Hello dear Patreons!
Here are our weekly news snippets we think are noteworthy. Please stay safe and healthy and be well.
With best wishes
Rose
US FED TREASURY / CORONAVIRUS
US Representative Rashida Tlaib thinks that the government should mint two $1 trillion platinum coins to help the economy deal with the coronavirus crisis.

BITCOIN
Popular search engines like Baidu and Google are showing significant interest in the term “buy bitcoin.” On Saturday, the researcher from Shenliancaijing published a study that shows searches for the terms “bitcoin” and “buy bitcoin” are up 183%

1.2 Million Italians Can Now Buy Bitcoin From Their Bank

https://news.bitcoin.com/1-2-million-italians-can-now-buy-bitcoin-from-their-bank/
RIPPE (XRP)
Intermex To Begin Testing the Viability of XRP as a Bridge Currency

CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY
Analyzing The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Policies

OLYMPICS
I.O.C. and Japan Agree to Postpone Tokyo Olympics

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/sports/olympics/coronavirus-summer-olympics-postponed.html
ASTERIX CREATOR ALBERT UDERZO DIES AT 92
Not all our American Patreons may be familiar with the legendary comic-series Asterix and Obelix. In Europe these two comic characters were a legend. Albert Uderzo, one of the both creators died at age 92.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/24/asterix-creator-albert-uderzo-dies-at-92