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Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Could Cause Potential Disruption to the Crypto Market

Since the coronavirus patient was identified on Dec. 1, 2019, in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, the virus has since claimed at least 100 lives. With at least over 4,500 cases confirmed worldwide, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen its fifth consecutive daily decline, dropping 1.6%. The S&P 500 also declined 1.6%, witnessing its … Continue reading Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Could Cause Potential Disruption to the Crypto Market

Positives Out of the Wuhan Coronavirus: Blockchain Educators in the City

For many outside of China, the city of Wuhan is now identified as being ground zero for the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, but some amazing innovation has come out of China’s seventh biggest city in recent years.  Already established as a major motor manufacturing hub, the region is also making waves in the blockchain … Continue reading Positives Out of the Wuhan Coronavirus: Blockchain Educators in the City

Legend of Wuhan Coronavirus Whistleblower Will Live Forever on Ethereum Blockchain

Li Wenliang was an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital who became something of a national hero amidst the turmoil of the Coronavirus. His legend has only been further galvanized following his recent death where he succumbed to the dreaded virus. According to the Washington Post, the Chinese doctor was silenced by police and charged with “rumor-mongering” … Continue reading Legend of Wuhan Coronavirus Whistleblower Will Live Forever on Ethereum Blockchain

What Solutions Can Blockchain Bring in Response to the Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak?

The Wuhan coronavirus death toll hit a daily high, with 565 deaths, and 3694 confirmed cases, a slightly lower number than the day earlier. 28,261 cases of infection have been reported worldwide, with most cases confirmed in Hubei province in China.  Syren Johnstone, the Executive Director of the Masters of Law (Compliance and Regulation) Program the … Continue reading What Solutions Can Blockchain Bring in Response to the Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak?

Insurance Firms in China and Hong Kong Count on Blockchain to Fast Track Coronavirus Claims Amid Outbreak

With 27 mainland Chinese cities on lockdown, insurance providers have been relying on blockchain technology to fast track claims payouts during the coronavirus outbreak,which has taken over 800 lives, surpassing the death toll of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003.   Xiang Hu Bao, an online mutual aid platform, a subsidiary of Ant Financial, is … Continue reading Insurance Firms in China and Hong Kong Count on Blockchain to Fast Track Coronavirus Claims Amid Outbreak

The Birth of the Coronavirus-Backed CoronaCoin Amid Quarantining Banknotes in China

The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 has spread to at least 25 other countries and caused 5 deaths outside of mainland China. Restrictions in Hubei, of the epicenter province of the outbreak, have been imposed further on its citizens. In Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus originated, has been banning its citizens from leaving their homes.    The World Health Organization … Continue reading The Birth of the Coronavirus-Backed CoronaCoin Amid Quarantining Banknotes in China

Blockchain and the Wheel of Fate: The Role of Blockchain Technology in Disease Surveillance and Pandemic Prevention

There is a line in Stephen King’s The Stand that goes: ‘Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. And it always, in the end, came round to the same place again.’ In The Stand, a man-made virus wipes out most of the world population within a short timespan. … Continue reading Blockchain and the Wheel of Fate: The Role of Blockchain Technology in Disease Surveillance and Pandemic Prevention

Binance Continues to Show Support for Measures Against the Coronavirus

With over a month gone since the outbreak of the now dreaded coronavirus, charity organizations, social groups have been credited with the progress being made to contain the spread of the disease. Thanks to the efforts of the Chinese government, multiple provinces and cities have recorded no increase in the number of people infected. Meanwhile, … Continue reading Binance Continues to Show Support for Measures Against the Coronavirus

CME to Close Trading Floor on Friday as Coronavirus Prevention Measure

CME Group plans to close its trading floor in Chicago due to fears of further spreading the coronavirus, the influenza outbreak that has sent global stock markets falling. As reported by CNBC on March 10, CME Group will close its Chicago trading floor at the end of the day on Friday. The derivatives exchange, which was also the … Continue reading CME to Close Trading Floor on Friday as Coronavirus Prevention Measure

How Blockchain Can Help with Vaccine Development Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Today, irrespective of which country we are in, all of us are reeling under a new reality that has set in. A reality where each one of us has to fight an outbreak which recently has been deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Novel coronavirus or COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused … Continue reading How Blockchain Can Help with Vaccine Development Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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