relying upon? Which source to trust, and which one to shun? Why has this global catastrophe become a breeding ground for misinformation and rumor...

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Michael Saylor Reveals: I Decided to Buy Bitcoin After the COVID-Induced Global Crisis

Michael Saylor became one of the most popular bitcoin bulls in the past several months after the company he founded over three decades ago allocated millions of dollars in BTC. He also disclosed buying nearly 18,000 bitcoins personally. In a recent live stream with Binance’s Changpeng Zhao (CZ), he revealed why he decided to allocate such a considerable amount in the primary cryptocurrency.During the Binance-initiated live stream, Saylor said that the events that transpired in March 2020 were...

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Bithumb Temporarily Shuts Down Some Offices As Korea Faces Another Possible COVID-19 Outbreak

South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced today that it is shutting down its offline offices as Korea struggles with a renewed coronavirus outbreak.Bithumb Suspending Offline SupportSince the start of November, the country has been recording increased daily cases of COVID-19, with the number tripling in the last nine days. This has raised fears that South Korea has entered a third wave of the pandemic.As authorities are taking measures to strengthen social distancing to...

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