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On March 16, Brock Pierce accepted the invitation, officially became strategic consultant of IPSE, and accepted an exclusive interview.
European markets rallied, but then lost some of their gains, while markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday as investors tried to grapple with a disastrous Monday on Wall Street.
Users of the Starbucks mobile app will soon have the opportunity to pay for their drinks with Bakkt Cash. According to Bakkt, at the current moment, the crypto payment option is only in limited beta.
Taking into account the extremely fragile healthcare systems in Africa, the UK-based company Mologic has collaborated with Senegalese research foundation Institut Pasteur de Dakar to develop the COVID-19 hand-held testing kits.
Bakkt closed a $300 million Series B fundraising round. The round was led by Microsoft’s M12, Pantera Capital. PayU and other prominent companies.
The stocks of JPMorgan and Citi are falling, showing a decrease of 17.71% and 19.27% (at opening) accordingly. The situation gave birth to fears regarding banks and coronavirus.
American Airlines stock has crashed after the company announced a 75% reduction in capacity because of the coronavirus. Analysts warn things could get worse.
Stocks fell sharply on Monday even after the Federal Reserve cut rates amid the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 dropped 9.3% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2,174 points. The Nasdaq Composite traded 9.3% lower.
The situation with the oil price is getting worse as the price has now fallen below $30 as there is no longer much demand because of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus.
Currently, Google is working on a website devoted to COVID-19. Serving an informative function, the website will also remove fake information about the virus on YouTube, Google Maps, Google developer platforms, and across ads.