Obviously in almost all the nations, the government is going to pay for the vaccine and the public will get shots for free. But then it comes to the affordability of the governments. There are several types of vaccine, and the price tag ranges from $3 per dose to $39 per dose. Considering the fact that two doses are required per individual, vaccinating a single person can cost $6 to $78. Now add the transportation cost and expenses of the medical staff. The poorer nations will obviously go for cheaper, less effective vaccines, while the developed nations will go for vaccines from Pfizer, Sputnik V and Moderna, which are more than 95% effective.

I had an account with Cryptopia and I don't even remember the email that I used. Fortunately I had withdrawn most of my BTC before the exchange went down. But still I lost LTC worth around $400. I checked their website and it is saying that the liquidation process is still ongoing. There are no details given on how to recover the funds. The latest communication that I could get hold was this one:

https://www.grantthornton.co.nz/update-for-cryptopia-account-holders-10-february-2020/

The prices are hovering around $18,000-$19,000 range for the last few weeks and despite overwhelmingly promising projections, the $20,000 level is proving to be a tough nut to crack. Now I don't have much expectation for 2020, as we can expect a sell-off during the last few weeks of this month, when people look for funds to manage their winter vacations.

It wasn't a one sided match, but still Kubrat Pulev was no match for Anthony Joshua. I have a feeling that Tyson Fury would be able to give a tougher challenge to Joshua. But previous attempts to schedule a match between the two ended up with nothing, and right now Fury seems to be quite busy with his trilogy fight against American fighter Deontay Wilder.

Did you watched the KSI vs. Logan Paul match or the subsequent KSI vs. Logan Paul II? Those fights were also exhibition matches between amateurs, but they reported millions in PPV buys and gate collection alone amounted to millions of USD. The first fight was reported to be the "largest non-professional boxing match of all time", in terms of revenue and viewership. So it doesn't matter whether the results are known or not. There is still a lot of interest from the viewers.

I am not sure about this claim. As far as I now, the range given in the article (4% to 7%) is actually on the higher side. It is still a lot better than banning the gambling industry and driving it underground (just like what the Indian government has done). But if they want to attract foreign gamblers, then they should lower the tax rates, to make them attractive for the Chinese and the other foreign nationals.

As long as you don't use your bank account to trade in cryptocurrency, the government will be unable to find out whether you own any cryptocurrency or not. But then the question comes how can you purchase cryptocurrency, without using your bank account. There are several methods, but they involve additional markup. One method is to use peer-to-peer platforms (where KYC is not required) to exchange gift cards (which you can purchase with your bank account or credit card) for Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. Another method is to send funds (in fiat currency) to some intermediary outside your country. He will purchase cryptocurrency and send it back to you.

If you check the historical charts for XRP for the last few years, this will be clear. XRP has always behaved like this, since it is a highly manipulated coin. The prices would go up suddenly, stay there for a few days and then fell back to the previous levels (or even lower). This time, the prices peaked at 3,800 Satoshis and then fell back to 2,650 Satoshi. And I am expecting it to fall back to the pre-rally levels (1600-1700 Sat) within a month or two.

I agree with the first part, to an extent. But let's not forget the fact that in most of the affected nations, the economy is recovering despite the increasing number of new cases and deaths from the pandemic. And secondly, a number of populist politicians and parties have lost as a result of the pandemic. The best example is that of Donald Trump. He could have easily won the POTUS 2020 elections, if the pandemic was not there.

Both the players have huge fan base and it is a fact that millions of them will watch this fight on PPV, irrespective of whether it is competitive or not. To be frank, I don't think that Logan Paul may survive a single round against Floyd Mayweather. But then, this is an exhibition fight and Mayweather may go easy against Paul. He also need to make sure that the fight lasts for at least 5-6 rounds.

Everyone believes that there will be a huge bull rally in 2021 and a lot of the whales have started accumulating coins. And this is what makes me nervous. If something goes wrong, then we may witness a massive dump of coins in the open market, and this can take Bitcoin back to four-digits. And this has happened many times before in the cryptocurrency market.

You should not be too disappointed. At least the prices were on the higher side for 2020, when compared to 2018/2019. So you might have got a good price, when you sold your coins. And we never know in which direction the price will move. When a bull run occur, users ignore the possibility of a correction and believe that it is going to last for ever. And when the correction kicks in, they will come under panic and sell their coins at a loss.

There are different versions of the COVID 19 vaccine and there is a large variation in their price. And in most of the developing nations (as well as some of the developed nations), the government will pickup the price tag and the citizens don't need to pay anything. Two of the most effective vaccines are costly, with the Moderna vaccine costing around $75 for two doses and the one from Pfizer costing around $40. The one from Sinovac (China) also costs around $60 for two doses. The Sputnik V vaccine of Russia is a bit cheaper, with a price tag of $18-$20 for two doses. These vaccines have an efficiency of around 95%.

But most of the developing nations will prefer less effective vaccines, which are cheaper and easier to transport. The one from Oxford-AstraZeneca costs only around $8 for two doses and it has an efficiency of around 60%-70%.

I agree. Iyer is a future prospect, but he hasn't achieved enough maturity. And I don't think that he can effectively captain a side, which comprises of senior players such as Kohli, Dhawan, Agarwal, Shami, Bumrah, Sharma.etc. Captaining the national team is much more difficult when compared to captaining the Delhi Capitals. BTW, I was not that happy with his captaincy record for Delhi Capitals either.

We should not forget the fact that ETH prices have gone up by quite a lot so far in 2020. During the beginning of the year, it was trading at around BTC0.018 per coin, and now the prices have increased to around BTC0.030. Most of this price rise can be attributed to the hype surrounding ETH 2.0. It is clear that ETH has gone up much more than BTC during this year and that makes it much more riskier to invest in Ethereum at this point.

It's true. Few of the experienced users are using PayPal for dealing with their cryptocurrency. But for those people who have faced difficulty in purchasing and holding cryptocurrency on their own, PayPal provides a good alternative. When the use cryptocurrency through the PayPal platform, they don't need to worry about the legality or security, as PayPal is responsible for these aspects.

While investing in various stocks and mutual funds, it is possible to have a SIP system (Systematic Investment Plan). You can just specify the amount that you want to invest and the broker will do the rest for you. But such things are not possible with cryptocurrency, as you need to do everything on your own. And when this method is not automated, there is always the possibility that emotions will come to interfere and at some point you will deviate from the fixed plan.

Greed is an essential component of human nature and it is not possible to get rid of it. But if you want to become a successful cryptocurrency trader or investor, then you need to learn how to control your greed and other emotions. You should not let greed prevail over caution. If that happens, then you may end up investing in shady projects and in the end you will lose most of your capital.

I don't think that the stocks are overpriced now. If you look at the P/E ratios for various stocks, it can be seen that they are still at normal levels. Stocks such as Amazon and Apple went up, because their revenue increased as a result of the pandemic. Especially for Amazon, there has been a huge growth in turnover ever since the pandemic started to spread globally.

The partnership between Jason Holder and debutant Joshua Da Silva has made 74 runs so far and it is possible that they may be able to force New Zealand to bat again. At the end of third day's play, West Indies still trails by 85 runs. If they don't lose by an innings, it may give them some sort of consolation. 85 runs is still a lot, and surviving against the lethal pace of Boult, Southee, Jamieson and Wagner will be a tough task.

All that said, I have zero sympathy for West Indies. Their no.1 test batsmen of recent times (Shivnarine Chanderpaul) was forced to retire, as the WICB selectors didn't want an East Indian player to break the record of Brian Lara for having the highest number of test runs for West Indies.