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CoronaCoin - Digital coin that lets traders cash in on novel coronavirus outbreak

Mon, Mar 02, 2020 - 5:50 AM

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CRYPTOCURRENCY developers have created a digital coin that allows traders to bet on the novel coronavirus epidemic, based on how many people fall ill or die.

Called the CoronaCoin, its supply will diminish every two days based on the rate of new cases, according to its...

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