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The Bitcoin Association is bringing Alex Spiers onboard as its latest head of communications.The Bitcoin Association Is Busy as of LateSpiers joins the company after serving as the editor-in-chief to the Legal 500’s GC Magazine for more than three years. In addition, he has also served as the editor-in-chief for 2on4 Sports and has worked as a business journalist in New Zealand.In a statement, Spiers expressed his joy over becoming the latest member of the Bitcoin Association:It’s certainly...

Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.The declaration frees up as much as $50 billion in financial resources to assist Americans affected by the outbreak.United States President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday because of the fast pacing spread of the coronavirus. He stated this move will make up to $50 billion available for the fight against the virus.Trump stressed today’s action also includes urging hospitals to make “emergency...

Crypto Kitties is one of the biggest applications to be built atop the Ethereum network, but its creators are now looking to say goodbye to the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market cap.Crypto Kitties Is Making a Home ElsewhereThe Ethereum blockchain has come under high scrutiny as of late. Once the most popular blockchain network for new tokens and applications, the platform has been hit hard by the amount of traffic it’s attracted since its birth in 2015. This traffic has resulted...

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce a national emergency amid growing cases of coronavirus in the country. The emergency would invoke the Stafford Act, which would allow more federal aid to states and municipalities.United States President Donald Trump is expected to announce a national emergency amid growing cases of coronavirus in the country. The president is scheduled to address the public on COVID-19 at 3 pm ET later today. Though it is uncertain. But what is more unclear...

European shares closed higher on Friday after their worst sell-off in history, as the fast spread of the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate investor sentiment.European shares closed higher on Friday, following Thursday’s slump amid coronavirus. On the data front, German Destatis reported that the inflation in Germany rose 1.7% in February, while investors kept their eye on the developments in Italy, which is the hardest-hit country in Europe with COVID-19 outbreak. The coronavirus has...

Bitcoin has crashed. There’s no pleasant way of saying it. At the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has fallen into the low $6,000 range for the first time in virtually ten months following increased fear and panic from the coronavirus.Bitcoin Is Dropping FastFollowing news that President Donald Trump has invoked further travel bans to ensure Americans are not exposed any further, global markets everywhere tanked, with the Dow Jones falling another 2,000...

Stocks surged at the open, one day after posting their worst day since the Oct. 1987 crash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1,238 points, for a gain of 5.8%. The S&P 500 rose 5.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 5.7%.The Dow Jones Industrial Average index was more than 1,200 points higher at the open on Friday amid market recovery from yesterday’s fall.The Dow Jones jumped 5.32% at the opening bell. Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) was among the best performers, adding 9.16%. The...

The bears who thought that a U.S. market crash was coming have retreated as the markets recover slightly from Thursday’s onslaught. Further interventions by both the U.S. Government and the FED are also coming through.The U.S. market crash that many bears are expecting will most likely not come through. This is because markets are recovering from this week’s massive losses. Sources say that the markets made massive recoveries after yesterday’s losses. The losses reportedly went on throughout...

Airlines are seeing a heavy reduction in the number of customers that patronize them, leading to a crash in their stocks.The coronavirus outbreak has seriously impacted a few industries, especially in the last few weeks. Of them all, airlines have probably been hit the hardest. Because of the nature of the outbreak, it’s near impossible for any of these companies to have prepared for it as much as needed. Around the world, many airlines have stocks that have plunged and are still taking a...

Inovio stock has been swung significantly in the last 24 hours after rising on news of a new grant and plunging on news of its poor Q4 report.The continuous spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 strain has directly placed a large spotlight on biotech companies and their stock. Because most of them are scrambling to find some treatment or vaccine for the virus, they have seen sharp spikes in value like never before experienced. For Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) stock, several market...