New York’s Covid-19 battle appears to be far from over, as several “hot zones” in the city will be shut down, and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced state-run “aggressive enforcement” starting this week. Queens, Brooklyn, Orange, and Rockland counties have all seen recent increases in positive coronavirus cases, identified areas will be the target of “direct enforcement,” ensuring businesses and citizens are abiding by mask mandates, social distancing orders, and other regulations in place in the state. “Local governments have not done an effective job of enforcement in these hotspot ZIP codes. [New York State] will be doing aggressive enforcement starting tomorrow,” […]
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When the DeFi degens caught wind of a new pre-release Andre Cronje project they piled in, only to get $16 million hacked away in a flash. DeFi is one of the breakout crypto categories of 2020. Indeed, yield farming and the grand game of “money legos” has been so profitable that many are following every new protocol with rapt attention. This is all the more true for projects graced by YFI creator Andre Cronje. So when word got out about a new, pre-release game economy engine called “Eminence,” the DeFi degens took advantage of the permissionless nature of DeFi to pump […]
Daily Beast: The baffling guidance published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month advising against COVID-19 testing for those who have been exposed to the virus if they do not have symptoms was penned by Trump administration officials and published against the objections of CDC doctors, The New York Times reports. Breaking NYT: A heavily criticized recommendation from the CDC last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by CDC scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections. https://t.co/fMOyxAmTUg — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2020 I know it’s hard to keep […]
Recapping the biggest stories of the week, including Joe Biden’s China plan, a market holding pattern and, of course, the strange competitive saga of SUSHI. Source link
Cryptocurrency exchanges holding user funds have risked falling into numerous security pitfalls by failing to ensure security protocols are properly implemented, according to new research. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the first game of a delayed and shortened regular season on Thursday at Nationals Park. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the first game of a delayed and shortened regular season on Thursday at Nationals Park. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The run-don’t-walk Major League Baseball season begins Thursday night. Normally it’s a 162-game stroll. But the Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees opener, in D.C., represents […]
Lex Sokolin, a CoinDesk columnist, is Global Fintech co-head at ConsenSys, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based blockchain software company. The following is adapted from his Fintech Blueprint newsletter. This week, I grapple with the concepts of financial centralization and decentralization, anchoring around custody, staking, and DeFi. On the centralized side, we look at BitGo’s acquisition of Lumina, Coinbase Custody and its similarity to Schwab and Betterment Institutional. On the decentralized side, we examine the recent $500 million increase in value within the Compound protocol, as well as the recursive loops that could pose a broader financial risk to the ecosystem. It is a […]
(Source: G. Girvan / FREOPP; Graphic: A. Roy / FREOPP) An updated study revealed 42% of all US coronavirus deaths occurred in nursing homes. That comes out to over 40,000 Deaths in Nursing Homes!That is a bloodbath!! Another 60,000 deaths were outside of nursing homes.Which is what you might expect from a typical flu season. TRENDING: BREAKING: Three New York Police Detectives Poisoned at a Shake Shack in Manhattan Italy also saw 40% of their coronavirus deaths in nursing homes. Only 1.8% of the US population lives in nursing homes but over 40% of the coronavirus deaths were in these centers. […]
Health Editor’s Note: Harbaugh has very valid points….Carol Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh Says NFL Health Protocols ‘Humanly Impossible’ To Follow CBS Baltimore BALTIMORE (WJZ) — NFL teams are getting closer to a full reopening of their facilities and in preparation, the league has sent out guidelines and protocols to attempt to ensure the health and safety of players and coaches while the coronavirus pandemic continues to loom. While coaches understand that the protocols are necessary, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh says that some of them are “humanly impossible” to follow. Speaking in a radio interview on Thursday, Harbaugh said that though he […]
World number one Novak Djokovic has questioned the coronavirus safety protocols in place for the US Open, calling the measures “extreme.” The 33-year-old Serbian has won the tournament three times, but is unhappy at the concessions players are expected to make for the hard court Grand Slam, which is set to get underway on August 31 at New York’s Flushing Meadows. Speaking to Prva TV in his home country, he said “we would not have access to Manhattan, we would have to sleep in hotels at the airport, to be tested two or three times per week. “Also, we could bring […]