COVID-19


Finance

An Indonesian Chef and the Remittance Industry's $554B Problem

When the coronavirus forced Chef Bagus to conduct his cooking classes online, he needed a good payment system. There wasn't one, but his customers helped find a workaround.

Via Leah Callon-Butler

Policy

The Neil Ferguson Affair Shows the Limits of Science During COVID-19

The depth of the outrage reveals how scandalized the public can become when trusted institutions are shown to be less reliable than expected.

Neil Ferguson (Credit: Thomas Angus, Imperial College London)

Markets

Minnesota Official Alarms Privacy Advocates With Contact Tracing Comments

Comments from Minnesota Public Safety commissioner John Harrington comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data.

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Markets

Meet the US Senate Candidate Who's Invested in Bitcoin Since 2013

Wyoming U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Lummis says bitcoin's store-of-value appeal has never been stronger. So she continues to HODL.

Cynthia Lummis

Videos

Join CoinDesk, Ethereal Summit and Gitcoin to Fight COVID-19

Quadratic Funding is a new way to fund important causes and we’ll be running a fundraiser to help with COVID-19 relief. Join us during Blockchain Week and let your money do more.

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Finance

Telegram CEO Donates 10 BTC to Pandemic Relief Effort

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov reportedly donated about $90,000 worth of bitcoin to help alleviate the financial burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

Tech

'Decentralized ID at All Costs': Adviser Quits ID2020 Over Blockchain Fixation

ID2020 was moving too fast to adopt unproven technology, including distributed ledgers, for immunity passes, said prominent researcher Elizabeth Renieris.

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Markets

Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week

During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding.

New York-based interpretive artist Mr. Star City created an original piece of artwork at Consensus: Distributed for auction to support COVID-19 relief. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Coinstar Plans Massive Expansion of Coinme Bitcoin ATMs as Usage Spikes 40%

Coinstar, the coin counting kiosk maker hosting 3,500 Coinme bitcoin ATMs, is considering doubling that count after a surge in usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers aren't just buying toilet paper at the supermarket.

Finance

Tradeshift Proposes Plan to Protect Denmark’s Supply Chains From COVID-19 Crisis

Tradeshift wants the Danish government to try out a supply-chain relief plan that involves the fintech unicorn's blockchain-based trade finance platform.

PORT OF CALL: Tradeshift wants the Danish government to pony up funds for a supply chain relief plan. (Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash)

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