The issuance of Bitcoin is intact, whilst
governments are issuing money at their discretion. European central banks are
exploring digital currencies, using the same approach as with fiat currencies.
The European Commission recently proposed a...
Last May 5th,
PAX reached the milestone of 24,000 transactions in a day, exceeding USDC. The market
capitalization of stablecoins has almost doubled since the general crash on
March 12h.
The cryptocurrency ecosystem
analysis firm Coin Metrics...
The government will
know each user’s data and geographical location at all times. The application
CuidAR (Taking Care ARGENTINA) already has 1.5 million users, but the number of
expressions of rejection is growing.
Since last May...
The TCN protocol is
open source, free and does not sacrifice user data. Experts see tracking as a
critical tool in the battle against the coronavirus.
In its report for the first quarter
of 2020, the...
The main objective of the project is to collect data to help predict the evolution of the pandemic. The idea is to recognize the factors that generate a greater spread of infectious disease.
Almost 95 % of the most recent crypto
scams correspond to Ponzi schemes. Scammers send emails and threaten to spread
the virus to the family of the email recipient.
Even though scammers have used the...
Governments could boost digital money
alternatives to prevent the spread of the disease.
The current crisis that the lung disease Covid-19
generated could boost the development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
This virus has caused...
Fear of coronavirus infection through
cash can change payment behaviors. The implementation of digital payment
methods could affect the unbanked.
According to the researchers from the Bank for
International Settlements (BIS), the coronavirus could accelerate the...
The consortium recommends using cell phone data to
geolocate patients. There have been more than 10,000 deaths in the Spanish
territory due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Spanish consortium of corporate services with blockchain technology,
Alastria,...
Kraken, one of the largest crypto
exchanges in the world, will be adding 67 hires to the company despite the
health crisis.
The Covid-19 outbreak has caused more than 3.3 million
people to apply for unemployment...
