South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19
Jeju Island and blockchain company Iconloop are proceeding with a full rollout of their COVID-19 contact tracing app following successful pilots. Source
IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport
Early on in the pandemic, the heightened need for various biosurveillance measures sparked interest in the relevance of privacy-enhancing technologies such as blockchain that could protect public health data amid …
Got coronavirus stimulus? Buying Bitcoin has already offered 12% returns
Americans who received their second coronavirus stimulus checks on Dec. 29 have already gained 12% — if they invested it in Bitcoin (BTC). As the United States government rolls out …
What lies ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2021? Experts answer
It would be fair to admit that after 2020 and all it has put us through, making any predictions for the upcoming year is most likely to be a game …
Did Bitcoin prove itself to be a reliable store of value in 2020? Experts answer
Without any doubt, the year 2020 was unlike any other year in the 21st century: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global governments unstoppably printing money, “lockdowns” and “social distancing” becoming the …
Top 10 crypto and blockchain stories of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news in 2020, affecting myriad sectors — health, economics, social justice, politics and trade, as well as the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. As country after …
2020 has provided the incentive to rethink our approach to money
2020 has been a year of upheaval throughout the world. Overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the events of this year brought forth new challenges no one was prepared for, upending …
Did CBDCs affect the crypto space in 2020, and what’s next in 2021? Experts answer
It is hard to imagine that just two years ago, the general discourse around central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, was mainly focused on the potential and possibility of issuing …
The pandemic year ends with a tokenized carbon cap-and-trade solution
It has been a blazing start to a new decade, with 13% more large, uncontrolled wildfires around the world this year compared with 2019. This has spelled dire consequences for …
Coinbase seeks extended feedback deadline to FinCEN’s new crypto rules
Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, is advocating extension for the industry’s feedback deadline to newly proposed crypto rules by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement …