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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 7, 2020

With bitcoin meeting new resistance at $9850, Markets Daily is back with our daily news roundup

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Markets

Coronavirus Concerns Cause Another Crypto Event to Be Postponed

A crypto conference planned for Hong Kong in March is one of several postponed over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

People in Hong Kong wear masks to protect against the coronavirus outbreak (Jan. 28, 2020). Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

China’s Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum

Someone has just created a smart contract on the ethereum blockchain with source codes in the shape of a monument in memorial of Dr. Li Wenliang, the whistleblower of China's coronavirus outbreak who died of the disease.

Screenshot of the smart contract monument created in memorial of Dr. Li Wenliang

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 6, 2020

With bitcoin headed back up towards $10,000, Markets Daily is back with a quick, time saving bitcoin-focused news roundup.

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Markets

How the Long Tail of the Coronavirus Might Slow Bitcoin's Hash Power Growth

The shortage of new mining machines caused by the coronavirus outbreak could curb computing power growth from Chinese miners who contribute over 65% of Bitcoin’s hash power.

The coronavirus outbreak could arrest the growth of bitcoin's hash power, as quarantine controls are forcing miner assembly lines to shut down and mining farms to run with skeleton crews. (Image via Robert Wei / Shutterstock)

Markets

Listen to Elon Musk's Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup

We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000.

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Markets

Coronavirus Controls in China Are Delaying Crypto Miner Deliveries, Firms Say

MicroBT and Canaan have notified customers they would be delaying ASIC deliveries due to the Chinese government's quarantine of Wuhan following the coronavirus outbreak.

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How Coronavirus Outbreak in China Could Weigh on Crypto Prices

The coronavirus outbreak in China could curb flows into crypto assets from investors and dampen the recent rally in the global market, industry pros say.

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