Today's blockchain an cryptocurrency headlines


Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $8597
XRP is down 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $221


Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bezant up 37%
Steem up 17%
Burst up 16%


Major exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex were hit with a DDOS attack with no users impacted.


Coinbase tested the facial recognition software owned by Clearview AI.


The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell says Coronavirus poses "evolving risks" to the US economy.


niTRON is postponed indefinitely.
Links:

TRON’s 2020 summit for next week has been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus - The Block

Coinbase tested facial recognition software developed by controversial startup Clearview AI - The Block

Crypto exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex hit by DDoS attacks, no users impacted - The Block



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