COVID-19
Sandeep Nailwal: India Crypto Covid Relief Fund 'Kind of Exploded' After Buterin's Donation
Sandeep Nailwal, a co-founder of Polygon, started a crypto relief fund for India as it battles a deadly second wave of COVID-19. The fund attracted several big names in crypto, including Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, who donated approximately $1 billion n SHIB tokens. Nailwal joins "First Mover" to discuss the success of the relief fund and whether it is shifting government opinion of crypto in India. Plus, will he be liquidating all the donated SHIB?
Ether Breaks New Records; South Korea Split on Crypto Tax
Ether is making history with new all-time highs in prices as gas fees plunge following the latest network upgrade. Analysts say the market sentiment has improved after the European Investment Bank’s bond issuance on the Ethereum and backing from various CBDC initiatives.
CoinDCX CEO: “Practically Impossible” to Ban Bitcoin In India
India is currently being hit with a deadly second wave of COVID-19, and leaders in the crypto industry have been donating crypto to help purchase food and medicine. While the Indian government has been cracking down on crypto, Neeraj Khandelwal, CEO of Mumbai-based CoinDCX, thinks it’s too late to ban bitcoin in India.
Top Crypto Leaders Donate to COVID-19 Relief Fund for India
Top Crypto Leaders Donate to COVID-19 Relief Fund for India India is currently experiencing a devastating second wave of COVID-19 worsened by a medical supply shortage.
Buterin y Srinivasan donan al Fondo de Ayuda COVID para India, "sacudida" por la segunda ola
Buterin donó más de $600,000 en Cripto mientras que Srinivasan donó $50,000 y prometió hasta $100,000 más.
New York's COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Are Here and They're on the Blockchain
New York has launched digital COVID-19 vaccine passports on the Excelsior Pass, a blockchain-based application. "The Hash" panel discusses the government's history with data management, the ethics of putting health records on the blockchain and how the COVID-19 passports fit into the larger conversation about privacy.
El pasaporte COVID-19 basado en blockchain de Nueva York ya está disponible
El pase se utilizará para confirmar el resultado negativo reciente de una prueba de PCR o de antígenos de una persona o una prueba de vacunación para ayudar a acelerar la reapertura de negocios y lugares de eventos.
El gobernador de Nueva York, Cuomo, anuncia un proyecto piloto con la aplicación COVID-19 basada en blockchain de IBM.
La aplicación de salud desarrollada con IBM se ha denominado Excelsior Pass y se probará en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Singapur utiliza blockchain para verificar los resultados de las pruebas de COVID-19
La Agencia de Tecnología Gubernamental (GovTech) y el Ministerio de Salud (MOH) de la ciudad estado han desarrollado un conjunto de estándares digitales de código abierto que se utilizan para emitir resultados de pruebas de COVID-19, conocidos como HealthCerts.
Will Government Entities Buy Into Bitcoin?
Rich Rosenblum, GSR Markets President says we may see local government entities buying into BTC in an attempt to make up for tax revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19.