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Decoupling? Bitcoin Price Surges Above $6.7K as Stocks Again Bearish

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Time Stamp: April 2, 2020 1:56 AM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Since topping out at $6,500 on March 31, Bitcoin (BTC) price had spent the majority of Wednesday in a steady slump which saw the price drop from $6,494 to $6,147. The pullback mirrored the poor performance in traditional markets where the S&P 500 and Dow dropped by 4.41% and 4.44% respectively. The slump in traditional markets appeared to be a reaction to dismal news that the United States surpassed more than 200,000 Coronavirus cases. Earlier this week the White House also stated that it concurs with the estimate that up to

Crypto to the Rescue After Khan Academy’s COVID-19 Traffic Surge

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Time Stamp: April 1, 2020 7:54 PM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The founder of education platform Khan Academy has put out an urgent call for donations following a 250% surge in users due to the coronavirus crisis.CEO Sal Khan asked users to donate fiat — or they can donate Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) via their Brave browsers — to help the platform stay open during the pandemic.Khan said the surge was due to record numbers of students forced to stay home during lockdowns and social distancing requirements. A billion schoolkids are staying home because of COVID-19Khan Academy is a non-profit organization that