Patient Capital Management replaces Grayscale Bitcoin Trust with crypto ETP

Patient Capital Management filed with the SEC to purchase spot Bitcoin ETFs for 15% of its Opportunity Trust Fund. According to an updated filing with the U.S. SEC, Patient Capital Management has amended its existing filing to update its risk factors. The application now states “cryptocurrency regulation risk” instead of “Bitcoin (BTC) risk.” “All references to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust throughout the Summary Prospectus are replaced with references to Bitcoin ETPs. Previously, the fund’s exposure to Bitcoin was limited to investment in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, a privately offered investment vehicle whose…

ICO reprimands NHS Lanarkshire for sharing patient data via WhatsApp

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire, following staff’s unauthorised use of WhatsApp to share patients’ personal data over the course of two years. Between April 2020 and April 2022, 26 staff at NHS Lanarkshire had access to a WhatsApp group where patient data was entered on more than 500 occasions, including names, phone numbers and addresses. Images, videos and screenshots, which included clinical information, were also shared. While it was made available for communicating basic information only at the start of the pandemic, WhatsApp…

New tech in diagnosis and patient care

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a concept confined to science fiction; instead, it has become a part of our everyday lives, driving advancements in various sectors, from finance to transportation. However, one of the most profound impacts of AI is being felt in the healthcare industry.  AI’s ability to learn from vast amounts of data and make predictions is changing healthcare by enhancing patient care and medical research. From diagnosing diseases with remarkable accuracy to managing patient care and pioneering personalized medicine, AI is not just an auxiliary tool…

Former BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes Calls His Maelstrom Capital a ‘Very Patient’ Fund

“At the time, no one cared about them due to the negativity around [initial coin offerings] and the massive bear market,” Hayes said. “This led to a surge of projects claiming to be the next Uniswap, Compound,or Aave, but many were based on something less substantial. Investors were willing to put money into these projects, knowing they could exit in a few months after getting their tokens,” Hayes added. Source

Former health adviser found guilty of illegally accessing patient records

A former health adviser has been found guilty of accessing medical records of patients without a valid legal reason. Christopher O’Brien, 36, was working at the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust when he unlawfully accessed the records of 14 patients, who were known personally to him, between June and December 2019. He did so without a valid business reason and without the knowledge of the Trust. One of the victims said the breach left them worried and anxious about Mr O’Brien having access to their health records, with another victim…

Here is how studying tokens’ price history helps patient traders enjoy consistent average gains

Whether you consider cryptocurrency trading as art, science or a game of skill, one thing is beyond dispute: Those who excel at it are not the traders who maintain the longest series of lucky one-offs but those who establish sustainable trading processes yielding consistent returns. Ask a sample of seasoned pros if they would prefer to catch one obscure token’s 300%-in-a-day brush with fame or learn a strategy that systematically generates a 3% return on investment. You will be surprised how many of them (likely close to 100% of the…

Here is how studying tokens’ price history helps patient traders enjoy consistent average gains.

Whether you consider cryptocurrency trading as art, science or a game of skill, one thing is beyond dispute: Those who excel at it are not the traders who maintain the longest series of lucky one-offs but those who establish sustainable trading processes yielding consistent returns. Ask a sample of seasoned pros if they would prefer to catch one obscure token’s 300%-in-a-day brush with fame or learn a strategy that systematically generates a 3% return on investment. You will be surprised how many of them (likely close to 100% of the…

5 year study looks at if token rewards can improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa

A groundbreaking five-year study into whether crypto token incentives can improve health outcomes for patients with HIV/AIDS will be launched in Kenya by the end of the year. On Nov 1, the blockchain-powered healthcare ecosystem Immunify.Life and the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) announced they had secured the approval needed from an ethics committee and the national commission to launch the study. Together they will conduct a five-year study on HIV/AIDS starting before the end of 2021 in the Kakamega County region of Kenya, before extending throughout…

How blockchain can transform telehealth and Covid patient care

Over the past several years I have dedicated myself to making blockchain work for the healthcare sector. The widespread inequalities and inefficiencies in our global health systems are beginning to show now, more than ever. The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the urgent need for new solutions to age-old problems, including how society could benefit from the widespread deployment of a blockchain-based healthcare platform. Digital ledger applications have the power to resolve systemic problems affecting global supply chains. This is certainly true: once in effect, we will have the ability…

Colorado Hospital Patient Information System Hit by Crypto Ransomware

Hackers have infected the infrastructure of Parkview Medical Center — the largest health center in Pueblo County, Colorado — with cryptocurrency ransomware. Citing a hospital employee, Fox News reported on April 24 that Meditech — the Parkview Medical Center’s system for storing patient information — was infected with ransomware and rendered inoperable. The hospital confirmed the incident in a statement: “On Tuesday, April 21, Parkview Medical Center was the target  of a cyber-incident which has resulted in an outage in a number of our IT systems.” As Cointelegraph recently reported, ransomware…