Coronavirus

The outbreak of Covid-19 has pushed several governments and electoral commissions globally to the wall by making them look for other alternative means of organising and conducting free and fair elections. One of the available options is using a Blockchain-based e-voting method.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced teams to work from home regardless of what their roles are, while some companies simply suspended operations. The crypto industry, already popular for remote working, is embracing it, but what lies ahead of us should the pandemic come to an end?

As the demand for e-books is increasing because of Coronavirus pandemic, a Japanese ebook leader Media Do Holdings is looking for effective ways to improve services via blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT).

With the outbreak of coronavirus, China, which had an emergency in job problems, is now pursuing job stabilization and has classified blockchain technical experts as official jobs.

No one would call the life of the cryptocurrency business in India easy. First, they had to deal with a ban from the country’s Reserve Bank, and then they were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Indian exchanges manage to withstand everything. Especially after the ban was lifted by the Supreme Court.

Lebanon has in recent weeks experienced a high level of protests coming from citizens over “a failed” national currency, the Lebanese pounds that lost at least 50% of its value since last year.

The cryptocurrency market has continued its upward trend. Bitcoin is closing the week at the level of around $8,800 after it had hit the high of $9,400 and then retrieved below the $9,000 mark.

The Bitcoin halving draws nearer as it is expected to take place in just under two weeks, and the expectations for price increases among several cryptocurrency investors are extremely high, though the uncertainty of the current market might push it into a negative sentiment.

Many medical suppliers are considering employing blockchain technology to meet the increasing demand for medical equipment amidst the COVID-19.