Monthly Archives: August 2020

US sees highest COVID-19 daily death toll since May

Yesterday, 1,499 Americans died from the novel coronavirus, the highest number since mid-May, and 1,000 Americans have been exposed to COVID-19 every day for the last 17 days, per 7-day rolling averages analyzed by the Washington Post. In the Southern half of the country, states continue to report deaths, with …

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$ 99 Gas costs for Ethereum are crippling DeFi’s growth

The growing popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols on Ethereum (ETH) has contributed to skyrocketing fees, with the network raising a total of $ 6.87 million in total fees yesterday. Speaking to Cointelegraph, founder and CEO of Synthetix (SNX), Cain Warwick warned that high fees were affecting DeFi’s growth, stating: …

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More than a quarter aged 18-24 have considered ‘serious suicide’ in the past 30 days, says CDC

“The 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic (COVID-19) is associated with mental health challenges related to the morbidity and mortality caused by the disease and to mitigating activities, including the impact of physical distance and home stay orders,” reports the report began. “Symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased in April …

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