Day: February 24, 2022

Many ETHDenver attendees report positive COVID-19 tests and few masks

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The transmissibility of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 seems to have affected many attendees at the ETHDenver developer conference, who reported symptoms and positive test results following the event. Many social media posts from ETHDenver attendees after the conclusion of the Feb. 11-20 conference claim they tested positive for the virus. A local news outlet reported that more than 12,000 people from 100 countries attended the event, which resulted in many infections among both the vaccinated and unvaccinated. Finally got my first COVID infection courtesy of #ETHDenver pic.twitter.com/TDR3OEteI5 — T…

Bitcoin rises above $36K as 24-hour crypto liquidations pass $500M

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Bitcoin (BTC) edged higher after Wall Street opened on Feb. 24 with Russia’s Ukraine invasion and its aftermath still top on markets’ agenda.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Risk sentiment set to be “dominant driver” in crypto Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD nearing $36,400 on Bitstamp two hours after the opening bell, up to $2,000 from its recent lows. Skittish markets faced the music from Russia’s overnight incursion into Ukraine, a move that continued and ricocheted across global trading. Russia’s stock market unsurprisingly faced…

Top 10 Cryptos All Down In The Red Today

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The crypto was red on Wednesday night but took a nosedive on Thursday morning when it became clear that Russia was attacking Ukraine. Yesterday, US stocks went into freefall as tensions in Ukraine continued to escalate. The SPX500 (-2.25%), DJ30 (-1.69%), and NASDAQ100 finished heavily red with investors fleeing safer assets. Tensions have been high lately due to the ongoing crisis between Russia and the West, which poses an increased danger that could affect many different aspects of life around planet Earth such as trade agreements or even violence between…

Crypto Community Discusses Warfare in Ukraine, Importance of Crypto, and the Future of Bitcoin – Economics Bitcoin News

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During the course of the early morning trading sessions on Thursday (EST), 24-hour statistics show the crypto economy dropped more than 11% in value against the U.S. dollar. While the leading crypto asset bitcoin shed close to 10%, a myriad of alternative digital assets lost close to 20% in value. The crypto market downturn is being blamed on Russia invading Ukraine’s borders as Russian president Vladimir Putin’s troops entered the country before dawn on February 24. The digital currency community has been discussing the situation and many crypto advocates have…

Finder’s Experts Predict ‘Joke’ Coin Will Hit $0.16 This Year

Dogecoin (DOGE) is expected to reach $0.163 a unit this year, according to a top product comparison site. In a survey, some 33 analysts predicted the value of DOGE to reach $0.316 per unit by 2025. By the end of 2022, DOGE is predicted to reach a price of $0.25, the analysts said. According to Fred Schebesta, Finder’s CEO, investors can likely “sit tight knowing that although there will be more, others will come and go, DOGE will forever remain the original.” Analysts feel meme-based assets, in general, will lose…

Blockchain Infrastructure Startup InfStones Raises $33M in Series B Funding

“Just as AWS has made it easy for companies to deploy applications across servers, storage, and databases, InfStones is making it simple to deploy nodes, APIs, and other services,” said Dragonfly Capital Partner Tom Schmidt in a press release. “Their platform helps reduce the barriers to entry for new companies that are looking to incorporate blockchain technology into their stack.” Source

Twitter users ask Ukrainian armed forces to start accepting crypto donations

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On Thursday, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on multiple fronts, prompting a swift response from the Ukrainian government as it mobilized troops, armed civilians and called upon world leaders to come to its aid.  The same day, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine began accepting donations for its armed forces by setting up a designated bank account for foreign currency wire transfers. The Ukrainian army cited “numerous requests from individuals and legal entities who are not residents of Ukraine and wish to make donations.” It appears one particular part…