The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age.

[Rruchi man]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

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[Darkelf11]

We are all stunned with what this pandemic has brought us. We didn't expect everything and every action of the government affect us all. We are all on our way to digital world but we are not fully equipped for that yet. It is a good thing that these establishments especially those who embrace cyrptocurrency, adapt quickly with this change. E-commerce is also a great help for those who want to stay in their own homes. Everything went difficult but this pandemic will soon be over and all will be back to normal.

[Gozie51]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

[hugeblack]

What is the benefit of using PayPal if we have an integrated network of digital money that is traded without the need for a central bank?
There is a frightening trend for this type of innovation, but banks and large companies will not allow it to pass without putting in place many restrictions, which may eventually lead to the digital re-manufacture of paper money.

[goldade]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

It is noteworthy to know that the world has been moving towards a more digital age before the pandemic. The pandemic only gave it a huge boost due to strict regulations on gatherings.
However, the pandemic forced several businesses to operate digitally, adopting online marketing and accepting money without any physical contact.
Although a great deal of people got to know and use bitcoin because of the pandemic, I believe several others still didn't know about bitcoin because it was not absolutely necessary to make payments online due to the fact that there were bank's credit and debit cards and money transfers could be done to pay for goods and services online

[ChiBitCTy]

I certainly agree with basically everything you stated above.  I think the pandemic brought on a much quicker move to a "digital world" where as if it hadn't happened, it would have probably taken another 5-10 years to get to where it's headed.  Brick and mortar type stores were already on their way out, just like many things done physically such as cash.  Credit cards, paypal, bitcion, and every other type of digital payment form have only grown from all of this.

[pixie85]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

I also don't feel like the strange scare caused by the virus made people go cashless. Sure, the e-commerce is booming but in most cases you still can pay cash upon delivery.

There may be more people using online payments in countries where there's quarantine and you can't freely visit stores but that's all.

If you're looking for ways to explain the Bitcoin boom I feel like it would happen anyway with or without covid.

[blockman]

What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

It has always been. You will appreciate those times when there were a lot of known people bashing bitcoin and even moves the emotion of speculators and observers of bitcoin. Even your friends that don't trust it are not also trusting you but here go the known companies adopting it. And for the businesses that have closed down, there are a lot of them that chose to have their transition through e-commerce. They're more effective in this pandemic and just look at the e-commerce leaders, they've gained a lot in profit.

[angrybirdy]

I certainly agree with basically everything you stated above.  I think the pandemic brought on a much quicker move to a "digital world" where as if it hadn't happened, it would have probably taken another 5-10 years to get to where it's headed.  Brick and mortar type stores were already on their way out, just like many things done physically such as cash.  Credit cards, paypal, bitcion, and every other type of digital payment form have only grown from all of this.

Yes it becomes the reason for all people to become closer to the digital world. Aside from your given example that people started using digital payments, we can also see most countries do online classes. It means that even those old people started using technology wherein they can't use it before. But since they don't have any other choice, they tried to learn just to continue teaching.

[crzy]

This is the beginning of a major adoption on digital age since many businesses are forced to adopt the new normal and the people as well, they prefer now to do a cashless transaction because they’re afraid to get the Virus when they go outside or whey use their fiat money where virus lives on. Pandemic didn’t push people to use digital it just that they have no more choice but to adopt, or they can’t buy things that they want.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Well, the world was headed in that direction anyway.  COVID-19 just gave the world a little (or perhaps a big) push toward that digital age, which I assume means primarily e-commerce and the like.  People have been ordering a lot more stuff online than they used to, and there's been a massive adoption of apps like Zoom, GoToMeeting, Skype, and the like for distance learning, working from home, or just talking to friends/family from a distance.

What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

I happen to agree with that, but I don't think it's for the same reason as you.  Bitcoin, to the best of my knowledge, hasn't been more widely adopted as a currency because of COVID-19.  Its price has spiked this year, but the stock market has also gone up, too.  I think that's because of all the money printing and interest rates near zero--and don't expect that to last forever.

[Lordhermes]

Yes I agree with you in the sense that, in some previous months ago magazines published so far even on the wall street journals, there had been some percentage increase in data analysis on the usage of digitalized system over the period before the pandemic occurred. There had been some transformative changes in various economic sectors to be adopting the usage of digital systems in using their products, examples are the gambling companies where more users chooses the digital payment system in placing bets, ordering foods stuff from malls using digital currencies, and many more, however, it now creates way for using digital currencies especially bitcoin in our everyday life more than before the pandemic period.

[Oasisman]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

Yes, before the pandemic the world has gradually adapting digitally, but the OP specified that the pandemic are pushing "more" to a digital world and that's somehow true.
Digital payments including cryptocurrency has become even more familiar today because people's activity outside are now very limited.
Btc has now being used by big companies to attract more clients, and I guess these companies benefits more than the crypto enthusiast.

[Kasabus]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

Yes, before the pandemic the world has gradually adapting digitally, but the OP specified that the pandemic are pushing "more" to a digital world and that's somehow true.
Digital payments including cryptocurrency has become even more familiar today because people's activity outside are now very limited.
Btc has now being used by big companies to attract more clients, and I guess these companies benefits more than the crypto enthusiast.

This pandemic has definitely made a great change in our economy particularly on the part of the consumers and the company sellers. We are still heading to a digital age but this pandemic has made it available now because it's the best service that people are looking for now. And bitcoin plays a very big part in this digital age and i think people are already starting to feel its advantages towards fiat.

[Johnyz]

This pandemic makes digital more efficient and effective, if all the positive that we have these days this is one of those. Cryptocurrency have to do better right now, and make a good impact in this market, its good that we finally have the chance to use cryptocurrency and to become more digital. Hoping for more businesses to support digital currency, this is the trend now and better to start the adoption.

[samcrypto]

E-commerce already came here even before the pandemic, same as cryptocurrency and I don't see any big adoption right now because the market is still down though of course, the digital transaction increases but its not on the side of cryptocurrency. Businesses are still using banks for digital transaction, this can be good of course but its more good if they started supporting cryptocurrency as well. This pandemic creates panic everywhere and poor people are still left behind, they still prefer cash than to transact online which I think the government should also encourage and teach them how.

[mersal]

Of course, the fear of getting infection made this world to be a ghost place for a while by pushing every human into their house by that time everyone only used e-commerce and digital payments for survival and this could be a temporary adoption for now. But in the future if every company wants to have their online portal to stay in the survival hunt will bring the real permanent adoption of digitized things.

[Salauddin1994]

The epidemic has pushed the world further into the digital age as everything is lock down and everyone is trying to improve by adopting digital methods the digital age will help improve the world if it is a temporary measure increasing the skills brought by digital technology can help businesses expand. Digital platforms can create completely new professions and jobs lack of infrastructure can reach businesses in remote markets to reshape technology as the creator of jobs the current wave of technology is changing.

[AniviaBtc]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

For me, I think you're wrong in some points. It is the pandemic that really pushes as to engage more in a digital age.

Most of us are staying inside our home for several months due to the risk of getting the virus outside. People are seeking jobs online and they are finding something profitable for them while staying at home and that makes us to consume a lot of electricity and spend a lot of time using our gadgets and devices.

So this pandemic really urge us to use most of the digital things that we can benefit, especially digital currencies for transactions and payments.

[Lorence.xD]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

The virus locked us out of our home, they did technically push us in innovating further in digital age. A lot of people appreciated the beauty and convenience of online transactions and in the long run more people will be supporting progress rather than conservative technologies.

[Latviand]

I certainly agree with basically everything you stated above.  I think the pandemic brought on a much quicker move to a "digital world" where as if it hadn't happened, it would have probably taken another 5-10 years to get to where it's headed.

This pandemic can make the bitcoin industry grow as people are getting curious about cryptocurrency.

Many people right now are engaging on investing in cryptocurrency because they think that this is the possible way of earning profits online. But it requires a lot of knowledge and skills in order to make bitcoin profitable and effective for an individual. I'm hoping that investors should not only aim in holding btc but to manipulate it in the right time and in the right place. Because we all know that cryptocurrency is volatile and I don't want them to become shocked when they learn that bitcoin is not a 100% sure profit.

Technological development is outstanding and amazing in a way that you can earn money just by staying at home.

[maydna]

Of course, the fear of getting infection made this world to be a ghost place for a while by pushing every human into their house by that time everyone only used e-commerce and digital payments for survival and this could be a temporary adoption for now. But in the future if every company wants to have their online portal to stay in the survival hunt will bring the real permanent adoption of digitized things.

That company learns from these situations that if their company can't operate. If they have an online store or office, their company will have the opportunity to operate, and they only need to manage their business from their home without going to their office. This pandemic gives people many opportunities to use the internet to build a new online business to reach more customers globally.

If more and more companies can have their online portal, I think that will make the adoption grow and give people a chance to make money from the internet. Perhaps, we need to give them time to learn how to create e-commerce and digital payments to grow their company step by step.

[davis196]

The e-commerce boom is just a trend,which was forced by the pandemic,but when the pandemic is over,that trend will also die slowly.
I'm not a big fan of e-commerce and I never was.I've never bought anything online and I probably never will.
Amazon,eBay and Walmart don't ship products to my country and Alibaba,DHgate,Wish,Banggood and all the Chinese e-commerce websites usually sell low quality products.
Being more "digital" than before has pros and cons.Everybody is so hyped up about the pros,but the cons will have an impact on our lives too.

[bits4books]

If you look back now, you realize that pandemic force digital service adoption.
But I will not argue that all this covid-history has pushed the development of the market - if it were not for it, such changes would have been much slower and would have dragged on for another 3-5 years.
The main question is how strong the pullback will be after the end of the pandemic and whether we will see an even more rapid development of all digital directions due to the push that was given now.

[Genemind]

Due to the pandemic and the lockdown period, most activities are done via online, such as classes, business, sports, gambling, meetings, shopping, health consultations, and many more. The pandemic changed the norm. These changes have to take place so that we can cope-up with the current situation. It's good to know that people are starting to adjust and cope-up, this new normal is somehow beggining to be part of our daily lives and soon we will get used to it.

[slapper]

The disastrous of this pandemic is extremely terrible which makes the economy of the whole world stagnant. On the other hand, E-commercial has a chance to develop and become more popular with the people who struggled to find a way to survive and purchase things. This can be an opportunity for cryptocurrency to rise and be acknowledged.

However, the situation seems to be different. As you can see, right now, banks and Visa/credit cards are still dominating mostly every aspect of our life and they become even stronger during this chaos. Bitcoin does have the chance to develop but it's quite slow when we compare to other digital motivations. A centralized system controls everything in our life and we barely escape from that reality. Maybe in the future, we can see bitcoin shine but right now, we have to face the reality that bitcoin only has a minimum impact on the world E-commercial

[reliable]

If you look back now, you realize that pandemic force digital service adoption.
But I will not argue that all this covid-history has pushed the development of the market - if it were not for it, such changes would have been much slower and would have dragged on for another 3-5 years.
The main question is how strong the pullback will be after the end of the pandemic and whether we will see an even more rapid development of all digital directions due to the push that was given now.

This was going to happen sooner or later, but pandemic has just sort of made it compulsory or has opened the option of now going digital. This is good in a way because bitcoin will have an huge advantage in future and thus we are set for a very high demand in coming years as slowly technology will overtake and payments would be encourage digitally.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I believe if you understand the OP's point of view correctly you'll get some idea on what he (judging from his username) is trying to say. There's no denying the pandemic did contribute to the ongoing widely adoption  of digital currency and not just the cryptocurrencies although that doesn't mean we weren't heading in that direction. It was just a matter of time before everything falls in place like it has just done.

The world is going digital, sooner or later fiat will become a thing of the past but that of bitcoin (cryptocurrencies) taking over is still far from becoming a reality instead digital currency operating similar to the fiat system that's been controlled by the government or a centralized body like what facebook's Libra project tried achieving will become a noom.

Already there are news of China working on a digital yuan, development like this will push other nation into developing theirs especially if that of china or any other country that does it first,  becomes a success.

[arwin100]

If you look back now, you realize that pandemic force digital service adoption.
But I will not argue that all this covid-history has pushed the development of the market - if it were not for it, such changes would have been much slower and would have dragged on for another 3-5 years.
The main question is how strong the pullback will be after the end of the pandemic and whether we will see an even more rapid development of all digital directions due to the push that was given now.

This was going to happen sooner or later, but pandemic has just sort of made it compulsory or has opened the option of now going digital. This is good in a way because bitcoin will have an huge advantage in future and thus we are set for a very high demand in coming years as slowly technology will overtake and payments would be encourage digitally.

Although have great advantage but still I believe it will struggle since the bank are also adopting the digital scene and creates there own digital payment method just to adopt the current situation of the world and for sure people will select this since if we talk about money many will choose about security which bank can offer this since Bitcoin is much not good to be hold by unaware about the volatility since might they will get panic once the price dump.

[cabron]

What is the benefit of using PayPal if we have an integrated network of digital money that is traded without the need for a central bank?
There is a frightening trend for this type of innovation, but banks and large companies will not allow it to pass without putting in place many restrictions, which may eventually lead to the digital re-manufacture of paper money.

I think it's for the newcomer in cryptocurrency. People who wanted to buy cryptocurrency are having difficulty in buying cryptocurrency and are reluctant to put their credit card details to exchanges but with paypal that they trust they will confidently just click buttons to buy BTC.

Digital currencies I believe will really make the ecommerce more revolutionary since its just clicks away from using the phones to make transactions on local stores to online stores.

[Chrystora123]

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Paypal started accepting Bitcoin because it predicted that Bitcoin was an asset in the future that could not be denied.  as time goes by, there will definitely be more and more large companies that accept Bitcoin and possibly other cryptocurrencies as well.  we are still in the "PANDEMIC" period so digital transactions are more recommended than traditional transactions..  

[KnightElite]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

Actually our government already implemented a lot of new payment system like what happened yesterday wherein the payment in tollgate or the expressway in my region is now using online payment system. It is really true that the virus may spread through cash and it is the reason why many people pushes to use digital payment system in order to be safe and also to be convenient. There are recent news where in the E-commerce business especially the Amazon and the Alibaba gain huge amount of profit in this kind of pandemic wherein a lot of people prefer to go shopping online than to go physical shopping to avoid the virus because they will be vulnerable if they will go outside of their homes.

[plvbob0070]

That's why more small-time businesses are moving online or offering products/services using the digital platform because customers are shifting online. Even though buying online or digital transactions was already a thing before the pandemic, we can say that the pandemic helped because as I saw, people become more afraid and cautious going outside because of the virus threat that's why they are looking for alternatives where it'll be safer for them. And this will last in the future even after this pandemic, so we'll probably see more businesses going digital, as well as the adoption of digital currency.

[LogitechMouse]

We are already in the digital age already.

What has changed only since the pandemic came is the way the consumers are buying and the merchants selling. Digital age has always been there and it will happen in the future. There will be a time that most of the time people will be using digital things and will be using digital things in every thing that they will do. Its just that the pandemic really pushed it towards digitalization.

[Alucard1]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings.

That's true, the pandemic brings so much effect on the changes of the behavior of buying pattern of individual because of the social distancing and the fear of acquiring the virus on which I think is a good idea for everyone to avoid the pandemic, these days the food delivery service becomes in demand because they don't need to go outside, they just only need to order on some delivery application.

People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services.

Yeah, it is because of curfew hours but I don't think that they are forced to spend how much money they going to use because it is their own money and it is their own decision on how to budget it. Authorities are not responsible for it.

[Fortify]

I have to agree that online businesses will be growing much bigger and offline business is going to struggle in this new pandemic-era. You can see it from the thousands of job losses from the retail and hospitality industry that it will take a long time to "get back to normal". In the meantime, the online ecosystem is going to prosper and outgrow those businesses. If nothing else good comes out of it, the pandemic will at least speed up the technological evolution of the world and this is actually good for the environment in many ways.

[bakasabo]

Cant say much about digital age, but pandemic did push people to use brain and think where to earn or how to earn more for sure.
Those who are smart enough understood that working Monday to Friday is not enough or will not guarantee that you will still have work in a week.

There was a topic here that named "Pandemic will restart or reset world economy", but I would say they Pandemic made world economy restart after it has installed new features (like turning more digital or remote).

[pankowri]

For the title, it is not pandemic that pushes the world to the digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the haven for use

Yeah, you're right. We are actually in the digital age already. This is 2020, the era has changed a lot. Everything has been updated. Technology has improved so much that most countries have gone digital. Many countries have continued this trend of improvement and are doing a lot of research as well. This pandemic was preceded by the digital age. But now everything is at a standstill, not everything is moving like before. It will take a long time to overcome this situation and enough efforts will have to be made to cover up the global economy.

[tomahawk9]

But it requires a lot of knowledge and skills in order to make bitcoin profitable and effective for an individual.

it depends. For the short-term, yes, you might need to go in-depth regarding bitcoin to understand why the massive swings in prices, the perfect time to sell/buy, etc. But for long-term? as long as you undestand the risks, just buy and hodl

I'm hoping that investors should not only aim in holding btc but to manipulate it in the right time and in the right place. Because we all know that cryptocurrency is volatile and I don't want them to become shocked when they learn that bitcoin is not a 100% sure profit.

A smart investor knows that not everything is guaranteed to make profits, i think that's Invesment 101.

As to holding btc and also "manipulating" it. Everyone has their own strategies to profit in X or Y market. There are many retail investors who invest in stocks or cryptos and have no idea what Day trading means, they simply sit on their ass and wait to see if their portfolio gets big profits in the future   (;

[DeadCoin]

Due to the pandemic and the lockdown period, most activities are done via online, such as classes, business, sports, gambling, meetings, shopping, health consultations, and many more. The pandemic changed the norm. These changes have to take place so that we can cope-up with the current situation. It's good to know that people are starting to adjust and cope-up, this new normal is somehow beggining to be part of our daily lives and soon we will get used to it.

except for that answer when it was many people abundant and almost everyone was capable of spending, many people said that Bitcoin is a kind of scam or fake, but why now that no source of daily needs many people feel like they want to worship bitcoin, perhaps, it seems like it's too late and it's hard but for me, even though many advantage and disadvantage during this digital age, I really like to give an acceptance to all green-minded people as human to prevent trouble.

[adzino]

The e-commerce boom is just a trend,which was forced by the pandemic,but when the pandemic is over,that trend will also die slowly.
I'm not a big fan of e-commerce and I never was.I've never bought anything online and I probably never will.
Amazon,eBay and Walmart don't ship products to my country and Alibaba,DHgate,Wish,Banggood and all the Chinese e-commerce websites usually sell low quality products.
Being more "digital" than before has pros and cons. Everybody is so hyped up about the pros, but the cons will have an impact on our lives too.

The e-commerce boom is not just a trend. Before the pandemic almost one fourth of world population relied on making online purchases. I doubt when the pandemic is over the trend will die. It is hard to believe that you never depended on online purchasing. Either you are from a country where e-commerce isn't a thing and online technologies are underdeveloped or you just created a hate for online deliveries because of some bad experience. Just letting you know, e-commerce/online purchasing does not only mean buying things from Amazon or email, it also includes getting groceries delivered, ordering food or paying for anything.

Being more "digital" than before has pros and cons. Everybody is so hyped up about the pros, but the cons will have an impact on our lives too.

What hype are you talking about? The pros weigh much more than cons.

[J.Amador]

Yes because our government they make sure we are safe. They introduce us that we can buy in online so that we can't go out and we are safe against to COVID-19. Right now in this situation we can pay bills trough online we can shop online we can buy food online so we prevent going out and exposed to very dangerous  word cause by this virus.

[bittraffic]

Everything is going digital now even the classes of students. We use to just buy online classes from Udemy but this time its literally like a classroom put into the laptop where kids see each other and doing exams online.

I believe if you understand the OP's point of view correctly you'll get some idea on what he (judging from his username) is trying to say. There's no denying the pandemic did contribute to the ongoing widely adoption  of digital currency and not just the cryptocurrencies although that doesn't mean we weren't heading in that direction. It was just a matter of time before everything falls in place like it has just done.

The world is going digital, sooner or later fiat will become a thing of the past but that of bitcoin (cryptocurrencies) taking over is still far from becoming a reality instead digital currency operating similar to the fiat system that's been controlled by the government or a centralized body like what facebook's Libra project tried achieving will become a noom.

Already there are news of China working on a digital yuan, development like this will push other nation into developing theirs especially if that of china or any other country that does it first,  becomes a success.

The digital yuan and other country's digital currencies may really be a game-changer when it comes to making transactions. I use to think BTC will actually use locally using our wallets to buy items but now, it might just not be possible anymore because of these digital currencies.

[imstillthebest]

Yes because our government they make sure we are safe. They introduce us that we can buy in online so that we can't go out and we are safe against to COVID-19. Right now in this situation we can pay bills trough online we can shop online we can buy food online so we prevent going out and exposed to very dangerous  word cause by this virus.

its not the government that introduce online transacting but it was already a thing before covid arrived  but some governments can suggest thier people to transact online and avoid going in public to avoid getting infected or to avoid spreading if your the carier of the virus although there is still risk when we recieve our package online we need to dis infect them first before use to ensure the safety of our selves and our family .

its the technology that introduce people to get involved more in the online world but the virus did help push it .

[wxa7115]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

This is natural in my opinion, those that are in positions of power want to keep the way things are and governments which are easily influenced by those people are happy to oblige, however when a crisis hit us those type of considerations take a step back and people are more willing to accept the changes as they know the alternative is way worse.

Just to give an example, before this some of the oldest family members refused to use smartphones as they saw them in a bad light and since the pandemic started they have learned how to use them, they did not had a choice since everything went digital in a matter of months and now even they appreciate the convenience it gives to them.

[maydna]

The pandemic plays a very encouraging role for people who are aware of this digital era which is increasingly advanced and full of hope for cryptocurrency to be increasingly known throughout the world of trade and investment, increasingly, it continues to grow and develop rapidly, everyone needs something valuable and has a selling value. average people are more attracted to cryptocurrencies for long-term investments.

But we are still far away from reality to see people will use cryptocurrency for their daily lives. Perhaps, in some countries, cryptocurrency has already been used for the transaction, not just trading or investment. However, in other countries, it still needs time before the government realizes the benefits of bitcoin.

We hope that more people can join the crypto world once they see that they can use bitcoin for investment.  The pandemic affects the crypto to invite people to know and learn crypto for more, so they can see that the crypto can be their solution in finance.

[bits4books]

If you look back now, you realize that pandemic force digital service adoption.
But I will not argue that all this covid-history has pushed the development of the market - if it were not for it, such changes would have been much slower and would have dragged on for another 3-5 years.
The main question is how strong the pullback will be after the end of the pandemic and whether we will see an even more rapid development of all digital directions due to the push that was given now.

This was going to happen sooner or later, but pandemic has just sort of made it compulsory or has opened the option of now going digital. This is good in a way because bitcoin will have an huge advantage in future and thus we are set for a very high demand in coming years as slowly technology will overtake and payments would be encourage digitally.

There is a rather subtle point here.  Even those who enjoy all the current advantages of the digital sphere are often not interested in cryptocurrencies, blockchain and all that and may now only basics  from the news digests from CNBC or somewhere else.
Going to Amazon's contactless stores and ordering tons of things with Ebay is NOT the SAME as being interested in digital crypto money

[bits4books]

If you look back now, you realize that pandemic force digital service adoption.
But I will not argue that all this covid-history has pushed the development of the market - if it were not for it, such changes would have been much slower and would have dragged on for another 3-5 years.
The main question is how strong the pullback will be after the end of the pandemic and whether we will see an even more rapid development of all digital directions due to the push that was given now.

This was going to happen sooner or later, but pandemic has just sort of made it compulsory or has opened the option of now going digital. This is good in a way because bitcoin will have an huge advantage in future and thus we are set for a very high demand in coming years as slowly technology will overtake and payments would be encourage digitally.

Although have great advantage but still I believe it will struggle since the bank are also adopting the digital scene and creates there own digital payment method just to adopt the current situation of the world and for sure people will select this since if we talk about money many will choose about security which bank can offer this since Bitcoin is much not good to be hold by unaware about the volatility since might they will get panic once the price dump.

First of all, people (not surprisingly) choose the convenience and speed of work. What makes people choose a rather slow (you can't deny it) BTC when they have a Visa/MasterCard with almost instant transfers/payments? You need at least some idea and understanding of what this or that tool is for in order to use it.
And such things do not interest ordinary people because they only need one thing - to make it work simply and quickly without having to go through unnecessary intermediate stages.

[el kaka22]

Digital age comes with a lot of responsibilities as well, we have to realize that there is a lot of older generation that still has to live the life analog and that will cause them to have a lot of problem if we move too much towards digital, some of them can't even operate a mobile phone properly, and still live alone, so we can't really make things that digital that quickly.

Secondly digital means you are going to have everything digitalized, and that requires both very well safe keeping, security and also a great achieving as well, all those cloud files and servers needs to be maintained very well, any technical issue and you would be in big trouble. So, we will be a lot more digital soon but it will take a decade to be purely digital.

[yhiaali3]

Yes, I think that the world is heading towards the digital age, but not the crypto era, we must pay attention there is the difference of the digital world is a central world As for the crypto world it is decentralized and anonymous, it seems that the world is not ready yet for this, we have seen how Paypal accepted Bitcoin now but it is It does not allow its users to deposit or withdraw Bitcoin, nor does it allow them to have their privet keys, and this is central.
But let's hope that entering the digital world opens the door to the era of cryptocurrencies.

[Smartprofit]

Yes, I think that the world is heading towards the digital age, but not the crypto era, we must pay attention there is the difference of the digital world is a central world As for the crypto world it is decentralized and anonymous, it seems that the world is not ready yet for this, we have seen how Paypal accepted Bitcoin now but it is It does not allow its users to deposit or withdraw Bitcoin, nor does it allow them to have their privet keys, and this is central.
But let's hope that entering the digital world opens the door to the era of cryptocurrencies.

A very interesting topic!  
COVID-19 - 2020.  What will happen next?

2021 - 2029 is the time of reformatting the global financial system.  The main trend is the death of globalization.  We see that the world is becoming more and more fragmented.  

Trends for the next decade:

1) Digitalization.

2) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

3) A virtual reality.  Augmented reality.  

4)Automated factory complexes.

5) 5d and 6d.  

6) Biometrics.  

7) Robotization.  

8 Genetic Engineering.  

This is our future.

Bitcoin will unite Humanity in 2021 - 2029.

[shield132]

Exactly, a lot of companies put all of their resources into developing digital platforms for their clients that includes: Buy GYM subscription online, order food without cash directly from fast food without 3rd party delivery services, shop clothes, technics and other things online... Some companies were just centred on branches in stores and other places. During the pandemic, a lot of branches were closed because they were unable to pay for rent. Moving online requires some money at first but then becomes cheaper to keep operating. I hugely doubt companies will move from digital platforms to real life when the pandemic will end. So, digital is a new permanent place.

[cheezcarls]

That is correct mate. It’s all about perspective and how we can see things on a different way. Either we just give up or move our butts to try something that would make us survive financially during the pandemic (unfortunately not possible for the slums because they don’t have gadgets, internet access and limited electricity).

Here are some few takeaways that we’ve seen during the pandemic:

1. Physical conferences, conventions and summits are transitioning to virtual conferences, conventions and summits.
2. Physical classes are transitioning to blended learning or virtual classes.
3. Physical concerts are now transitioning to virtual concerts (like what BTS band did, and possibly BlackPink lol).
4. More and more physical shops adopting QR code and digital payments for buying goods and services.
5. Physical beauty pageants are now transitioning to virtual pageants (like the recent Miss Universe Philippines 2020).
6. Physical stores are now turning to making e-commerce websites to promote their products and services.
7. Logging in with your QR-code ID in public and private establishments for detailed contact tracing purpose.
8. Sports turning into bubble play (like the NBA and other major sporting events in the world) and making money from the virtual audience watching the games.
9. Companies reducing overhead expenses by letting their employees work from home.

And more to come! We are being forced to think outside of the box if we want to live in the new normal until an effective vaccine is released in public.
 

[Smartprofit]

Exactly, a lot of companies put all of their resources into developing digital platforms for their clients that includes: Buy GYM subscription online, order food without cash directly from fast food without 3rd party delivery services, shop clothes, technics and other things online... Some companies were just centred on branches in stores and other places. During the pandemic, a lot of branches were closed because they were unable to pay for rent. Moving online requires some money at first but then becomes cheaper to keep operating. I hugely doubt companies will move from digital platforms to real life when the pandemic will end. So, digital is a new permanent place.

I recently spoke with the CEO.  He said that the staff of our organization will not return to the office.  The lease with the landlord has been terminated.  A friend of mine works for a construction company (commercial real estate).  My friend says the organization is facing bankruptcy.  The modern world is a network of digital platforms.  The office is an anachronism.  The world has changed.  These changes are forever.

[samputin]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

Yes, we're already traversing the digital age even before the pandemic hits but it pushed us even more towards digitalization. Schools, for example, are already done through online with the help of different platforms. E-commerce also boomed and online sellers increased. Use of mobile wallet for payments also became a huge deal during this pandemic. Hopefully, as we gear more towards digitalization, more and more people would appreciate, patronize, and use crypto in their daily transactions. I know we're going there.

[sarmrakib]

The pandemic plays a very encouraging role for people who are aware of this digital era which is increasingly advanced and full of hope for cryptocurrency to be increasingly known throughout the world of trade and investment, increasingly, it continues to grow and develop rapidly, everyone needs something valuable and has a selling value. average people are more attracted to cryptocurrencies for long-term investments.

The using of  crypto has increased in the pandemic situation .Lots of people are doing there everything from home and its open the door for cryptocurrency .The world going to know more about this platform .As a result the market shows how much it has got its popularity .I think the next world will be crypto world.

[so98nn]

Yes there is close example of this from my biotech based company. Usually we had to spent huge amount of money to train our employees which is crowd of 5000 employees in one single location. You guys wont imagine but they always had lectures of 50-100 people in gathering and this is how they use to train them.

It was costly, we had to hire trainers, give lot of time, ask for everyone's availability. Get the seminar hall equipments ready with low budgets etc.

Now, the scenario is completely different here. The whole system is ran by Learning Management System (though old tech) but new for our company which is traditional biotech ! Everyone completes their assignment right from their desk at single one time investment by company.

So I agree. Moreover, there had been surveys throughout the organisation and this way of digital learning is far cheaper and easier.

[Sapphire915]

We are all stunned with what this pandemic has brought us. We didn't expect everything and every action of the government affect us all. We are all on our way to digital world but we are not fully equipped for that yet. It is a good thing that these establishments especially those who embrace cyrptocurrency, adapt quickly with this change. E-commerce is also a great help for those who want to stay in their own homes. Everything went difficult but this pandemic will soon be over and all will be back to normal.

Exactly.  Never in our wildest dream should we expect that we came across this life chaos. This world's craziness really brought us a lot of realizations in all aspects and saw the good and bad side of the leaders as we are continously fighting for survival. Indeed, several digital platforms and this blockchain industries is a big help to us amidst this crisis. Despite this strange time,  there are still a lot of opportunities to earn and be productive, through all this digitalization and highest technology.

[grabpopcorn536]

The pandemic has made investors more interested in Bitcoin. Investors in the US have increased interest in and their money invested in Bitcoin more.
Europe is also very supportive of Bitcoin as many corporations are investing in them.
In the face of a pandemic situation, the use of less cash makes the pandemic less contagious.

[Rengga Jati]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. ..

Actually, before the pandemic, the digital age has been emerging and developing. However, not many people and parties are aware and concern about this term. They probably still do not have any idea about why should be digitalization. Sometimes, digital systems also are considered having lacks more than manual.
of course, it will depend on what kind of digitalization, what kind of utility, and also where it is.

However, after this pandemic, many more people are aware of something very usual but like new, it is about more digitalization. I think that it still has the chance to be more and more popular again by using the digital age

[JohnBitCo]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. ..

Actually, before the pandemic, the digital age has been emerging and developing. However, not many people and parties are aware and concern about this term. They probably still do not have any idea about why should be digitalization. Sometimes, digital systems also are considered having lacks more than manual.
of course, it will depend on what kind of digitalization, what kind of utility, and also where it is.

However, after this pandemic, many more people are aware of something very usual but like new, it is about more digitalization. I think that it still has the chance to be more and more popular again by using the digital age

The importance of E-commerce business is increased a lot in this pandemic and companies are now thinking to develop their own e-commerce stores. The companies will only survive if they start working on this concept and realize how the world is changing digitally.

Also those companies who has their digital presence and those freelancers who used to work online, were the least effected in this pandemic. The physical stores were closed, the offices were closed too and people lost their jobs but those who were used to work online survived and they have very little impact on their earnings.

[iv4n]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

The virus locked us out of our home, they did technically push us in innovating further in digital age. A lot of people appreciated the beauty and convenience of online transactions and in the long run more people will be supporting progress rather than conservative technologies.

This is just a beginning of digital age! In our human years 10-20 years can sound a lot, but for age it's like nothing! We can't say that we are in digital age when many people don't know what digital is in the first place! Simply you can't compare people who live in some big advanced city, in advanced country, with all those people who live in third world countries, with poor conditions!
So this headline is accurate, the pandemic did push the world, as a whole, in a more digital age, because many people that didn't have connections with digital stuff started to use them! We will have to wait many more years to see real adoption on all levels, in all parts of the world, but it's coming, this is just a beginning! Our kids and grandkids will say to us how old we are and how we don't know anything about new stuff!

[DabsPoorVersion]

I do not agree,

This pandemic just only give everyone the opportunity to experience technology and not exactly push the world towards a more digital age. What I mean is. We did not see a movement with the technology, there is no new things, we just only see the increase of users of the current technology.

[Yatsan]

The shifting from the traditional going to digital have been boosted due to the existence of this pandemic all due because it is the call for the situation since we cannot just stop all transactions that we usually execute through traditional ways just because the pandemic have entered the frame. People as well as the businesses have learned to adapt and find an alternative way on how they can still be able to continue their daily life ventures just like the normal days of their lives and that is by engaging into digitalization wherein no physical contact, also provides fast and seamless transactions and which I guess we, people at this pandemic is already being familiar that even we get back to normal, we are still be into digital since it has been almost a year since we have been into more digital than traditional.

Digital have not started just right here in pandemic. This situation have just boosted the shifting of people from the traditional going to digital which we are all aiming for, the adaption of people going towards innovation using modern technology. It is just that the way on going into it is bad as meant due to the pandemic.

[virasog]

I do not agree,

This pandemic just only give everyone the opportunity to experience technology and not exactly push the world towards a more digital age. What I mean is. We did not see a movement with the technology, there is no new things, we just only see the increase of users of the current technology.

The pandemic was not an opportunity for the world to move towards digital era, rather it was a crisis which the world had to face. Even if people used the online products or digital currencies during this time but they were not using it out of their own will, in most cases they did not have the alternatives choices.

[AbuBhakar]

I agree with this, in fact many people do online business than going into face to face business because of lockdown in most of the places around the world. Because of this, online business urges many people to earn their basic needs and necessities, and due to this online transactions also used, and fiat aren't often used rather crypto can be used as online payment by ordering online selling.

I'd been dealing with online transaction and business since March when Pandemic happens. I started with foods, then some home items and clothes. It's indeed better to be at home and deal online than the risk of going somewhere else. So having different online ways to do transaction and payments is much easier than it was before. I also accept crypto in selling of my items but only one use that option to pay they prefer still to do it via mobile banking and some still want the hassle of going in remittance center to pay.

[CODE200]

I do not agree,

This pandemic just only give everyone the opportunity to experience technology and not exactly push the world towards a more digital age. What I mean is. We did not see a movement with the technology, there is no new things, we just only see the increase of users of the current technology.

The pandemic was not an opportunity for the world to move towards digital era, rather it was a crisis which the world had to face. Even if people used the online products or digital currencies during this time but they were not using it out of their own will, in most cases they did not have the alternatives choices.

Quite true. The pandemic forced most of the businesses and and people in general to engage into online activities as alternatives of what is 'usual'. Many people are exposed to technology during this time but that is in contrast with technological development and innovation towads the future because the process is innovation due to a certain problem but there's no innovations mainly on technology that much to trigger a digital age, there is just an increase in exposure which I think is another story. Innovations are even quite slowed by this pandemic due to the limitation of production and trade of materials across countries. Innovation of the vaccine I think is more on medicinal progress than on technology.

[coolbaughandrew]

The world were moving towards "the more digital age" before the pandemic. Even if the covid collapse hadn't happened, the world would have become digital one day. The pandemic hastened this process only.

[Searing]

The 'pandemic' did push us to a new digital age in the following ways:

1) The process of the 4 day work week ..is LESS controversal now...especially with people working at home and setting their own hours. Seems
that if you work at home/and/or can set your own hours you seem to able to get all your work done and take Friday's off!

2) According to we will change the way we work. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20201023-coronavirus-how-will-the-pandemic-change-the-way-we-work...so maybe a lot of work will stay remote and at home.

3) Online sales will go up even more. Today they said Amazon saw a whopping 37% increase in sale...so lots more people with cut hours and/or no work.
     https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/29/amazon-amzn-earnings-q3-2020.html

All of above will have a lot of effect on Bitcoin/Crypto..myself unsure of how good or bad this is...but as to digital age stuff moving faster it already has been
due to the pandemic, IMHO and likely to accelerate.

Brad

[Wulan_maniez]

Since we are already in the digital age, E-commerce services are needed in this pandemic period. this is one good service where everyone doesn't want to leave the house and this way is safer.
Similarly, people who have adopted this cryptocurrency are an excellent alternative option for payment transactions or into business such as trading or investing.
But certainly with all the risks that already exist.

[hatshepsut93]

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

Actually Bitcoin didn't benefit from the growth of e-commerce so far. Bitcoin still has problems with high fees and volatility, and some smaller problems like hard user experience, so it's still not a payment method that can be quickly mass adopted, even if some circumstances make it more desirable. And in this case of pandemic, Bitcoin's competitors like PayPal have benefited more, so there's no silver lining for it here.

[Xinarae*]

In fact, it's hard to mention that the epidemic has pushed the planet into a more digital age. But now everything is trying to enhance by following the digital method. Rising in tandem with technology. Digital technology is at the middle of today's economic development thanks to its widespread use during the Covid-19 outbreak. While there's little question that the epidemic is indulging within the adoption of latest technologies, technological advances have already changed the planet over the past starting with the standard of our lives and therefore the nature of our work.

[BTCappu]

Yeah a lot of people now have changed the method of payment they are using, and going digital means that they will come to know more about Bitcoin and other digital payment methods there are

But that aside I wouldn’t say that I’m happy about the pandemic, because it ruined a lot of things and has caused inflations, things are now like twice of what you would have gotten them from stores before the pandemic, seriously, and it’s annoying.

it’s good that it has changed people’s view and more are going digital, but this is something that would have happened with or without pandemic.

[darewaller]

Not really that shocking to me if people actually got involved with crypto a lot more during this stage, anyone who has been around for the past 10 years would know that whenever there is a problem with the regular fiat world, people move to crypto. However you have to make sure that what happens needs to be something that doesn't destroy wealth but just destroys wealth in one specific market.

Stocks are not amazing right now because covid made sure not all companies make a huge profit, sure maybe amazon did because it is online shopping place in a covid ridden world but car sales are not, oil is not, so there is tons of companies that didn't. Which goes to show you that if you can move your money to be profitable via online stuff, such as crypto as well, you could make a great return no matter what, even in a world where everyone stays at home.

[romero121]

Pandemic has made more things to go digital. Few of which gets more importance and a massive transition from traditional to digital age are

• Educational Sector e-learning
• Digital Stores without employees
• Live consultation of Physicians
• Digital Payments have increased a lot
• Judicial Activities

Beyond this leaders have started to have any form of agreement and discussions online. This causes huge revenue gain to the country, because these people travel with luxury on people's money and end of the day it will be a trip and nothing beneficial to the public.

[shoreno]

Not really that shocking to me if people actually got involved with crypto a lot more during this stage, anyone who has been around for the past 10 years would know that whenever there is a problem with the regular fiat world, people move to crypto.

problem with fiat isnt only the reason for people to get involved on crypto but people involved on here because they find crypto interesting , they think crypto can give them some wealth or can solve thier financial problem especialy these time where we are hit by the pandemic .

Stocks are not amazing right now because covid made sure not all companies make a huge profit, sure maybe amazon did because it is online shopping place in a covid ridden world but car sales are not, oil is not, so there is tons of companies that didn't. Which goes to show you that if you can move your money to be profitable via online stuff, such as crypto as well, you could make a great return no matter what, even in a world where everyone stays at home.

covid dont have the ability to punish people to make them earn less but its the effect of covid that makes things difficult right now . whats the difference of amazon and stocks when both of them are  online ? stocks where infact have an advantage because people can invest on it  . it only depends on how you use them to make your life feel better . anyway life is not going back to normal , cars where now allowed so the demand for oil are now back also

[Janation]

There are still problems though.

One of the most popular and most visible is that not all of us are ready for that digitalization, as my friends call it. There are a lot of countries that still can't support this and that is why they are struggling in this new meta. I think it still needs more time, which if we will be talking about against the pandemic, time that already ran out.

[DoublerHunter]

There are still problems though.

One of the most popular and most visible is that not all of us are ready for that digitalization, as my friends call it. There are a lot of countries that still can't support this and that is why they are struggling in this new meta. I think it still needs more time, which if we will be talking about against the pandemic, time that already ran out.

^ I must agree that pandemic did not push us to the digital age since prior to this covid 19 pandemic most of us already use digital transactions but because of the lockdown, we were able to realized and maximize the utilization of digital transactions. As an employee of e-commerce I can say that because of this pandemic we experienced a big leap in our sales compared to the days when we still do not have this pandemic but I also want to reiterate that I am not enjoying this lockdown because I just want to say that it can be beneficial to some industry but the majority remains suffering from this so I conclude that it is still not good. Going back to the post of OP, we are forced to embrace the digital age, and industries or businesses are getting prepared for this sudden change but the question is do people or ordinary citizens are already equipped for the changes? Globally 1st world countries can easily adapt to these changes but how 'bout the people from 3rd world countries where technologies and accessibility to the equipment needed for this digital age are not abundant as with the 1st world countries, how will they adapt and survive?

[Taskford]

There are still problems though.

One of the most popular and most visible is that not all of us are ready for that digitalization, as my friends call it. There are a lot of countries that still can't support this and that is why they are struggling in this new meta. I think it still needs more time, which if we will be talking about against the pandemic, time that already ran out.

^ I must agree that pandemic did not push us to the digital age since prior to this covid 19 pandemic most of us already use digital transactions but because of the lockdown,

Some use it already but some are not but what good thing brought by pandemic is many people notice the importance of digital transactions since it will make us fell at ease by paying the bills at home and also they create some opportunities towards the merchant who adopt it in this time. But I will glad more if cryptocurrency will get a limelight these days since so far as I see the digital payment option offered by banks are the one who get adopted.

[erikoy]

That is a big yes for me as to avoid the spread of the contagious disease all transaction were advised to be online or to use digital options that include the procedure of payment.

Here in our place the government had decided to open the economy to all that will enable for those jobless now to apply for a job and then earn salary in return getting into risk of getting the virus. We know that wearing of facemask, observe social distancing and wearing of face shields are just the minimum protection that can help stop the spread of virus.

[okala]

The covid19 pandemic have driven the world towards a more digital and online transactions and digital currency will be at the center of it all, we will see more value increase due to consumer demand on digital currency and online transactions.

[gentlemand]

I think the the biggest change to come out of this will be the massive cranking up of the rush towards cashlessness in many places. Lots of reports of businesses refusing cash. There's now talk in the UK of how to keep the cash system alive. I really can't see it lasting if it requires benevolence and inconvenience to keep it going. Businesses will vote with their feet.

[Natsuu]

There are still problems though.

One of the most popular and most visible is that not all of us are ready for that digitalization, as my friends call it. There are a lot of countries that still can't support this and that is why they are struggling in this new meta. I think it still needs more time, which if we will be talking about against the pandemic, time that already ran out.

^ I must agree that pandemic did not push us to the digital age since prior to this covid 19 pandemic most of us already use digital transactions but because of the lockdown, we were able to realized and maximize the utilization of digital transactions. As an employee of e-commerce I can say that because of this pandemic we experienced a big leap in our sales compared to the days when we still do not have this pandemic but I also want to reiterate that I am not enjoying this lockdown because I just want to say that it can be beneficial to some industry but the majority remains suffering from this so I conclude that it is still not good. Going back to the post of OP, we are forced to embrace the digital age, and industries or businesses are getting prepared for this sudden change but the question is do people or ordinary citizens are already equipped for the changes? Globally 1st world countries can easily adapt to these changes but how 'bout the people from 3rd world countries where technologies and accessibility to the equipment needed for this digital age are not abundant as with the 1st world countries, how will they adapt and survive?

Adapting to changes takes times, though first world countries can immediately implement it as a whole, 3rd world countries on the other hand needs to do it one step a time. In some 3rd world countries that I know, they are already digitalized, but the knowledge about the proper use of technologies are not that good. Government must acknowledge first the use of technologies in our daily lives, they must take the first step for people to accept the fact that we are currently in the state of transition.
In case of survivability, these won't happen immediately, this will take like a decade or two for 3rd world countries to completely adapt to this changes, and by that time, most can already access the digital world. However, it may take some difficult sacrifices that our leaders must take for this to happen.

[mezzaluna]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

That is actually a correct term but people were also required to use digital equipment since everybody got scared to pass around the virus thru physical objects. This breakthrough is important since it will change most things within the society like Schooling and working at public spaces or even private own companies. People would also start to realize on how a digitize economy like the Cryptocurrency economy can affect a countries economy.

[GDragon]

We are pushed to a more digital world cause what can we do, it's the efficient one when we are all at home. One of the reasons why billionaires in the digital world earn millions of money because all of us are moving into digital. But there are people being left behind in this world of digital age, some aren't financially stable to afford it and some aren't literate to be in a digital world. We are all adjusting to this new normal, students and teachers in my country are struggling to continue schooling too. Specially those urban places and those without proper signal for a proper learning. I wanted to see what will be the effect of this kind of education to the students in the future, cause some are drowning with the schoolworks even at home, and some elementary students doesn't even do school works by their own cause their parents, siblings do it for them.

We are moving to the digital age, it's good for others, but we still need the time to make it good for those struggling to survive in this digital age too.

[sayaya17]

In this era of the pandemic, digital technology is really utilized by many people and its use becomes more meaningful. People who used to do everything traditionally now they have to learn technology. Maybe for the first time, they’re having a hard time.

Like traders who have to trade online that previously only traded on traditional markets. It’s troublesome for them. But if someone doesn’t learn to know technology, then it would be stupid.
As in the era of this pandemic, e-commerce and blockchain technology became more useful in its use.

[Quidat]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

As a businessman or owning a company or running a business then you wont have any viable options left but to deal onto the new normal.If people or crowd is prohibited
then theres no other way but to turn into digital.Yes, it cant be deny that crypto can really be added up and its been here for a while now but we cant deny the fact that
people would just simply make use of their credit/debit cards on said transactions. Talking or believing for cryptocurrency adoption? Not in full scale but at least we do
have Paypal now which had recently recognize crypto which is really a good add up if other merchants would really be accepting as well.

[Twinkledoe]

In this era of the pandemic, digital technology is really utilized by many people and its use becomes more meaningful. People who used to do everything traditionally now they have to learn technology. Maybe for the first time, they’re having a hard time.

Like traders who have to trade online that previously only traded on traditional markets. It’s troublesome for them. But if someone doesn’t learn to know technology, then it would be stupid.
As in the era of this pandemic, e-commerce and blockchain technology became more useful in its use.

Very true. In my area, most delivery companies already integrated cashless payment system. They still do accept cash but they are promoting to use their cashless payment system. As they said, protection from their employees and also to their customers. And I have no question about such progressive move. People will adopt and look for ways to protect themselves, so even if it is hard at the start, they will be willing to learn to protect them from virus infection.

[BuNga_cute]

The pandemic situation that has not yet improved forces us to immediately switch to the digital world, because it is considered to prevent
crowds from occurring. Transactions using digital payments can prevent physical contact, so it is highly recommended as a way to prevent
the spread of the corona virus. This is what makes Paypal dare to make big decisions by starting to be open to cryptocurrency, because Paypal
sees in the future there is a possibility that cryptocurrency will become a payment option around the world.

[cabron]

There are still problems though.

One of the most popular and most visible is that not all of us are ready for that digitalization, as my friends call it. There are a lot of countries that still can't support this and that is why they are struggling in this new meta. I think it still needs more time, which if we will be talking about against the pandemic, time that already ran out.

^ I must agree that pandemic did not push us to the digital age since prior to this covid 19 pandemic most of us already use digital transactions but because of the lockdown, we were able to realized and maximize the utilization of digital transactions. As an employee of e-commerce I can say that because of this pandemic we experienced a big leap in our sales compared to the days when we still do not have this pandemic but I also want to reiterate that I am not enjoying this lockdown because I just want to say that it can be beneficial to some industry but the majority remains suffering from this so I conclude that it is still not good. Going back to the post of OP, we are forced to embrace the digital age, and industries or businesses are getting prepared for this sudden change but the question is do people or ordinary citizens are already equipped for the changes? Globally 1st world countries can easily adapt to these changes but how 'bout the people from 3rd world countries where technologies and accessibility to the equipment needed for this digital age are not abundant as with the 1st world countries, how will they adapt and survive?

Adapting to changes takes times, though first world countries can immediately implement it as a whole, 3rd world countries on the other hand needs to do it one step a time. In some 3rd world countries that I know, they are already digitalized, but the knowledge about the proper use of technologies are not that good. Government must acknowledge first the use of technologies in our daily lives, they must take the first step for people to accept the fact that we are currently in the state of transition.
In case of survivability, these won't happen immediately, this will take like a decade or two for 3rd world countries to completely adapt to this changes, and by that time, most can already access the digital world. However, it may take some difficult sacrifices that our leaders must take for this to happen.

The shift to digital currencies will not really be abrupt like it will force everyone to learn to use mobile wallets. China was even testing the Digital fiat on the 4 cities they have. They will gradually increase the number of cities to adopt the currency and then the remote areas that are less developed where people mostly are not using phones and still use cash can still do business in those areas. I'm not sure if there are still places like this in China but there are many countries in South America that is like this.

[Casdinyard]

The pandemic situation that has not yet improved forces us to immediately switch to the digital world, because it is considered to prevent
crowds from occurring. Transactions using digital payments can prevent physical contact, so it is highly recommended as a way to prevent
the spread of the corona virus. This is what makes Paypal dare to make big decisions by starting to be open to cryptocurrency, because Paypal
sees in the future there is a possibility that cryptocurrency will become a payment option around the world.

I doubt that this is the reason why PayPal engage towards cryptocurrency adoption. There's simply profit from doing so, and that's the aim of big companies. Cryptos are getting more popular, and they just want to take advantage of early movements.
Most of the services are indeed made thru online, and that is correct because physical contact is being avoided. But that's not OP is trying to point out. Digital age is something. The idea of it is new innovations or further developments with technology. As what other users have mentioned, this pandemic pushed services to go online but the focus is to be an alternative and not mainly to be in a digital age. Once global recovery occur, online services will be more likely back with the "usual".

[pankowri]

Simply pandemic pushes the world to become digital in a short time. People nowadays are trying to stay at home and if you are careful about you and your family then you must stay at home so that everyone keeps safe from the virus attack. People are ordering food apps to fulfill their wishes without going to restaurants. If any urgency then they are using ride-sharing apps to go fast safely. For kind of needs, they are using e-commerce sites to fulfill it. That's the scenario of being digitalized even in this pandemic.

[Janation]

There are still problems though.

One of the most popular and most visible is that not all of us are ready for that digitalization, as my friends call it. There are a lot of countries that still can't support this and that is why they are struggling in this new meta. I think it still needs more time, which if we will be talking about against the pandemic, time that already ran out.

^ I must agree that pandemic did not push us to the digital age since prior to this covid 19 pandemic most of us already use digital transactions but because of the lockdown, we were able to realized and maximize the utilization of digital transactions. As an employee of e-commerce I can say that because of this pandemic we experienced a big leap in our sales compared to the days when we still do not have this pandemic but I also want to reiterate that I am not enjoying this lockdown because I just want to say that it can be beneficial to some industry but the majority remains suffering from this so I conclude that it is still not good. Going back to the post of OP, we are forced to embrace the digital age, and industries or businesses are getting prepared for this sudden change but the question is do people or ordinary citizens are already equipped for the changes? Globally 1st world countries can easily adapt to these changes but how 'bout the people from 3rd world countries where technologies and accessibility to the equipment needed for this digital age are not abundant as with the 1st world countries, how will they adapt and survive?

As a citizen from a third world country, I can say that people are having a hard time.

It is true that a lot of people here are using mobile phones, they have access to the internet and have a certain level of knowledge in term of using these technologies but that depends on the place where they are in. The closer people are in the cities, the more they are familiar with it, the farther people are in the cities, the more they are unfamiliar.

This pandemic, most of them are not actually adapting and still doing the normal transactions. Even in cities people are still doing the usual type of payment or transction.

[Akiko]

Simply pandemic pushes the world to become digital in a short time. People nowadays are trying to stay at home and if you are careful about you and your family then you must stay at home so that everyone keeps safe from the virus attack. People are ordering food apps to fulfill their wishes without going to restaurants. If any urgency then they are using ride-sharing apps to go fast safely. For kind of needs, they are using e-commerce sites to fulfill it. That's the scenario of being digitalized even in this pandemic.

Even using cash you can do it all and pay when they deliver the things you like . Today's situation only shows how useful technology can be in such a situation it's really a big help not only for those looking for safest way to exchange things to people  but also to those person that looking for the job that they can do even there is a virus every where .

[vlast01]

Due pandemic everything went a lot of changes and these changes are happens worldwide so everyone are trying to adapt on these.
Due to some restriction our daily routine has been drastically changes these pass months everyone are suggested to stay at home and because of these Internet has been fully used due to the facts that every transaction today have been done through online. The demand of Digital currencies have been increased and the used of fiat money has been decrease. So as these changes goes by Digital currency will soon dominate the fiat.

[FlightyPouch]

I can say that this depends on the country you are in right now. It is true though that there are a lot of people adapting to the changes especially as a teacher, education takes a big leap from being used in a classroom teacher traditionally to teaching online and giving modules to students. We can't adapt that quickly, we are trying our best and even though there are those teachers that did adapt quickly, there are still a lot of them that can't do the same.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

I can say that this depends on the country you are in right now. It is true though that there are a lot of people adapting to the changes especially as a teacher, education takes a big leap from being used in a classroom teacher traditionally to teaching online and giving modules to students. We can't adapt that quickly, we are trying our best and even though there are those teachers that did adapt quickly, there are still a lot of them that can't do the same.

There are still people who are having a hard time understanding and adapting new technologies, especially those old people. But they are still pushing themselves to use this new technologies, so that they no longer have difficulty keeping up with the trend. Also, the pandemic is the main reason why we make a lot of changes in this world that many people have to work from their home, same as students they need to continue their studies by attending online classes, and the usage of virtual money have increased.

[Shasha80]

It is true that since the pandemic, more and more payment transactions have been made cashless, and people also prefer to buy goods online.
Almost all companies have started to work from home and school activities are carried out online as well. So indirectly this pandemic forces people
to immediately switch to the digital world. But for some people who are less knowledgeable about technology and who rarely access the internet,
will find it difficult to adapt to the digital world.

[raidarksword]

Physical contacts is the way the virus can be contaminated person to person and near example of this on using fiat currencies to buy goods and necessities that may needed on daily basis. Well devoped countries are much adopted cashless payments that makes it more suited for pushing digital adoption that would help lessen the contamination of corona virus. Pandemic might brought as negative effects but it also strengthen  up on adopting cashless payments.

[iamsheikhadil]

We are all stunned with what this pandemic has brought us. We didn't expect everything and every action of the government affect us all. We are all on our way to digital world but we are not fully equipped for that yet. It is a good thing that these establishments especially those who embrace cyrptocurrency, adapt quickly with this change. E-commerce is also a great help for those who want to stay in their own homes. Everything went difficult but this pandemic will soon be over and all will be back to normal.

I agree. I have seen people who in their whole life ever used phones were using it for monetary purposes and transactions! It was really funny at the same time assuring very much that we are progressing towards an innovative age where technology will rule breaking all status of economical and social norms!

[lixer]

What this pandemic caused is the remote working surge and that is where I believe crypto could play a big role as well.

If everyone decides that working from home is not a bad thing, that means they would rather be at home and considering tech we have is not bad and we could totally do it for many many jobs out there, it wouldn't be shocking if companies keep it remote for a bit more while and maybe even forever for some positions.

That makes it a crypto business because if you can just have workers at home, does it matter if they are working at home very near you or maybe they would be in a whole another nation? Maybe they will work from across the globe?

As long as you are hiring remote worker it could be some other nationality and for big nations that means cheaper labor and if they want to have ease of payment for salary they could totally go with bitcoin over fiat to make it simpler to pay remote worker salaries.

[Fredomago]

It is true that since the pandemic, more and more payment transactions have been made cashless, and people also prefer to buy goods online.

Afraid of being infected that's the impact of this virus, people mostly stayed at home and transact online, the cashless system are more useful during this pandemic season.

Almost all companies have started to work from home and school activities are carried out online as well.

Yeah right, adjustment has been done due to this virus, protocols has been made by government requiring everyone to follow everything.

So indirectly this pandemic forces people to immediately switch to the digital world.

The word force is really relevant to what happened, since there's no choice people been force to use this system to avoid the virus.

But for some people who are less knowledgeable about technology and who rarely access the internet, will find it difficult to adapt to the digital world.

They will soon to adopt as the virus still there, situation might be hard but they needed to adjust.

[barbara44]

Physical contacts is the way the virus can be contaminated person to person and near example of this on using fiat currencies to buy goods and necessities that may needed on daily basis. Well devoped countries are much adopted cashless payments that makes it more suited for pushing digital adoption that would help lessen the contamination of corona virus. Pandemic might brought as negative effects but it also strengthen  up on adopting cashless payments.

Cashless payments is one positive but the biggest positive I have seen is the education for students being provided online which actually was not going to happen even in the next 25 years considering the pandemic did not happened. I know the pandemic was disastrous and prayers for all who suffered and died but we have to look for the positives now as corona virus impact is fading.

The education system needed a lift and because of the virus it was forced for the colleges and schools to make education online and that actually helped students because education in class was never as good as the education online and students can record and see it again which was not possible in classes.

[AndySt]

Cashless payments is one positive but the biggest positive I have seen is the education for students being provided online which actually was not going to happen even in the next 25 years considering the pandemic did not happened. I know the pandemic was disastrous and prayers for all who suffered and died but we have to look for the positives now as corona virus impact is fading.
The education system needed a lift and because of the virus it was forced for the colleges and schools to make education online and that actually helped students because education in class was never as good as the education online and students can record and see it again which was not possible in classes.

Oh, I would not say that the influence of the coronavirus is waning, on the contrary, we are now seeing a new rise in the incidence. Online education has many advantages and will surely increase its share after the current events, but nevertheless, the interaction of the teacher and the student has not been canceled and the interaction is more effective with direct contact. Thanks to the pandemic, no matter how terrible it was, we got an acceleration in the implementation of many processes taking place online, including the rise of an even larger share of digital payments.

[The cure]

The pandemic has indeed become a way to recognize the importance of digital payments so that we can avoid to touch physical money which is the possible carrier of the virus, there are so many changes in our lives that we do not expect to happen in an instant, but still we can do nothing but to stay strong and look at the good effects of the pandemic on us, just like the adoption of most to the what we called the digital world.

[oHnK]

The biggest positive I have seen is the education for students being provided online which actually was not going to happen even in the next 25 years considering the pandemic did not happened.

Online education has many advantages and will surely increase its share after the current events, but nevertheless, the interaction of the teacher and the student has not been canceled and the interaction is more effective with direct contact. Thanks to the pandemic, no matter how terrible it was, we got an acceleration in the implementation of many processes taking place online.

I guess that you live in a modern city with full facilities and a high average income so you can build an opinion on the positive side of the pandemic towards online education. In the fact that for a developing country, online education gives more disadvantages than advantages for students. There are many students who don't have enough facilities to do online learning. Online education for unlucky students is just one of the bad impacts of the pandemic. During the pandemic, students can't learn well and they got nothing knowledge because they don't have facilities such as a smartphone, a laptop, etc. Their parents don't have enough money to give online facilities for their children, so the online learning process just can run well for some lucky students, and the other just can receive their bad condition and the government didn't have any solutions for them. The government can only give data packet for students to online learning and can't give the facility.

[RealMalatesta]

Online education could be a huge improvement but it could also be a huge problem at the same time as well. I can't explain to you how it could be both of those things at the same time as well as having a child could explain it to you, if you have a kid and they do online education you could totally see it yourself why it could be wonderful and bad at the same time.

But, the shortest way I could explain would be the fact that kids these days care about what is on screen more often than what their teacher says and when their teacher is on screen it is easier to focus as well, plus there is less commotion between friends during class since you are physically not there so you can focus easier, this is the good part.

Bad part is, kids should be kids and meet and play and have fun, when they are stuck at home that is bad personal development, plus you could always mute and cheat your way out and watch netflix meanwhile, those are bad.

[AicecreaME]

This pandemic brought so much headache to each one of us. There were a lot of negative effects in every sector of each countries. Majority of the businesses, companies, establishments, and corporations were forced to close down.

On the other hand, these unfortunate events brought an opportunity for the e-commerce industry.  Because of safety protocols given in different localities, people were forced to limit going outside and just stay home as much as they can. This results to people using digital mode of payment in transactions. Online businesses boomed and it was evident more people started patronizing these online shops and apps compared to rate of users prior the pandemic.

This pandemic paved way for wider users of digital platforms. Long before, digital transactions are already a thing, but i believe, this pandemic indeed pushed the society to adapt and catch up to the modern ways today (at least here in our country). Usage of online banking apps increased, the use of beep cards and cash cards on local supermarkets were slowly introduced for safety reasons.

[Furious 7]

Online education could be a huge improvement but it could also be a huge problem at the same time as well. I can't explain to you how it could be both of those things at the same time as well as having a child could explain it to you, if you have a kid and they do online education you could totally see it yourself why it could be wonderful and bad at the same time.

But, the shortest way I could explain would be the fact that kids these days care about what is on screen more often than what their teacher says and when their teacher is on screen it is easier to focus as well, plus there is less commotion between friends during class since you are physically not there so you can focus easier, this is the good part.

Bad part is, kids should be kids and meet and play and have fun, when they are stuck at home that is bad personal development, plus you could always mute and cheat your way out and watch netflix meanwhile, those are bad.

Children nowadays are difficult to control especially learning online after what the government has implemented for me, this kind of lesson will not be good in the future because the teacher will not know how fluent the student is in learning.
By using online, of course they will spend more in playing the game compared to the lessons that have been given by the teacher, there is no other way than to re-enter the school, but the protocol is still applied to students to keep their distance and still be supervised by the teacher.

[proTECH77]

Many organization really pass through the challenge the pandemic  has brought to the world. Many people sustain with digital currency during the pandemic such as bitcoin which really help people to grow their businesses .
Many people are use to digital currency before covid-19 came to collapse the economy of the country which the government are doing everything possible to wake up their economy back to normal.
Many people use different way to survive during the lockdown which is still making some people not to believe that bitcoin is a decentralized currency which is not control by the government.

[Dsdaq]

The global crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has pushed us further into a digital world, and changes in behaviour are likely to have lasting effects when the economy starts to pick up. But not everyone is ready to embrace a more digitized existence. But its advantage and cost effective to work from home for many companies and government come to realise it at the expense of the pandemic for us to.

[finaleshot2016]

I can say it's true since many online jobs have opened recently and most of us are now working online.

Many people have also invested in digital currencies such as crypto. In education, students are now studying online through zoom, google meet and ms teams.

I can clearly say that during this pandemic we advance our skills in the digital world.

[Mahanton]

I can say it's true since many online jobs have opened recently and most of us are now working through online. Many people have also invested in digital currencies such as crypto. In education, students are now studying online through zoom, google meet and ms teams. I can clearly say that during this pandemic we advances our skill in digital world.

This is true and yet its happening world wide specially on education side where students do able to know the current platforms when it comes to videocalls/meetings.
It may have some positive effect on that side but we arent wishing for this situation to continue even more.We do need those normal days yet we can still be
knowledgeable to digital age even more even on normal days but its true that this is the time where people do gave out more focus.What options we do had?

[EdenHazard]

This pandemic brought so much headache to each one of us. There were a lot of negative effects in every sector of each countries. Majority of the businesses, companies, establishments, and corporations were forced to close down.

On the other hand, these unfortunate events brought an opportunity for the e-commerce industry.  Because of safety protocols given in different localities, people were forced to limit going outside and just stay home as much as they can. This results to people using digital mode of payment in transactions. Online businesses boomed and it was evident more people started patronizing these online shops and apps compared to rate of users prior the pandemic.

This pandemic paved way for wider users of digital platforms. Long before, digital transactions are already a thing, but i believe, this pandemic indeed pushed the society to adapt and catch up to the modern ways today (at least here in our country). Usage of online banking apps increased, the use of beep cards and cash cards on local supermarkets were slowly introduced for safety reasons.

Well there's always to sides of coin , but for us who literally doing things digitally since long time ago .. it feels like a blessing, an unexpected a lot benefit for us and we love to see it.
The protocol to better stay at home indeed pushing people to know more how things could be done digitally , it's just increasing the number of advanced technology awareness, especially in this case it's the decentralized finance usage.

They are getting close to fully understand how cryptocurrency works, how bitcoin works. That's indeed a good news!

[CaVO32]

This pandemic brought so much headache to each one of us. There were a lot of negative effects in every sector of each countries. Majority of the businesses, companies, establishments, and corporations were forced to close down.

On the other hand, these unfortunate events brought an opportunity for the e-commerce industry.  Because of safety protocols given in different localities, people were forced to limit going outside and just stay home as much as they can. This results to people using digital mode of payment in transactions. Online businesses boomed and it was evident more people started patronizing these online shops and apps compared to rate of users prior the pandemic.

This pandemic paved way for wider users of digital platforms. Long before, digital transactions are already a thing, but i believe, this pandemic indeed pushed the society to adapt and catch up to the modern ways today (at least here in our country). Usage of online banking apps increased, the use of beep cards and cash cards on local supermarkets were slowly introduced for safety reasons.

Well there's always to sides of coin , but for us who literally doing things digitally since long time ago .. it feels like a blessing, an unexpected a lot benefit for us and we love to see it.
The protocol to better stay at home indeed pushing people to know more how things could be done digitally , it's just increasing the number of advanced technology awareness, especially in this case it's the decentralized finance usage.

They are getting close to fully understand how cryptocurrency works, how bitcoin works. That's indeed a good news!

Even those people who are hesitant to use the digital technology are giving their effort to learn. This is in order to avoid going outside and mingle with people for something that they can avoid if they will use the digital tech. A lot of delivery systems are now going cashless. A move to avoid the usage of cash, as identified as one possible sources of transfer of virus. Better be safe than sorry. There's nothing wrong in learning new things rather than open yourself to vulnerability.

[AndySt]

Online education could be a huge improvement but it could also be a huge problem at the same time as well. I can't explain to you how it could be both of those things at the same time as well as having a child could explain it to you, if you have a kid and they do online education you could totally see it yourself why it could be wonderful and bad at the same time.
But, the shortest way I could explain would be the fact that kids these days care about what is on screen more often than what their teacher says and when their teacher is on screen it is easier to focus as well, plus there is less commotion between friends during class since you are physically not there so you can focus easier, this is the good part.
Bad part is, kids should be kids and meet and play and have fun, when they are stuck at home that is bad personal development, plus you could always mute and cheat your way out and watch netflix meanwhile, those are bad.

A person is still a social being and he needs direct communication, and not only through technical means of communication. This applies even more to children, because at this age the skills of social interaction with other members of society are laid and the school serves as an excellent platform for practicing such interaction. Another side effect of the current online activity is that there is no clear boundary between work and study activities and home activities, and because of this, many of them lose their ability to work.

[FlightyPouch]

I can say that this depends on the country you are in right now. It is true though that there are a lot of people adapting to the changes especially as a teacher, education takes a big leap from being used in a classroom teacher traditionally to teaching online and giving modules to students. We can't adapt that quickly, we are trying our best and even though there are those teachers that did adapt quickly, there are still a lot of them that can't do the same.

There are still people who are having a hard time understanding and adapting new technologies, especially those old people. But they are still pushing themselves to use this new technologies, so that they no longer have difficulty keeping up with the trend. Also, the pandemic is the main reason why we make a lot of changes in this world that many people have to work from their home, same as students they need to continue their studies by attending online classes, and the usage of virtual money have increased.

Even without a pandemic, people are already adapting to new technologies. What this pandemic did is just force people to adapt even though they are not ready. It is the main reason why there are a lot of people that are forced to work from their home, attend their  online classes in their houses and the increased of virtual money is also an effect of that.

[Assface16678]

I can say that this depends on the country you are in right now. It is true though that there are a lot of people adapting to the changes especially as a teacher, education takes a big leap from being used in a classroom teacher traditionally to teaching online and giving modules to students. We can't adapt that quickly, we are trying our best and even though there are those teachers that did adapt quickly, there are still a lot of them that can't do the same.

There are still people who are having a hard time understanding and adapting new technologies, especially those old people. But they are still pushing themselves to use this new technologies, so that they no longer have difficulty keeping up with the trend. Also, the pandemic is the main reason why we make a lot of changes in this world that many people have to work from their home, same as students they need to continue their studies by attending online classes, and the usage of virtual money have increased.

Even without a pandemic, people are already adapting to new technologies. What this pandemic did is just force people to adapt even though they are not ready. It is the main reason why there are a lot of people that are forced to work from their home, attend their  online classes in their houses and the increased of virtual money is also an effect of that.

Actually, those engagements with technology is more likely related to online services and not technology in general. Services and other businesses continued in using online platforms simply because many people have no other options since going outside is prohibited to prevent the widespread of the virus. And that I think is just a small portion of technology. People are just more exposed to the internet lately because of the situation but not to technology at its broadest sense. It won't be valid to conclude that everything will be digital soon just because many people are holding their phones most of the time. If we are not needing drivers, not manually cooking things and such that would be the time everything is virtual, kidding aside.

[JuSayCo]

Yes, exactly. The world are more highly digitalized since the lockdown started in any places and followed by different types of community quarantines that restricted us from going out to avoid the physical contact with each other and to prevent the rapid transmission of covid-19. This strange time had taught us that everything can be done virtually. Though some of us are not used to it,  especially the modern businesses, work and study from home. But despite the struggles,  like the internet signal here in our country which is so slow and unstable sometimes...yet,  we have faith that we can make this things possible and yes, we learned digitalization and getting used to it now.

[Spaffin]

Considering how the pandemic and the general quarantine in many countries affected the national economies, as well as the stock market, we can say with confidence that the current situation did not badly affect the cryptocurrency market, since there are many investors, as well as ordinary people, in order to preserve their savings or their capital, invested their funds in alternative assets, which are primarily Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as other cryptocurrency ratings. According to statistics, it is the period of the pandemic that is the largest period of migration of institutional capital to the cryptocurrency market. This is also a positive fact.

[Mauser]

Yes, exactly. The world are more highly digitalized since the lockdown started in any places and followed by different types of community quarantines that restricted us from going out to avoid the physical contact with each other and to prevent the rapid transmission of covid-19. This strange time had taught us that everything can be done virtually. Though some of us are not used to it,  especially the modern businesses, work and study from home. But despite the struggles,  like the internet signal here in our country which is so slow and unstable sometimes...yet,  we have faith that we can make this things possible and yes, we learned digitalization and getting used to it now.

Comparing 2019 to 2020 already shows how much the world changed due to the corona pandemic. Almost all of my friends work from home these days, doing telcos and video calls from home on a daily basis with their laptops. If you would have told me a normal workday looks like this last year I wouldn't have believed it. Even a good friend of mine who is almost 60 got used to video calls by now.

[proTECH77]

Many countries have been into digital currency before pandemic came to make many have interest in digital currency in the country. People now believe that digital currency is good for investment and very easy to make a good profit out of the investment.
Many investors are use to cryptocurrency before the lockdown started to they affecting country economy. Many experience the hard work of digital during pandemic that make people have interest on cryptocurrency. Many countries are ready to legalized Bitcoin in their country to improve most of their citizens who have interest on digital currency.

[metenjean]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

Pandemic give advantage for many people how to be creative looking for money, they have thousand ideas when lost job becuase pandemic effect and getting new way how to earn money with digital payment transaction. Many people get thousand ideas when selling product on digital and get payment by using currency like bitcoin or fiat. I think give creative ideas for many people with pandemic era after resign from their job they have looking many chance how to get money with online way and know how to invest and earn much profit later. before pandemic not all people know with bitcoin but now many people have try to invest and trade with bitcoin and altcoin.

[CarnagexD]

Considering how the pandemic and the general quarantine in many countries affected the national economies, as well as the stock market, we can say with confidence that the current situation did not badly affect the cryptocurrency market, since there are many investors, as well as ordinary people, in order to preserve their savings or their capital, invested their funds in alternative assets, which are primarily Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as other cryptocurrency ratings. According to statistics, it is the period of the pandemic that is the largest period of migration of institutional capital to the cryptocurrency market. This is also a positive fact.

Exactly, and of course, because cryptocurrencies are directly independent from the outside market, this means that no cryptocurrencies are directly affected by the stock decline. Nonetheless, I don't really see any major changes when we come to consider the prices of major coins in the market like bitcoin. Sure, the consumers have indeed switched to digital platforms, but how many of them considered investing in crypto?

[FlightyPouch]

Even without a pandemic, people are already adapting to new technologies. What this pandemic did is just force people to adapt even though they are not ready. It is the main reason why there are a lot of people that are forced to work from their home, attend their  online classes in their houses and the increased of virtual money is also an effect of that.

Actually, those engagements with technology is more likely related to online services and not technology in general. Services and other businesses continued in using online platforms simply because many people have no other options since going outside is prohibited to prevent the widespread of the virus. And that I think is just a small portion of technology. People are just more exposed to the internet lately because of the situation but not to technology at its broadest sense. It won't be valid to conclude that everything will be digital soon just because many people are holding their phones most of the time. If we are not needing drivers, not manually cooking things and such that would be the time everything is virtual, kidding aside.

That is why I am saying that they are forced to adapt because they have no other choice but to do that. I am not actually saying that this pandemic forced the digital age on the people, what I am saying is that the people are adapting to what they can do in this pandemic and for me, we can't actually say that this is that age since there are a lot of people that are still not familiar with some technologies that we are using.

[Searing]

A big deal, in this 'new economy' we will have now after the pandemic with 1) work at home and 2) gig economy jobs now. As an example in California

they were talking about the 'gig' economy law in Proposition 22  being passed to 'allow' Uber drivers and other gig workers to be classified as 'contractors'.

I fully expect that Nursing Assistants/Waiters and Waitresses/Secretaries/Clerks/etc, etc. To 'Suddenly' be 'gifted' with the full spirit of 'entrepreneur/self-employed

as Contractors...with their responsibilities now being their own health care/401k and all the joys of a small business with none of the financial rewards...and

no/few bennies or health care!

What a cluster!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/03/uber-prop22-results-california/

This is gonna be 'great' fun when employers take his concept and their cost savings of requiring you to work at home and then 'joy-joy' letting you

become contractors and competing with wages to the lowest level with your former co-workers. The 'gig' economy will roar along with work at home!

Then, if that was enough, I full expect our  'soon to be benevolent and fair Robot Masters take control' (ahem...remember I 'caved' first as a human minion!)

 ...to arrive'  further tossing a wrench into dubious methods of employment and wealth to the above as they slash labor or should

I say, you newly arrived at 'also' gig' and 'contractor' status...and low status/no growth/low wage jobs...and all the fun it should entail.

I mean even Bill Gates is turning 'liberal' on the 'abuses' in wealth xfer this link:

https://qz.com/911968/bill-gates-the-robot-that-takes-your-job-should-pay-taxes/

Why people are not putting all their coffee/lunch money/ or borrowing against the cat/or something to put aside some Bitcoin 'dust', is beyond me. I mean

even rats eventually yell, 'take the cheese' and not me! Seeing the rigged game for what it is....a slow slide to  'indentured servitude' is my next guess.

Humans: Mess of smelly, hairless, clueless primates, scratching themselves, and tossing poo around! It's a wonder the world is in as good enough shape as it is! Sheesh!

note: I actually did not get a job due to age discrimination, due to the fact I 'blew' up health care costs. The countrywide (USA) firms split into 100s of mini-

corporation of fewer than 100 employees with their own 401k/health care plans/etc all under the 'umbrella' of the parent corporation. In that (under 100) you are a small

business and fewer labor regulations. This was told by the person who

tried to hire me, on pain of silence or they would get fired, I had to keep secret, was that with all the 'under 30 year old' folks, if they hired me I'd raise their health

insurance/benifits to much....even under the mini-corporation (under 100 employees) trick.

Talked to a lawyer, he was honest enough to tell me it was quite common and pretty much impossible to prove.

I sense more of these kinda 'short-cuts' with the gutting of protections and the label 'gig economy' job or 'work at home' do such of the highway job offers.

Brad

[xSkylarx]

I thought of this too. Pandemic was the way for some businesses and companies to shift into the digital age. Office workers now do work on their home, some of the local businesses have cashless way of payment method. Our tollway here now is also cashless, it's payment method is via some sort of RFID. It's just sad to think that this should have happen first before most of us embrace the digital technology.

[slapper]

I can say that this depends on the country you are in right now. It is true though that there are a lot of people adapting to the changes especially as a teacher, education takes a big leap from being used in a classroom teacher traditionally to teaching online and giving modules to students. We can't adapt that quickly, we are trying our best and even though there are those teachers that did adapt quickly, there are still a lot of them that can't do the same.

There are still people who are having a hard time understanding and adapting new technologies, especially those old people. But they are still pushing themselves to use this new technologies, so that they no longer have difficulty keeping up with the trend. Also, the pandemic is the main reason why we make a lot of changes in this world that many people have to work from their home, same as students they need to continue their studies by attending online classes, and the usage of virtual money have increased.

Even without a pandemic, people are already adapting to new technologies. What this pandemic did is just force people to adapt even though they are not ready. It is the main reason why there are a lot of people that are forced to work from their home, attend their  online classes in their houses and the increased of virtual money is also an effect of that.

But the speed of the adaption is not really fast. Everything is kinda stagnant and in my country, before the pandemic, only a few companies allowing their employee to work at home. Right now, most people realize how powerful the digital world is. Adopting new technologies and accepting remote working gives people more ability to earn money and work in a comfortable atmosphere

I do not know where you live but surely my country is under-developed and ironically speaking, thanks to Covid-19, we have achieved an outstanding improvement.

[verita1]

So is! Life in times of pandemic has led us to change our behavior. Crypto enthusiasts are leading the way with these changes because their world is more digital. Now in this new normal, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies will play an important role and the opportunities in e-commerce will be on the rise. Despite the disadvantages that we have, not all countries have invested in blockchain, the economy is not running at 100% it is operating at half capacity due to the pandemic. But we have a good perspective on the horizon for which we must seize the moment.

[Peanutswar]

Because of this pandemic, it pushes us to adopt the use of the digital age well the introduction of the digital age are already in before this pandemic but right now they need to fully adopt this kind of change because we are preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

On this adaptation, there is a lot of improvement most of the transactions become faster, reliable, transparent, and less hassle this time they are making a move to adopt even we don't have a pandemic because this is the purpose of the digital age to make changes and innovation to increase the productivity of humanity.

[buwaytress]

A big deal, in this 'new economy' we will have now after the pandemic with 1) work at home and 2) gig economy jobs now.

Been a pain for now four years working in this bleeding new economy and gig industry too. I'm considered by most employers to be no more than a contractor and it's been a real bleeding PITA to get myself legitimately earning in the various jurisdictions I've been working in, so I'm actually looking forward to the laws in the EU slowly changing to recognise people like me more easily. It'll be more to force my employers to recognise me as employee (at least part time) anyway.

It's effed up for a lot more people now is why.

[geyayy]

I agree to the topic you created, digital age has finally come to the world. I mean, almost everyone now knows how to transact on online platforms. A lot of people are scared of going out so they will just click here and there, and voila, the necessities they need are now there. Even older people of our society are now engaging on video calls and or other transactions online.

[jaberwock]

There is no way that these wealthy people who are from another generation could ever stop this type of movement going more legit in the future.

Obviously the world will have a lot more remote workers, it is going to change the whole world and maybe the idea of "freelancer" will become bigger and bigger as well, both remote work for a company as a worker of them and also freelancer who just works for whoever they want will become a lot more legit and these companies managed by older generation will eventually retire them anyway, or they will die, nobody wins the fight against father time and that means a newer generation will become CEO's in those companies that will not mind going more digital with absolutely everything. Hence I believe pandemic speed things up, but it is also inevitable that it will happen.

[gabbie2010]

Even without a pandemic, people are already adapting to new technologies. What this pandemic did is just force people to adapt even though they are not ready. It is the main reason why there are a lot of people that are forced to work from their home, attend their  online classes in their houses and the increased of virtual money is also an effect of that.

Actually, those engagements with technology is more likely related to online services and not technology in general. Services and other businesses continued in using online platforms simply because many people have no other options since going outside is prohibited to prevent the widespread of the virus. And that I think is just a small portion of technology. People are just more exposed to the internet lately because of the situation but not to technology at its broadest sense. It won't be valid to conclude that everything will be digital soon just because many people are holding their phones most of the time. If we are not needing drivers, not manually cooking things and such that would be the time everything is virtual, kidding aside.

That is why I am saying that they are forced to adapt because they have no other choice but to do that. I am not actually saying that this pandemic forced the digital age on the people, what I am saying is that the people are adapting to what they can do in this pandemic and for me, we can't actually say that this is that age since there are a lot of people that are still not familiar with some technologies that we are using.

Covid-19 indeed had changed our adaptation towards technology, student are forcefully allowed to do online studies thus changed their orientation from attending a physical classroom to a virtual one, although it might be tough initially but they will adapt to it.
Smartphone users who might had not been using some of it features for online transactions may be due to its complexity will surely and forcefully learn how to use them based on the fact that the virus can only be curtailed by not having any physical contact.
Once a lasting solution or vaccine is produced and the virus is finally curtailed a lot of people will stick to the virtual life styles they had been utilizing and might take some time before they resorted to the usual physical contact.

[EdenHazard]

Even those people who are hesitant to use the digital technology are giving their effort to learn. This is in order to avoid going outside and mingle with people for something that they can avoid if they will use the digital tech. A lot of delivery systems are now going cashless. A move to avoid the usage of cash, as identified as one possible sources of transfer of virus. Better be safe than sorry. There's nothing wrong in learning new things rather than open yourself to vulnerability.

We are moving towards right direction now , crypto merchants getting more and more available,  businesses post-pandemic are recovering and even ready to bounce back.

The price of bitcoin itself rose to over $15k just now! What else could possibly make things right in this awful year of 2020?
It's a quick acceleration for cryptocurrency, where everything else slow down. The market are so exciting in response of this new era of digital age.
We are in the early stage currently, brace yourself.

[naikturun]

We are all stunned with what this pandemic has brought us. We didn't expect everything and every action of the government affect us all. We are all on our way to digital world but we are not fully equipped for that yet. It is a good thing that these establishments especially those who embrace cyrptocurrency, adapt quickly with this change. E-commerce is also a great help for those who want to stay in their own homes. Everything went difficult but this pandemic will soon be over and all will be back to normal.

this is unprofitable at the expense of many people to achieve a new economy.
we don't know if this virus was deliberately created by the elite as it has been rumored.
but the lockdown is certainly miserable for many people.
worse than fear of the virus itself, because the lockdown has stopped activities in various parts of the world, automatically supply and supply will decrease.
people are in danger of dying from starvation.

[oHnK]

Even those people who are hesitant to use the digital technology are giving their effort to learn. This is in order to avoid going outside and mingle with people for something that they can avoid if they will use the digital tech. A lot of delivery systems are now going cashless. A move to avoid the usage of cash, as identified as one possible sources of transfer of virus. Better be safe than sorry. There's nothing wrong in learning new things rather than open yourself to vulnerability.

We are moving towards right direction now , crypto merchants getting more and more available,  businesses post-pandemic are recovering and even ready to bounce back.

The price of bitcoin itself rose to over $15k just now! What else could possibly make things right in this awful year of 2020?
It's a quick acceleration for cryptocurrency, where everything else slow down. The market are so exciting in response of this new era of digital age.
We are in the early stage currently, brace yourself.

I really feel this, seeing that almost all industries have been affected by covid, only digital-based industries have grown during the pandemic.  Even cryptocurency has become more and more hype since the pandemic appeared, people prefer to try to invest in BTC to secure their assets due to the worldwide economic downturn and loss of value of money, and stocks also affected by the pandemic are less promising investment alternatives.  So that the Btc price can reach its current highest level.  Luckily for us who already know and store assets in the form of Bitcoin.  It looks like a field that is ready to harvest superior seeds.

[Swopon]

I don't think so. World is developing day by day and already being digitalized in many countries. Pandemic can be considered as one more step in this way but not more than that. Because people already using the technology which they used before the pandemic. Nothing changed in this period and just people can't go out for work.

[TimeTeller]

We are all stunned with what this pandemic has brought us. We didn't expect everything and every action of the government affect us all. We are all on our way to digital world but we are not fully equipped for that yet. It is a good thing that these establishments especially those who embrace cyrptocurrency, adapt quickly with this change. E-commerce is also a great help for those who want to stay in their own homes. Everything went difficult but this pandemic will soon be over and all will be back to normal.

this is unprofitable at the expense of many people to achieve a new economy.
we don't know if this virus was deliberately created by the elite as it has been rumored.
but the lockdown is certainly miserable for many people.
worse than fear of the virus itself, because the lockdown has stopped activities in various parts of the world, automatically supply and supply will decrease.
people are in danger of dying from starvation.

I can agree that there are so many people that are miserable in this time period.
But we need to help ourselves to survive in this crisis.
Even in our own little ways, find options to generate income and not rely to our government.
Because if we rely ourselves from someone or from our government, we will really starve to death.
Just few examples on how to earn or save money- sell things online (items you know you are not using anymore but may be valuable to others, gadgets/clothes/shoes/bags), look for freelance jobs via net (that will suit whatever your expertise is), tutorial jobs, tend your own garden (we can even grow tomatoes or onions inside our house if you don't have your own land), bake and sell, and many others.

[Nhebu]

Actually, yes. Online world boosted since pandemic came. There are many jobless people that becomes online seller because of Covid-19. In order to survive, we need to go with the flow in our society. By that, digital age and cashless society may come up. The continuous growing of online industry will become the beginning of new era towards digital currency. Cash is no longer usable when we talk about online because you can now shop and buy products using cryptocurrency.

[MCobian]

I agree that the COVID19 pandemic has caused the world to begin to enter a digital era, it can be seen that in my countries most of
the people live convenient to use debit / credit cards to make payments compared to cash money. And also people prefer to shop online
instead of having to come to a mall or shop. So if you look at statistics, online stores and market places have increased visitors and transactions.
This is very positive in my opinion, because it prevents the spread of COVID19 due to physical contact.

[vermigerous]

I think digital currency used more often these pandemic times compared to the times before pandemic happens. Because people seemed to be in the house for the lock down and buying online stuffs to pay crypto could be an alternative for the use of fiat currencies. These pandemic days made cryptocurrency use for it's advantage and easily no hustle. So i think this digital age would be more develop in the near future.

[Swopon]

I think digital currency used more often these pandemic times compared to the times before pandemic happens. Because people seemed to be in the house for the lock down and buying online stuffs to pay crypto could be an alternative for the use of fiat currencies. These pandemic days made cryptocurrency use for it's advantage and easily no hustle. So i think this digital age would be more develop in the near future.

Digital currency is a useful thing for us in this pandemic outbreak to use easily at home where it can be used legally. There is no hassle though. At the same time, it can be difficult to use for those where it is not legalized. So the use of cryptocurrency should be increased by the legalization of crypto all over the world for access to use everyone.

[istiak2277]

The digital age already began and this pandemic just causes a little effect. People like to buy their products online even before this Pandemic. Humans now like to spend their time on something valuable that's why they want to buy their daily needs Online. This will increase more in time and that's why are seeing e-commerce site flourishes right now.

[slaman29]

I agree that the COVID19 pandemic has caused the world to begin to enter a digital era, it can be seen that in my countries most of
the people live convenient to use debit / credit cards to make payments compared to cash money. And also people prefer to shop online
instead of having to come to a mall or shop. So if you look at statistics, online stores and market places have increased visitors and transactions.
This is very positive in my opinion, because it prevents the spread of COVID19 due to physical contact.

Covid didn't push people into digital, it just made them spend MORE time online, but have a thought for those countries where data and internet aren't really that cheap or available like in India. People who've lost their jobs are still not able to work remotely unless they go to data centers (where anyway you aren't allowed to use during Covid).

I think this has made the developed world more online, but the less developed world will fall even further behind:(

[Ayiranorea]

I agree that the COVID19 pandemic has caused the world to begin to enter a digital era, it can be seen that in my countries most of
the people live convenient to use debit / credit cards to make payments compared to cash money. And also people prefer to shop online
instead of having to come to a mall or shop. So if you look at statistics, online stores and market places have increased visitors and transactions.
This is very positive in my opinion, because it prevents the spread of COVID19 due to physical contact.

Covid didn't push people into digital, it just made them spend MORE time online, but have a thought for those countries where data and internet aren't really that cheap or available like in India. People who've lost their jobs are still not able to work remotely unless they go to data centers (where anyway you aren't allowed to use during Covid).

I think this has made the developed world more online, but the less developed world will fall even further behind:(

The covid-19 had created people to go online for a long time than usual days. Upon the same the present days have made more new people spend time on internet. This is a huge transformation than a push, because none insisted of going online, but the scenario had made it. Same is with cryptocurrency usage, people thyself have explored and started using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

[DrG]

The automotive companies are recording pretty decent profits and high EBIT due to all the pork and extraneous waste that they've grown over the past 100 years. I think they're realizing that they don't need large dealerships spaced every 10 miles when being able to order a vehicle online and have it delivered to your house works for those concerned with mostly A-B travel or who already know what they want without needing a test drive. Companies have to have saved billions from not "mailing" sales people all around the world on expensive business class flights and instead using zoom/google meets.

[oHnK]

The automotive companies are recording pretty decent profits and high EBIT due to all the pork and extraneous waste that they've grown over the past 100 years. I think they're realizing that they don't need large dealerships spaced every 10 miles when being able to order a vehicle online and have it delivered to your house works for those concerned with mostly A-B travel or who already know what they want without needing a test drive. Companies have to have saved billions from not "mailing" sales people all around the world on expensive business class flights and instead using zoom/google meets.

I don't know which automotive company has made profit during this pandemic because it reduces costs, which is usually replaced by digital-only processing via zoom.  However, if you look at the data on the automotive industry in my country, the sales decline occurred about 50% from last year.  And some say the automotive industry's revenue has decreased by 15%.  No one has yet noted that during this pandemic, auto companies were profitable.

[South Park]

Yes, exactly. The world are more highly digitalized since the lockdown started in any places and followed by different types of community quarantines that restricted us from going out to avoid the physical contact with each other and to prevent the rapid transmission of covid-19. This strange time had taught us that everything can be done virtually. Though some of us are not used to it,  especially the modern businesses, work and study from home. But despite the struggles,  like the internet signal here in our country which is so slow and unstable sometimes...yet,  we have faith that we can make this things possible and yes, we learned digitalization and getting used to it now.

What it is interesting is that we were already going on in this direction but the acceleration we have gone through is spectacular and most likely this is going to continue for a long time because even if it comes to the point the pandemic ends people will now have this tendency to use digital means of payment, even I have been affected by it, I preferred to use cash whenever possible but now in order to protect myself I prefer to use digital transactions for the most part.

[fullhdpixel]

The digital age already began and this pandemic just causes a little effect. People like to buy their products online even before this Pandemic. Humans now like to spend their time on something valuable that's why they want to buy their daily needs Online. This will increase more in time and that's why are seeing e-commerce site flourishes right now.

The pandemic actually helped modernization because it was essential for survival as we could not meet others and online shopping saw a gigantic growth as everyone was afraid to shop physically in stores and rather preferred to order their products online. We might be troubled so much by the pandemic but the truth is that we moved way ahead of time as now education is being done online, shopping also saw a big growth and actually things like medication also started online as doctors used to see their patients online via video call which is a great sign of economy moving ahead.

I do not know much about other countries but actually our country lacked behind in use of technology and at least corona virus helped everyone learn these technologies and actually more people are now getting online jobs.

[tbterryboy]

I don't think so. World is developing day by day and already being digitalized in many countries. Pandemic can be considered as one more step in this way but not more than that. Because people already using the technology which they used before the pandemic. Nothing changed in this period and just people can't go out for work.

In fact the pandemic pushed us back 10years because the industries and everything will take at least 5-10 years to come back to normal because even when the virus spread is stopped it won't be magic to fix everything because the economic structures are broken and everyone struggled be it developed countries or be it growing ones.

I know more cashless transactions are happening but the truth is they are forced rather than adopted so once the pandemic ends and everyone is back to normality there will again be dominant number of fiat transactions and cashless economy will be left behind again.

[Swopon]

I don't think so. World is developing day by day and already being digitalized in many countries. Pandemic can be considered as one more step in this way but not more than that. Because people already using the technology which they used before the pandemic. Nothing changed in this period and just people can't go out for work.

In fact the pandemic pushed us back 10years because the industries and everything will take at least 5-10 years to come back to normal because even when the virus spread is stopped it won't be magic to fix everything because the economic structures are broken and everyone struggled be it developed countries or be it growing ones.

I know more cashless transactions are happening but the truth is they are forced rather than adopted so once the pandemic ends and everyone is back to normality there will again be dominant number of fiat transactions and cashless economy will be left behind again.

This is the harsh reality. Yes it will take time but it is not impossible if the leader wants to grow his/her economy so fast, it won't take time as you mentioned. Expecting everything will be normal in a very short time then we will see the real race among the developed countries and developing countries.

If the people become habituated in using cashless transaction then it may continue without any issues and I think it can be accepted more easily for not to carrying money in hand. Though they are becoming forcibly habituated now.

[DrG]

The automotive companies are recording pretty decent profits and high EBIT due to all the pork and extraneous waste that they've grown over the past 100 years. I think they're realizing that they don't need large dealerships spaced every 10 miles when being able to order a vehicle online and have it delivered to your house works for those concerned with mostly A-B travel or who already know what they want without needing a test drive. Companies have to have saved billions from not "mailing" sales people all around the world on expensive business class flights and instead using zoom/google meets.

I don't know which automotive company has made profit during this pandemic because it reduces costs, which is usually replaced by digital-only processing via zoom.  However, if you look at the data on the automotive industry in my country, the sales decline occurred about 50% from last year.  And some say the automotive industry's revenue has decreased by 15%.  No one has yet noted that during this pandemic, auto companies were profitable.

I said profits are doing well and are setting record increases mostly due to such a pent up demand in Europe and US. Yes total sales are down, but the industry has reduced a lot of costs. The inventory is also quite low so there's very little discounts on new vehicle. This pattern has been repeated by GM, Honda, Toyota, Ford, BMW, Daimler and some Chinese brands.

Here's one specific video about GM profits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a--shq3_5ME

If you watch older episodes you'll see even Daimler made profits which is surprising considered how precarious they were 4 months ago, esp with BMW sales up.

[bitzizzix]

When a pandemic occurs, there are many social obstacles that we must apply, one of which is working from home and encouraging digital transformation that must be carried out so that we can continue to work and carry out other much needed jobs or assignments and studies.
But why should it be like that and push the world into a more digital era, we must feel the suffering caused by Covid-19 and many things that have been harmed.
I hope this pandemic ends quickly because it is very sad for those who do not have or are not supported with the necessary technological tools.

[emmybd]

The world is experimenting an extraordinary life altering challenge due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our life has changed a lot. We are learning new things everyday because of this pandemic. We can't go out because of this pandemic so we have to stay at home all day long. As a result, we are using technology a lot.
   • We are nowadays interest in online shopping. As we can't visit shops.
   • Some companies are using robots to deliver things.
   • We are using telephone to pay the bills.
   • We are taking healthcare from home by using telephone.
   • We are working from home by using Computer/ Laptop.
   • We are enjoying entertainment shows online.
   • Students are doing classes in the laptop or telephone.
According to recent data, around 70% people believe that the crisis stemming from Covid-19 has forced their businesses to adopt online tools. Undoubtedly, the world is getting more digital because of the pandemic.

[lixer]

When a pandemic occurs, there are many social obstacles that we must apply, one of which is working from home and encouraging digital transformation that must be carried out so that we can continue to work and carry out other much needed jobs or assignments and studies.
But why should it be like that and push the world into a more digital era, we must feel the suffering caused by Covid-19 and many things that have been harmed.
I hope this pandemic ends quickly because it is very sad for those who do not have or are not supported with the necessary technological tools.

Yeah, the rural people have suffered a lot because they don't have the necessary education nor the technology to do online payments and they don't even have enough education to work online so they indeed had a poor time.

I think while it cannot be denied that we moved to a more digital generation but that doesn't mean it happened for a good cause because we are forced to use these things instead of wanting to use them so while more technology and digital transactions are good as they remove manual work but unless the education is there these digital transactions aren't going to work everywhere, like people in rural areas are not going to learn the technology within months.

[crazy-pilot]

The world is experimenting an extraordinary life altering challenge due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our life has changed a lot. We are learning new things everyday because of this pandemic. We can't go out because of this pandemic so we have to stay at home all day long. As a result, we are using technology a lot.
   • We are nowadays interest in online shopping. As we can't visit shops.
   • Some companies are using robots to deliver things.
   • We are using telephone to pay the bills.
   • We are taking healthcare from home by using telephone.
   • We are working from home by using Computer/ Laptop.
   • We are enjoying entertainment shows online.
   • Students are doing classes in the laptop or telephone.
According to recent data, around 70% people believe that the crisis stemming from Covid-19 has forced their businesses to adopt online tools. Undoubtedly, the world is getting more digital because of the pandemic.

Everything is correct. Our transition to the online space has accelerated. However, this has a detrimental effect on business, because business is about goods, business is about services. You cannot get a haircut online, you cannot do online many things that you are used to. Economies stand still, and this slows down a full-fledged and high-quality transition to online in symbiosis with offline. We have to sit at home and order food at home, and not drive cars and fly on airplanes.

[Cling18]

This pandemic has been an eye-opener to most people that a cashless society is possible and necessary during times of crisis. I have noticed that cashless transactions are more convenient and safer for us to use. We're able to purchase our necessities online which is an advantage. Even education and businesses are switching to the digital age as well. I'm sure that there will still be more improvements in the future and we'll continuously see the importance of a cashless society.

[bryant.coleman]

The "push" should be voluntary, and not forced. Some of my friends in India told me about students who committed suicide, because they couldn't afford to purchase smartphones or tablets that are needed to take part in online classes. In developed nations, most of the people will be able to afford these appliances. But that is not the case in the vast majority of the developing nations.

[Salauddin1994]

This is very difficult for the poor because the world is in the digital age and they will not be able to buy anything due to lack of sufficient funds but in most countries the epidemic is pushing the world towards the digital age. Through the world is improving more if the government provides assistance to these poor people for the developing countries then the world will be more prosperous it will be possible to recover the country's economy soon and all people will overcome the crisis. Everything is improving through blockchain technology in which case it is very helpful to improve the financial condition of the poor. Easily they will learn a lot about the use of technology.

[Vishnu.Reang]

This is very difficult for the poor because the world is in the digital age and they will not be able to buy anything due to lack of sufficient funds but in most countries the epidemic is pushing the world towards the digital age. Through the world is improving more if the government provides assistance to these poor people for the developing countries then the world will be more prosperous it will be possible to recover the country's economy soon and all people will overcome the crisis.

All you need is a smartphone, which is available for as little as $50. And even here in India, most of the poor people own smartphones. I will not deny that there are people who can't afford one, but the vast majority do have smartphones in their possession. Technology improvement and digitalization is having a huge positive impact on the lives of poor people.

[Cnut237]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age.

It's a truism that crisis accelerates change. However in this instance we need to make the distinction between "digital because it's better" and "digital because it's necessary".
There is no doubt for example that after the pandemic is over, some degree of remote working will continue. It is more efficient that way, eliminates the daily commute, workers are (generally) happier, bosses will be happier when they can remove the costly overhead of maintaining a large physical office. Win-win.
However some digital changes may well revert back to the old way of doing things once the pandemic is over. Online shopping for example, whilst it will likely remain higher than before the pandemic, will no doubt drop away significantly from the current levels as people will want to get out and back into physical spaces.

This is very difficult for the poor because the world is in the digital age and they will not be able to buy anything due to lack of sufficient funds

The shift to more remote working could well help to level employment opportunities between (as well as within) nations. If you are in London, why pay £10,000 to someone who is remote-working from within the UK, when you could pay £1,000 for the same quality of work to someone who is remote working from a poorer nation?

[Smartprofit]

The "push" should be voluntary, and not forced. Some of my friends in India told me about students who committed suicide, because they couldn't afford to purchase smartphones or tablets that are needed to take part in online classes. In developed nations, most of the people will be able to afford these appliances. But that is not the case in the vast majority of the developing nations.

Yes, for many people the digitalization of our lives seems like a disaster.  

And it's not just people from poor countries (they don't have enough money for computers and smartphones).

It is also very difficult for older people to live in a world undergoing such a transformation.  It is also very difficult for young people.  Huge flows of information create a lot of pressure on the psyche.  I recently spoke to a girl.  She told me that her boyfriend is not one person.  This is a multitude of personalities in one body, i.e.  he has many faces (multipersonality). I was shocked.  What is multipersonality?  

We do not notice that the Internet is changing our psyche.  Virtual reality is changing our perception of life.

We are no longer like the people of the 20th century.  We have become different.

[bittraffic]

The "push" should be voluntary, and not forced. Some of my friends in India told me about students who committed suicide, because they couldn't afford to purchase smartphones or tablets that are needed to take part in online classes. In developed nations, most of the people will be able to afford these appliances. But that is not the case in the vast majority of the developing nations.

Yes, for many people the digitalization of our lives seems like a disaster.  

And it's not just people from poor countries (they don't have enough money for computers and smartphones).

It is also very difficult for older people to live in a world undergoing such a transformation.  It is also very difficult for young people.  Huge flows of information create a lot of pressure on the psyche.  I recently spoke to a girl.  She told me that her boyfriend is not one person.  This is a multitude of personalities in one body, i.e.  he has many faces (multipersonality). I was shocked.  What is multipersonality?  

We do not notice that the Internet is changing our psyche.  Virtual reality is changing our perception of life.
We are no longer like the people of the 20th century.  We have become different.

Do you believe that multipersonality? Seem too much for me to absorb.

I think OP just means digital age like we are moving into digital currencies like countries having their CBDC developing their fiat to digital fiat. Teens kill themselves all because they can't afford gizmos and phones seem very pressured to get into the class to show off. There are still undeveloped countries up to this day that some teens never even get to own a phone but they didn't hang themselves. They seem to forget that what is important in this pandemic is to survive until the pandemic is over.

[usekevin]

The pandemic did push the world towards a more digital age. There has been a change in consumer behavior and buying pattern. Most physical businesses and public businesses have been hit hard because of the strict government rules and regulations on public gatherings. People have been forced to reduce to the nearest minimum the time they spend in public places like shopping malls, supermarkets and also the amount of money they spend on non Essentials goods and services. People are more aware and now adapting to a new way of living (the digital way) one of which is “E-commerce”.
In a study conducted that I stumbled across; https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-has-changed-online-shopping-forever-survey-shows

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

Many people get into this digital world after this pandemic. Pandemic created two demand in the market.It make the people to use of digital currency or online mode of payment to avoid of close contact.Beacuse people surf a lot for online job,this bounty work may help them to earn a money.And some people searched a asset to inverse their money.

[Argoo]

Yes, we should agree with this.  After the states discovered that cash is the carrier of the coronavirus, they began to disinfect it or keep it in storage for a certain time.  After that, taking into account the high cost of issuing and servicing paper money, their wear in just a few years, we came to the unequivocal conclusion that the use of digital currency is much more profitable.  Moreover, digital currency is much faster and more efficient in transactions.  Therefore, this conclusion is quite logical.

[South Park]

The digital age already began and this pandemic just causes a little effect. People like to buy their products online even before this Pandemic. Humans now like to spend their time on something valuable that's why they want to buy their daily needs Online. This will increase more in time and that's why are seeing e-commerce site flourishes right now.

The pandemic actually helped modernization because it was essential for survival as we could not meet others and online shopping saw a gigantic growth as everyone was afraid to shop physically in stores and rather preferred to order their products online. We might be troubled so much by the pandemic but the truth is that we moved way ahead of time as now education is being done online, shopping also saw a big growth and actually things like medication also started online as doctors used to see their patients online via video call which is a great sign of economy moving ahead.

I do not know much about other countries but actually our country lacked behind in use of technology and at least corona virus helped everyone learn these technologies and actually more people are now getting online jobs.

While without a doubt there has been a movement forward when it come to the world becoming more digital because of the pandemic, there are some instances in which this is not as positive as it may seem at first sight, and one of those aspects is education, in my country the education is really bad and now that is has moved from schools to the house and become digital I can tell you that it is even worse, I will admit that I did not appreciated the job of the teachers before but now I do and I think that is something that should never become completely digital.

[CaVO32]

The digital age already began and this pandemic just causes a little effect. People like to buy their products online even before this Pandemic. Humans now like to spend their time on something valuable that's why they want to buy their daily needs Online. This will increase more in time and that's why are seeing e-commerce site flourishes right now.

The pandemic actually helped modernization because it was essential for survival as we could not meet others and online shopping saw a gigantic growth as everyone was afraid to shop physically in stores and rather preferred to order their products online. We might be troubled so much by the pandemic but the truth is that we moved way ahead of time as now education is being done online, shopping also saw a big growth and actually things like medication also started online as doctors used to see their patients online via video call which is a great sign of economy moving ahead.

I do not know much about other countries but actually our country lacked behind in use of technology and at least corona virus helped everyone learn these technologies and actually more people are now getting online jobs.

While without a doubt there has been a movement forward when it come to the world becoming more digital because of the pandemic, there are some instances in which this is not as positive as it may seem at first sight, and one of those aspects is education, in my country the education is really bad and now that is has moved from schools to the house and become digital I can tell you that it is even worse, I will admit that I did not appreciated the job of the teachers before but now I do and I think that is something that should never become completely digital.

Don't worry, maybe in few months time, the way how education is handling this situation will get better. I understand that going digital in academe is really hard for most students as well as teachers. But to move forward even with this pandemic, they are trying hard to adopt with the situation. Once the vaccine is commercially available, we will start seeing situations properly handled. There are pros and cons happening during this pandemic, but we need to accept the fact that right now, we can't do anything much in our situation but to follow the safety protocols. Other countries are having added problems like floods, bush fires, etc. on top of the pandemic situation. So be grateful for what you have right now.

[FlightyPouch]

Yes, we should agree with this.  After the states discovered that cash is the carrier of the coronavirus, they began to disinfect it or keep it in storage for a certain time.  After that, taking into account the high cost of issuing and servicing paper money, their wear in just a few years, we came to the unequivocal conclusion that the use of digital currency is much more profitable.  Moreover, digital currency is much faster and more efficient in transactions.  Therefore, this conclusion is quite logical.

Although we can't just turn all the fiat in digital currencies, we can't just use them either since there are a lot of things to process first. Many countries are still using paper currencies as we can't just turn to digital instantaneously. Even though there are countries that can adapt to that easily, most of them can't.

[doomloop]

Even buying a computer these days is not that hard. I understand that if you want to buy the latest technology it is very expensive even in the most advanced nations, you could buy a computer for as high as 20 thousand dollars if you want every single detail to be the latest technology however if you want to buy "any" laptop that would work and just allow you to work from your PC, that could be found as low as 100 dollars.

When you have a mobile phone and a laptop and right skill set you could work from home and make good amount of money for your nation, this isn't really an ideal situation if you live in a place like USA but it is definitely doable if you live in India or any other place like that. Obviously getting paid regular salary for a regular career is better right now but online career is nothing bad neither.

[worldofcoins]

This pandemic has been an eye-opener to most people that a cashless society is possible and necessary during times of crisis. I have noticed that cashless transactions are more convenient and safer for us to use. We're able to purchase our necessities online which is an advantage. Even education and businesses are switching to the digital age as well. I'm sure that there will still be more improvements in the future and we'll continuously see the importance of a cashless society.

You're correct. Before the pandemic bitcoin was biting the dust and surviving around $9,000.
A bunches of individuals quit taking revenue on it and picked the other platform for contributing.
Anyway, after the event of a pandemic, it pushes the world toward digital cash, The reason was Covid-19 shut numerous business and the financial exchange was one of them, which caused individuals to begin putting their cash on bitcoins and different digital forms of money. by sitting home they did some research and discovered bitcoin better stage for contributing.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Although we can't just turn all the fiat in digital currencies, we can't just use them either since there are a lot of things to process first. Many countries are still using paper currencies as we can't just turn to digital instantaneously. Even though there are countries that can adapt to that easily, most of them can't.

All the countries are using paper currencies. There is not a single country out there, which has managed to phase out banknotes and coins. Some of the countries have attempted this (such as Sweden), but they were forced to remove the restrictions due to a number of issues. IMO, we are still two or three decades away from the era of digital currency.

[1l1l11ll1l]

It is very clear that the current pandemic greatly affects buying and selling behavior. E-commerce is a big thing because we are forced to carry out almost all activities from home. On the other hand, crypto is also currently experiencing a very positive trend, I only hope that the current conditions might increase crypto's credibility even for ordinary people who were previously not very familiar with crypto.

[proTECH77]

Many countries are still struggle to over the hardship the corona virus has brought into the country economy that is causing so much damages in the country. Many lost their life,job during the pandemic why some are still in isolation center receiving treatment to overcome the virus which came to the country the month of March that destroy so many businesses which is still harding the government to get the vaccine, to end the virus in the country.
During the pandemic many currencies devalue that make some country economy collapsed, that is making government to demand for more fiat money to be print so that they can tackle the economy before the end of the year. Bitcoin which is one of the digital currency, prove to other currency by maintaining it value through out the pandemic, that is making other cryptocurrencies users, how powerful bitcoin is among other currencies in the world. 

[kotajikikox]

half of my expenses now happening inside E commerce since the pandemic spreads most of our foods has been delivered via online services.

Same as those other things that need to buy we uses digital payments though it is not crypto because the acceptance in my country is not that wide.

maybe this has no Big effect in crypto for now as we are still young compared to other digital payments but i believe that this is one good start for Cryptocurrency to at last discovered by the world and not looking as scam but as legit and beneficial .

[oHnK]

half of my expenses now happening inside E commerce since the pandemic spreads most of our foods has been delivered via online services.

Same as those other things that need to buy we uses digital payments though it is not crypto because the acceptance in my country is not that wide.

maybe this has no Big effect in crypto for now as we are still young compared to other digital payments but i believe that this is one good start for Cryptocurrency to at last discovered by the world and not looking as scam but as legit and beneficial .

In fact the impact of the pandemic on Bitcoin itself is quite large, within a few months during this pandemic Bitcoin has reached its highest level of up to 20,000 USD.  There have been many people who believe that bitcoin is a stable asset as long as Covid even has promising potential.  Indeed, not all countries have legalized it, but the pandemic itself has blessed bitcoin.

[Searing]

half of my expenses now happening inside E commerce since the pandemic spreads most of our foods has been delivered via online services.

Same as those other things that need to buy we uses digital payments though it is not crypto because the acceptance in my country is not that wide.

maybe this has no Big effect in crypto for now as we are still young compared to other digital payments but i believe that this is one good start for Cryptocurrency to at last discovered by the world and not looking as scam but as legit and beneficial .

In fact the impact of the pandemic on Bitcoin itself is quite large, within a few months during this pandemic Bitcoin has reached its highest level of up to 20,000 USD.  There have been many people who believe that bitcoin is a stable asset as long as Covid even has promising potential.  Indeed, not all countries have legalized it, but the pandemic itself has blessed bitcoin.

I'm not sure what to think about this. I mean, the pandemic has likely increased the speed of the 'gig' economy (yech!) in that 'everyone' could be or will be a 'contractor'

and thus not eligible for benefits and job security etc, etc. I'm getting damn tired of the folks working getting the 'be a rugged capitalist' and suck it up...like it is NOT

weird that under the supposed benefits of capitalism..you work 40 hours a week and can't own a house or improve your lot in life within 1 generation anymore. But then

I'm confused about full-time work not being fair as in my youth. (I'm 65 years old).

So to me, a 'gig' economy is likely after the pandemic and indeed will speed up to such...in that everyone is a contractor and can be fired at any time and also

has to pay own health/401k etc....add to that the innovation they are saying from the pandemic of MORE people than they expected can work at home now...

maybe up to 1/3 of white color jobs it seems. Let's not forget about robotics and self-driving cars..and all the jobs lost for middle-aged folk in fields like retail

and driving trucks etc, that will be 'informed' suck it up buttercup..and go back to school or work jobs now at 1/3 your previous pay in your 40s to 60s.

So again, tired of Corporate Socialism and no taxes paid and games vs rugged capitalism of the individual..the pandemic is going to really, really supercharge

all the above at the same time, I'm afraid....it will be an epic clusterf**k, IMHO...and an economic black swan event indeed.

Those in power with money, tend to keep and accumulate more power and money as time goes on unless 1) ethics business step in (private sector) not seen that lately

or gov't regulates..not seeing a lot of bankers go to jail either...going to be a combo of issues due to the pandemic and that means, IMHO all the above will get

accelerated indeed.

Brad

[n0ne]

half of my expenses now happening inside E commerce since the pandemic spreads most of our foods has been delivered via online services.

Same as those other things that need to buy we uses digital payments though it is not crypto because the acceptance in my country is not that wide.

maybe this has no Big effect in crypto for now as we are still young compared to other digital payments but i believe that this is one good start for Cryptocurrency to at last discovered by the world and not looking as scam but as legit and beneficial .

Yes, the online transaction and payment through digital payments have increased a lot due to the pandemic that has been prevailing around. During this time people have lost their jobs, and salary cut which made more people to look for an earning opportunity. This way people have got into cryptocurrency trading. One way or other cryptocurrency usage have increased.

As said compared to the available digital payments service the cryptocurrency market is very young. What we see with the cryptocurrency market can be a start for the new form of more digital age.

[South Park]

While without a doubt there has been a movement forward when it come to the world becoming more digital because of the pandemic, there are some instances in which this is not as positive as it may seem at first sight, and one of those aspects is education, in my country the education is really bad and now that is has moved from schools to the house and become digital I can tell you that it is even worse, I will admit that I did not appreciated the job of the teachers before but now I do and I think that is something that should never become completely digital.

Don't worry, maybe in few months time, the way how education is handling this situation will get better. I understand that going digital in academe is really hard for most students as well as teachers. But to move forward even with this pandemic, they are trying hard to adopt with the situation. Once the vaccine is commercially available, we will start seeing situations properly handled. There are pros and cons happening during this pandemic, but we need to accept the fact that right now, we can't do anything much in our situation but to follow the safety protocols. Other countries are having added problems like floods, bush fires, etc. on top of the pandemic situation. So be grateful for what you have right now.

I really hope that is the case, because the damage that the pandemic is doing not only should we measured in terms of the people that died and the monetary costs we have incurred because of the pandemic, we need to also consider the costs we had incurred in terms of the potential we are losing, because kids and adolescents are not receiving proper education, I have no doubt that some very talented individuals will be able to learn regardless of the circumstances they find themselves to be in but many people need the environment of the school in order to learn properly and that is something that they do not have right now.

[BChydro]

half of my expenses now happening inside E commerce since the pandemic spreads most of our foods has been delivered via online services.

The pandemic has changed many things especially the way we purchase goods and E Commerce came out victorious in this situation and many of the owners made billions while the rest of the physical store owners had a hard time making ends meet.

maybe this has no Big effect in crypto for now as we are still young compared to other digital payments but i believe that this is one good start for Cryptocurrency to at last discovered by the world and not looking as scam but as legit and beneficial

No one will have a debate about the legitimacy of bitcoin, you might have heard some having their doubts and you can just ignore them as they have no idea what they are talking about to begin with.

[dunfida]

yes that's right, I also spend part of my shopping through e-commerce. I think this is a good thing because people can't help but be forced to use the internet. The possibility that they are curious about cryptocurrencies may arise.  But I still hope that the  pandemic will end soon

Varies on the situation but to know that Paypal had already adopted Bitcoin then that might be a good add up for some advertisements towards it but i do still doubt that people will stick
into those things on where  theyve been get used to since from the beginning.I cant deny that most of us are now depending on online transactions but it doesnt really mean that
crypto would really be the main player on here since there are already credit/debit cards since from the beginning where people do commonly used when it comes to online shopping.
We are still heading there though since we are getting recognition day by day.

[whyrqa]

yes that's right, I also spend part of my shopping through e-commerce. I think this is a good thing because people can't help but be forced to use the internet. The possibility that they are curious about cryptocurrencies may arise.  But I still hope that the  pandemic will end soon

Varies on the situation but to know that Paypal had already adopted Bitcoin then that might be a good add up for some advertisements towards it but i do still doubt that people will stick
into those things on where  theyve been get used to since from the beginning.I cant deny that most of us are now depending on online transactions but it doesnt really mean that
crypto would really be the main player on here since there are already credit/debit cards since from the beginning where people do commonly used when it comes to online shopping.
We are still heading there though since we are getting recognition day by day.

Perhaps new cryptocurrency users who are interested in cryptocurrency assets will try to use PayPal to buy bitcoin, but I personally have avoided payment systems like PayPal so far and will continue to do so. In addition, it is very strange to observe how an ardent opponent of Bitcoin in the past, PayPal today begins to cooperate with cryptocurrencies.

[JeffBrad12]

yes that's right, I also spend part of my shopping through e-commerce. I think this is a good thing because people can't help but be forced to use the internet. The possibility that they are curious about cryptocurrencies may arise.  But I still hope that the  pandemic will end soon

The economic activities have been started to be centralized through digitalization. A lot of people have been working from their home and in another way, if people wanna get passive income and they have started to consider crypto as the best option to do that with the ability for even smallholders to get the passive income from what they have been holding. There were some vaccines that have been fully tested and these vaccines will come soon.
This pandemic is about to be ended soon.

[Axelseseclevz]

I think so, because most of the people are now working online and there is a huge possibility that bitcoin can attract them just to earn to overcome difficulties in life cause of covid 19 pandemic.

[CryptoLogo]

half of my expenses now happening inside E commerce since the pandemic spreads most of our foods has been delivered via online services.

Same as those other things that need to buy we uses digital payments though it is not crypto because the acceptance in my country is not that wide.

maybe this has no Big effect in crypto for now as we are still young compared to other digital payments but i believe that this is one good start for Cryptocurrency to at last discovered by the world and not looking as scam but as legit and beneficial .

Excellent. This is a great example of how classic businesses are gradually being forced to adapt and move to a digital environment. Unfortunately, this is inevitable.
In the future, more serious environmental epidemics are not excluded, which will further push us into the digital world. Therefore, we must prepare for this so that our survival is not at risk.

[South Park]

yes that's right, I also spend part of my shopping through e-commerce. I think this is a good thing because people can't help but be forced to use the internet. The possibility that they are curious about cryptocurrencies may arise.  But I still hope that the  pandemic will end soon

Even if the pandemic were to end tomorrow I think things are never going to be the same, the world has changed and we need to adapt to it and I really think that the world as stated in the title of this thread is going to towards a digital age, I just hope that people also give bitcoin and other good cryptocurrencies a shot because a world in which all transactions are digital but only fiat exists will be terrible for our freedoms and our privacy and I really hope it does not happen.

[darewaller]

Even if the pandemic were to end tomorrow I think things are never going to be the same, the world has changed and we need to adapt to it and I really think that the world as stated in the title of this thread is going to towards a digital age, I just hope that people also give bitcoin and other good cryptocurrencies a shot because a world in which all transactions are digital but only fiat exists will be terrible for our freedoms and our privacy and I really hope it does not happen.

Bitcoins already gained huge popularity and I read somewhere that people tried trading in their spare time and hence you see much more volume of trading because we have more and more investors and traders settling in.

I think so, because most of the people are now working online and there is a huge possibility that bitcoin can attract them just to earn to overcome difficulties in life cause of covid 19 pandemic.

Whether or not bitcoin gets popularized because of the pandemic but other things are really pushed to the digital world like online shopping has seen unbelievable growth then there are things like doctors are checking and giving medication advice online and the education system moved to online platforms with lectures now being done online.

[Furious 7]

Even if the pandemic were to end tomorrow I think things are never going to be the same, the world has changed and we need to adapt to it and I really think that the world as stated in the title of this thread is going to towards a digital age, I just hope that people also give bitcoin and other good cryptocurrencies a shot because a world in which all transactions are digital but only fiat exists will be terrible for our freedoms and our privacy and I really hope it does not happen.

Bitcoins already gained huge popularity and I read somewhere that people tried trading in their spare time and hence you see much more volume of trading because we have more and more investors and traders settling in.

Now the introduction of bitcoin is increasingly widespread throughout the world, people use it because the significant profits and large volumes also indicate trust to those who are new to them and it turns out that in bitcoin trading it is much bigger like any other stock.
In the current pandemic, there have been many technological changes that have developed and in transactions now there are more and more examples in bitcoin, which must continue to grow, indicating that we can find out the freedom later that bitcoin can be used evenly.

[whyrqa]

I believe that humanity will learn this lesson that the virus brought to the whole world. The fact is that the existing early government arrangements and approach to social guarantees, including health care and financial support for each family, have practically lost their relevance, since the pandemic revealed the shortcomings of the old approach. But if we talk specifically about finance, then because of the coronavirus, the economies of countries cannot withstand such stress and national currencies are depreciated on a large scale, and cryptocurrency is practically the only alternative.

[South Park]

I believe that humanity will learn this lesson that the virus brought to the whole world. The fact is that the existing early government arrangements and approach to social guarantees, including health care and financial support for each family, have practically lost their relevance, since the pandemic revealed the shortcomings of the old approach. But if we talk specifically about finance, then because of the coronavirus, the economies of countries cannot withstand such stress and national currencies are depreciated on a large scale, and cryptocurrency is practically the only alternative.

I doubt it, I agree that we should learn from the mistakes that we made during this pandemic but do I think that is going to happen? No, there were already diseases that moved very rapidly around the world without becoming pandemics before this pandemic and many scientist warned governments that in the case of a global pandemic we will not be ready to face it, they were ignored and here we are one year later and the pandemic is still rampaging, and even if the vaccine seems like it is finally coming, it is going to be too late for all of those people that have lost everything and most likely it will take them decades to recover from the economic impact of the pandemic.

[acener]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

Yes we are already in a digital world before the pandemic but it help us see it more clearly.
And I think you also felt the effect of this pandemic on our life how it made us more tech savvy and I think it is what OP is trying to say.
Before the pandemic we didn't rely too much on the internet we still go out and meet our friends or buy our foods by ourselves,
But due to pandemic as you've mention we don't want to go out and be infected so we would stay home and just order some foods online and talk with our friends through social media.

[GDragon]

yes that's right, I also spend part of my shopping through e-commerce. I think this is a good thing because people can't help but be forced to use the internet. The possibility that they are curious about cryptocurrencies may arise.  But I still hope that the  pandemic will end soon

Even if the pandemic were to end tomorrow I think things are never going to be the same, the world has changed and we need to adapt to it and I really think that the world as stated in the title of this thread is going to towards a digital age, I just hope that people also give bitcoin and other good cryptocurrencies a shot because a world in which all transactions are digital but only fiat exists will be terrible for our freedoms and our privacy and I really hope it does not happen.

Once we start living in a digital age, i guess we are starting also to minimize using traditional fiat as we enter into e-commerve world where bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have their edges over fiat. The use of online transactions for use will be maximize and i do believe that this would be a great start for bitcoin since people are embracing it now. And if this will continue even if pandemic has already ended, crypto will achieve its mass adoption soon.

This is what I hope too, but it's not happening here. Online fiat banking is so efficient for online payments, I can't even use crypto to pay for all the online shopping I've done during the lockdown. I would be willing to use it if it's allowed, cause I feel like it's my responsibility to use it for it be mass adopted by the people. But yup, it's hard trying to use it. So we have to start from somewhere. If there's btc available, I would gladly try it even though it's expensive at some point.

And yup, we all are advancing in the technological age faster than before, students are into online classes, work from home set up for some, non stop meeting through zooms, but I think after it all got back to normal, we will all have face to face meetings soon. 

[Blue MoonFlower]

Yes, it is. Somehow we are taking on our way there but this pandemic did pushed us to be totally digitalized despite the fact that we are not yet so ready, but we did actually. For its the only thing that we can do now as part of our survival and we should be thankful that we have the internet and the high technology, we can still be productive, earn and most importantly, we will be able to communicate to our loved ones anywhere in the globe. So, thanks to this smart technology, for bringing us at least good amidst of this pandemic. 

[Mauser]

Yes, it is. Somehow we are taking on our way there but this pandemic did pushed us to be totally digitalized despite the fact that we are not yet so ready, but we did actually. For its the only thing that we can do now as part of our survival and we should be thankful that we have the internet and the high technology, we can still be productive, earn and most importantly, we will be able to communicate to our loved ones anywhere in the globe. So, thanks to this smart technology, for bringing us at least good amidst of this pandemic. 

I agree, the only good thing that happened due to the corona pandemic is that our work environment changed drastacially. Many jobs where it seemed impossible to do home office, now have an open policy to wards it. Communication is key here, with everybody being able to afford a cheap headset/webcam there is no limitation towards virtual meetings.

[bittick]

I believe that humanity will learn this lesson that the virus brought to the whole world. The fact is that the existing early government arrangements and approach to social guarantees, including health care and financial support for each family, have practically lost their relevance, since the pandemic revealed the shortcomings of the old approach. But if we talk specifically about finance, then because of the coronavirus, the economies of countries cannot withstand such stress and national currencies are depreciated on a large scale, and cryptocurrency is practically the only alternative.

The pandemic kinda exposes the country's weakness in many aspects and in term of health, most of countries really lacking and can't even overcome it properly. This pandemic feels like a valuation that happens in every few decades LOL.
The economy also showing sign of recession which is bad thing for most of the countries more specifically an industrial country that depends so much on export and imported goods.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I agree, the only good thing that happened due to the corona pandemic is that our work environment changed drastacially. Many jobs where it seemed impossible to do home office, now have an open policy to wards it. Communication is key here, with everybody being able to afford a cheap headset/webcam there is no limitation towards virtual meetings.

At least in my company, it was noticed that the employees are more productive now (while working from home) than the pre-pandemic period (when we were working from office). I hope that the management notice this and make a flexible work from home policy even after the pandemic is contained. The employees are happy as well. Most of us have seen our expenses getting reduced by up to 50% (salary has remained the same).

[atjiat]

I agree, the only good thing that happened due to the corona pandemic is that our work environment changed drastacially. Many jobs where it seemed impossible to do home office, now have an open policy to wards it. Communication is key here, with everybody being able to afford a cheap headset/webcam there is no limitation towards virtual meetings.

At least in my company, it was noticed that the employees are more productive now (while working from home) than the pre-pandemic period (when we were working from office). I hope that the management notice this and make a flexible work from home policy even after the pandemic is contained. The employees are happy as well. Most of us have seen our expenses getting reduced by up to 50% (salary has remained the same).

Not a single person will work for himself for pleasure if he is under constant supervision and at the same time controls his every step. I believe that always the productivity of work depends on the desire and comfort of the worker, as well as on his motivation.

[Harriti]

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

Although this Covid pandemic has had a heavy impact on the general economy, people still cannot pay with Bitcoin or other coins to use domestic services.
People are actually using more technology but most of them are using fiat money with online payment methods, besides, they are not too interested in Bitcoin. So it is only beneficial for large commercial - tech businesses, not having a positive effect on Bitcoin or Crypto. I am looking forward to the news of Bitcoin being used as the new currency in America's payment method.

[Natsuu]

It clearly shows that Companies and businesses that put E-commerce at the the forefront of their business are ready for the new digital age that is emerging from this pandemic, while those that operate with cryptocurrency in addition to e-commerce will have the ultimate edge over others. No wonder the already existing companies are incorporating bitcoin (cryptocurrency) related services to their already exiting services, for example PayPal. What a great time to be Bitcoin Enthusiast.

Although this Covid pandemic has had a heavy impact on the general economy, people still cannot pay with Bitcoin or other coins to use domestic services.
People are actually using more technology but most of them are using fiat money with online payment methods, besides, they are not too interested in Bitcoin. So it is only beneficial for large commercial - tech businesses, not having a positive effect on Bitcoin or Crypto. I am looking forward to the news of Bitcoin being used as the new currency in America's payment method.

I've read some post in this forum talking about the adaptation of paymaya to bitcoin, and some other popular coins. This will bring curiosity to the mass to learn more about this kinds of currency, Besides that, I also read about other adapting crypto and make them payable with the use of an app. Im really sure about this info for I've read this thoroughly in their respective threads.

[error08]

I agree, the only good thing that happened due to the corona pandemic is that our work environment changed drastacially. Many jobs where it seemed impossible to do home office, now have an open policy to wards it. Communication is key here, with everybody being able to afford a cheap headset/webcam there is no limitation towards virtual meetings.

At least in my company, it was noticed that the employees are more productive now (while working from home) than the pre-pandemic period (when we were working from office). I hope that the management notice this and make a flexible work from home policy even after the pandemic is contained. The employees are happy as well. Most of us have seen our expenses getting reduced by up to 50% (salary has remained the same).

Yeah, working from home is one of the positive sides of this Pandemic as the environment is less nerve-wracking and the person's stress is decreased.
However, not every job can be done from home, people also need to attend the workplace and many people have lost their position as well.
For them, there are plenty of jobs and the opportunity to work and earn income through the online market, including crypto related business.

[Traderbtcc]

I think the world has already been pushing towards the digital age,(e-commerce) even before the pandemic kicked in, just that the pandemic made it real clear that  e-commerce is the future, since physical cash was unsafe to use during the pandemic period, as it was easy to get infected through it, so people started looking for a better way to do transactions without exchanging physical that's where cryptocurrency came into action.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Yeah, working from home is one of the positive sides of this Pandemic as the environment is less nerve-wracking and the person's stress is decreased.
However, not every job can be done from home, people also need to attend the workplace and many people have lost their position as well.
For them, there are plenty of jobs and the opportunity to work and earn income through the online market, including crypto related business.

Obviously when the economy shrinks by 20% or 25% in less than a year, you can expect a sharp jump in unemployment. And it is not easy for them to suddenly look for online jobs. The number of jobs available online has remained the same. It hasn't increased proportionately with the number of people who are searching for such jobs. The competition has increased and as a result only the most skilled individuals can get such jobs nowadays.

[GeorgeJohn]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

From my perspective I don't think its pandemic that set word forward, I'm just really confused concerning these ideology, if I may ask in what aspect of life does pandemic contribute to digital life that made people to emphasising positive about it, what digital thing pandemic render, I don't get the factors we notice concerning these, may be I need more clarification of these.

[nrvasquez]

I think the world has already been pushing towards the digital age,(e-commerce) even before the pandemic kicked in, just that the pandemic made it real clear that  e-commerce is the future, since physical cash was unsafe to use during the pandemic period, as it was easy to get infected through it, so people started looking for a better way to do transactions without exchanging physical that's where cryptocurrency came into action.

Indeed, this is due to the encouragement of industry 4.0 and increasingly developing technology, but we also have to know that this pandemic is really "forcing" people to work from home or find safer ways to buy and sell goods. As a result, e-commerce has become a very beneficial phenomenon for stake holders

[Xinarae*]

Many people spend their days safely using crypto although the world is suffering from the epidemic crypto is moving at its prescribed speed. The use of crypto is turning the world digital. The use of crypto for epidemic prevention is predominant many countries are proving the legitimacy of crypto which will make the crypto world digital even in the midst of an epidemic. They are improving with the advancement of technology.

[uneng]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

From my perspective I don't think its pandemic that set word forward, I'm just really confused concerning these ideology, if I may ask in what aspect of life does pandemic contribute to digital life that made people to emphasising positive about it, what digital thing pandemic render, I don't get the factors we notice concerning these, may be I need more clarification of these.

Since governments set up lockdown and another restrictive rules people around the world tend to stay more time at home.
It means people are working at home and even purchasing goods by home, through their digital devices such as computers, laptops and iphones. Internet is playing a big role in everyone's lives nowadays and it makes many physical shops and stores useless.

But I agree pandemic didn't do this by itself. The world was already going to a digital age before coronavirus.
And one another good reason for that in my opinion is that we have more interesting discounts when shopping online, as the costs for the store decreases through this business model (less employees are needed, no physical store expenses such as electricity, water, rent... So the store can offer better prices and discounts).

[Josefjix]

Yes it did, from the way lockdown was conducted and how it was unsafe using the physical cash and how to prevent the body system from contracting the virus, enough measures were provided by the use of e-commerce solutions during the era of the pandemic. It is now very easy to conduct millions of dollar transactions in seconds and the Covid-19 exposed the uselessness of embracing technology.

[TopT3ns]

Many people spend their days safely using crypto although the world is suffering from the epidemic crypto is moving at its prescribed speed. The use of crypto is turning the world digital. The use of crypto for epidemic prevention is predominant many countries are proving the legitimacy of crypto which will make the crypto world digital even in the midst of an epidemic. They are improving with the advancement of technology.

the use of cryptocurrency to prevent the spread of cryptocurrency I think that can only happen if cryptocurrency is used to make transactions that can replace paper currency and using bitcoin or altcoin with a payment method using barcode scanning can potentially stop the spread of this virus.

[FlightyPouch]

Many people spend their days safely using crypto although the world is suffering from the epidemic crypto is moving at its prescribed speed. The use of crypto is turning the world digital. The use of crypto for epidemic prevention is predominant many countries are proving the legitimacy of crypto which will make the crypto world digital even in the midst of an epidemic. They are improving with the advancement of technology.

the use of cryptocurrency to prevent the spread of cryptocurrency I think that can only happen if cryptocurrency is used to make transactions that can replace paper currency and using bitcoin or altcoin with a payment method using barcode scanning can potentially stop the spread of this virus.

I don't think you should even think about crypto currencies when talking about this. Don't forget that we still have ATM cards that people would still use even in this situation. Fiat is still used, what is the safest way to pay right now? There are a lot of online transactions happening and is because of the online wallets available like Paypal, in our country we have Gcash, Coins.ph, Paymaya, and many more.

[glowing10]

Yes it did, from the way lockdown was conducted and how it was unsafe using the physical cash and how to prevent the body system from contracting the virus, enough measures were provided by the use of e-commerce solutions during the era of the pandemic. It is now very easy to conduct millions of dollar transactions in seconds and the Covid-19 exposed the uselessness of embracing technology.

It was bound to happen but due to Covid now it has become now main reasons to avoid fiat and move towards digital era. This will change the scenario completely as more and more countries now will start pushing digital payments and crypto as usual will lead the way here as well and this will push demands of various coins as well.

[coin-investor]

I agree that the pandemic makes the transition to digital age at a very fast rate, here in our place the malls and the shopping centers are mandated to do their transaction through cashless and even the toll gate are mandatory to do cashless, this is to prevent contact so to avoid people from getting CoVid, and our government is still finding ways for some industry to go cashless.

[South Park]

This is what I hope too, but it's not happening here. Online fiat banking is so efficient for online payments, I can't even use crypto to pay for all the online shopping I've done during the lockdown. I would be willing to use it if it's allowed, cause I feel like it's my responsibility to use it for it be mass adopted by the people. But yup, it's hard trying to use it. So we have to start from somewhere. If there's btc available, I would gladly try it even though it's expensive at some point.

And yup, we all are advancing in the technological age faster than before, students are into online classes, work from home set up for some, non stop meeting through zooms, but I think after it all got back to normal, we will all have face to face meetings soon. 

I really think that there are going to be a lot of things that are never going to go back the way they were, and one of those are business meetings, businesses spend a lot of time and money in sending executives all over the world to try to close down some deals and this was incredibly expensive, obviously there are some companies that can afford it but many small companies are probably going to change the way they operate and instead they will prefer to use online meetings instead and save themselves the money.

[Smartprofit]

This is what I hope too, but it's not happening here. Online fiat banking is so efficient for online payments, I can't even use crypto to pay for all the online shopping I've done during the lockdown. I would be willing to use it if it's allowed, cause I feel like it's my responsibility to use it for it be mass adopted by the people. But yup, it's hard trying to use it. So we have to start from somewhere. If there's btc available, I would gladly try it even though it's expensive at some point.

And yup, we all are advancing in the technological age faster than before, students are into online classes, work from home set up for some, non stop meeting through zooms, but I think after it all got back to normal, we will all have face to face meetings soon. 

I really think that there are going to be a lot of things that are never going to go back the way they were, and one of those are business meetings, businesses spend a lot of time and money in sending executives all over the world to try to close down some deals and this was incredibly expensive, obviously there are some companies that can afford it but many small companies are probably going to change the way they operate and instead they will prefer to use online meetings instead and save themselves the money.

I agree with you. 

Our future is a world in which virtual reality will play a big role.  Office workers can now work from home.  Meetings and business meetings can be held remotely.  Imagine workers studying their profession in a virtual simulator.  Commercial real estate prices will fall.  Residential real estate will acquire great importance (now it is not only a house, but also an office). 

Will the tourism industry recover?  I think no.  There are several reasons.  First, the Covid-19 pandemic, and secondly, the general drop in the standard of living of the population.

[sapnu]

I agree that the pandemic makes the transition to digital age at a very fast rate, here in our place the malls and the shopping centers are mandated to do their transaction through cashless and even the toll gate are mandatory to do cashless, this is to prevent contact so to avoid people from getting CoVid, and our government is still finding ways for some industry to go cashless.

Since the government is securing every place such as malls, banks, parks and etc. It is to prevent the spread of the virus. Since the banks are closed, it is better this time to use online banking and doing some cashless transactions. It is primarily to prevent the spread of the virus and it is also convenient since you don't need to go outside and go to the physical branch of that particular bank, you just need internet and some device for you to access their website.

[mich]

The pandemic did make a push towards a more digital age because they discourage people from using cash and prefer credit card or online payments.

Some of the merchants in my town will prefer if you do not use cash and they will make you put on gloves to enter store paying with cash.

Since the world is already pushing towards being more digital, this was good timing for that aspect.

[Firefox07]

This pandemic gives a big boost in digital age and in the use of cryptocurrency. Many government are pushing the use of cashless transaction. To prevent the spread of the virus. 

[South Park]

I really think that there are going to be a lot of things that are never going to go back the way they were, and one of those are business meetings, businesses spend a lot of time and money in sending executives all over the world to try to close down some deals and this was incredibly expensive, obviously there are some companies that can afford it but many small companies are probably going to change the way they operate and instead they will prefer to use online meetings instead and save themselves the money.

I agree with you. 

Our future is a world in which virtual reality will play a big role.  Office workers can now work from home.  Meetings and business meetings can be held remotely.  Imagine workers studying their profession in a virtual simulator.  Commercial real estate prices will fall.  Residential real estate will acquire great importance (now it is not only a house, but also an office). 

Will the tourism industry recover?  I think no.  There are several reasons.  First, the Covid-19 pandemic, and secondly, the general drop in the standard of living of the population.

I forgot about the tourism and the air travel industries which have been one of the most affected, they have been asking for money in my country and while I am sorry for them the demand of the people has switched, after all with a pandemic going on who will want to stay in a hotel room that may have been used by a person with covid and take the risk of contagion? The demand has changed and when we take into account all the people that lost their jobs and all of those fearing for their jobs the first thing they will do is to reduce spending money in luxuries like expensive vacations.

[2double0]

It's true and many food businesses are also seeing the effect of this. Most restaurants are allowing their own delivery agents and charge less compared to applications like Zomato and Swiggy which have been in the business and are trying to take advantage of the pandemic. Shopping has seen some great spikes in regards to receiving digital payments and even groceries are being purchased online now.

[bitzizzix]

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced life to adopt new norms to protect people from the increasing spread of the corona virus, this is considered capable of accelerating digitalization in a broad sense ranging from bureaucracy in the government system to the economy, and consumption which is filled online is becoming mainstream consumption nowadays.
This also has an impact on digital transformation in various lines, both personally in the household realm to the organizational scale.
and seen from an individual's point of view, the pandemic has driven habits of virtual contact, shopping, studying and working online.

[Argoo]

I agree that the pandemic makes the transition to digital age at a very fast rate, here in our place the malls and the shopping centers are mandated to do their transaction through cashless and even the toll gate are mandatory to do cashless, this is to prevent contact so to avoid people from getting CoVid, and our government is still finding ways for some industry to go cashless.

Yes, for the first time the world was faced with the problem of transferring a viral infection through paper money, and for the first time, states began to look for alternative payment methods that would reduce the amount of paper money in circulation. This turned out to be very good for the cryptocurrency, which turned out to be very convenient for settlements during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the forced isolation has increased the general interest in cryptocurrency. This all worked out very well for the current rise in prices in the cryptocurrency market.

[poodle63]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

From my perspective I don't think its pandemic that set word forward, I'm just really confused concerning these ideology, if I may ask in what aspect of life does pandemic contribute to digital life that made people to emphasising positive about it, what digital thing pandemic render, I don't get the factors we notice concerning these, may be I need more clarification of these.

hard times like pandemic usually helps the whole world to go forward and further push its limit. You may not see it but within this 1 year period of pandemic so many people making innovation to remove all the obstacle regarding works, life etc using technology, it also pushes forward the use of online conference or meeting. not to mention the use of digital money or wallet to help avoid physical contact. it does really make sense actually.

[ivankoh]

To be sure, covid 19 is an important part of helping bitcoin and cryptocurrency get more attention.  hardly anyone deny that.  Inflation, unemployment, sentiment and stimulus packages to change the demand for low interest loans are the main factors driving inflation happening globally.  All combine and converge for bitcoin and cryptocurrency to create countless amazing new ATHs in history.

[conected]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

From my perspective I don't think its pandemic that set word forward, I'm just really confused concerning these ideology, if I may ask in what aspect of life does pandemic contribute to digital life that made people to emphasising positive about it, what digital thing pandemic render, I don't get the factors we notice concerning these, may be I need more clarification of these.

hard times like pandemic usually helps the whole world to go forward and further push its limit. You may not see it but within this 1 year period of pandemic so many people making innovation to remove all the obstacle regarding works, life etc using technology, it also pushes forward the use of online conference or meeting. not to mention the use of digital money or wallet to help avoid physical contact. it does really make sense actually.

- Instead of saying that people remove obstacles at work, we should say that everyone is trying to temporarily overcome the problems the whole world is facing, the use of online technologies and digital techniques is only to prevent the spread of disease, the actual effect is not too high, can not compare with the discussion directly and face to face. The direct meaning that the pandemic brings is to help the world recognize weaknesses in the work apparatus and forging more willpower of young people when they are facing a long period of unemployment

[angrynerd88]

Bitcoin as it were as contributing and gotten to be exchanging resources and not any work as exchange cash since my nation not provide space for bitcoin ended up lawful, I am appreciate in spite of the fact that bitcoin illicit as installment exchange still grant numerous highlight how bitcoin exceptionally worth and beneficial as venture resources, amid government not prohibited bitcoin and trade advertise I am upbeat and keep holding up for contributing with greater support in bitcoin for future resources.

[blockman]

All combine and converge for bitcoin and cryptocurrency to create countless amazing new ATHs in history.

This is what we've seen during the pandemic. It's sad because the pandemic has taken a lot of lives. And for the history of bitcoin, it did really showed many ATHs for a just short period of time while the pandemic is still there.

[Quidat]

For the title it is not pandemic that push the world to digital age but the world was already operating as digital age before covid-19. We are in the digital age already, the pandemic because one of its factors of prevention is to avoid physical contact which fiat was found to be contractor, therefore cryptocurrency became the safe heaven for use

From my perspective I don't think its pandemic that set word forward, I'm just really confused concerning these ideology, if I may ask in what aspect of life does pandemic contribute to digital life that made people to emphasising positive about it, what digital thing pandemic render, I don't get the factors we notice concerning these, may be I need more clarification of these.

hard times like pandemic usually helps the whole world to go forward and further push its limit. You may not see it but within this 1 year period of pandemic so many people making innovation to remove all the obstacle regarding works, life etc using technology, it also pushes forward the use of online conference or meeting. not to mention the use of digital money or wallet to help avoid physical contact. it does really make sense actually.

yes, there will be many ideas emerging or technological developments to facilitate everything in any way that can be felt by everyone in this difficult time.  maybe one of them has sprung up many businesses that use digital services both providing digital transactions and online shopping services that make it easier for people without having to go to busy shopping centers.

Actually those alternatives had been existing for a while already even we havent still experienced covid pandemic issues in the past.It is just been emphasize or included in main talks
just because we've altered out and focusing more on online transactions due to  these kind of health restrictions where this industry did really boom up.If this covid situation wont
be resolved out or would takes time then expect that it would take a while on using these stuffs.This doesnt only limit out on traditional digital services but also
including cryptocurrency option as well.

[cute nmp]

The pandemic has pushed us further into a digital world,operating digitally becomes the only way to stay connected and in bussiness through mandated shutdowns.It either to go digital or go dark.Majority of interactions take place virtually and during this time many people learn about crytocurrency and were able to adopt it .

[Nyx Erebus]

Makes me wonder if the pandemic was a necessary evil....

The great reset is upon us....

[Faxmate]

To be sure, covid 19 is an important part of helping bitcoin and cryptocurrency get more attention.  hardly anyone deny that.  Inflation, unemployment, sentiment and stimulus packages to change the demand for low interest loans are the main factors driving inflation happening globally.  All combine and converge for bitcoin and cryptocurrency to create countless amazing new ATHs in history.

yes you are right if we think in a positive way we can realize that this pandemic has helped a lot of people to be involved in digital world, like a lot of people in past were unaware of digital markets and shops etc. Also they even did not know that a digit currency bitcoin exists.

[mazdafunsun]

Thats not even a discussion , it definitely did and it did it by huge magnitude. A lot of things got digitalized and digital services grew tremendously. Not just workers were forced to work from home, people had to socialize thru digital face calls, people started to game more, play cards, casino online. This pandemic made people to invest more in stocks and possibly this is the reason why stock market grew to such extent.

[Twentyonepaylots]

It will come to be one way or another, we're just unfortunate that it had to be forced upon us through a life-threatening disease. This could either impede the progress of the Digital Age or even spearhead it, and that will lie solely in this people's generation. We're going to be the defining factor of whether the next few decades are to be spent with bashing rocks and rubbing two sticks to create fire, or flying Porsche 959s.

[sniveel]

I do agree that this pandemic push the world towards digital age. People are being lockdown in their homes, and they don't have anything to do aside from using their personal computer, laptop and mobiles. There are lot of things they do in internet; like buying and selling products online, making online business and some push theirselves towards cryptocurrencies because of the hype it has been in recent years, especially to this present where btc reach it's ath.

[MS.LAWLIET]

It is indeed true, in a way that we go towards digital age as this pandemic made us stay at home as a part of securing our health. We rely doing and buying most of our things online and some did online businesses as a form of income. Everything is almost done online. There's also a huge difference when it comes to people who are using digital currency, it is way larger now.

[dimonstration]

It will come to be one way or another, we're just unfortunate that it had to be forced upon us through a life-threatening disease. This could either impede the progress of the Digital Age or even spearhead it, and that will lie solely in this people's generation. We're going to be the defining factor of whether the next few decades are to be spent with bashing rocks and rubbing two sticks to create fire, or flying Porsche 959s.

There probably more advanced technology that will be discovered soon, now that everyone uses technology there be more that will use it for improvements or for their benefits, hopefully this advance technology can find solution to this pandemic faster to lessen the risk and cases that covid still spreading.

[bryant.coleman]

In my country, most of the shopping and payments were done through digital mode even before the pandemic. But from what I am hearing from my friends in India and some of the developed nations, the share of digital purchases and payments have risen there as well. This can have a negative impact for some people in these countries. Because my friends are saying that many of the small and medium sized shopkeepers are facing bankruptcy due to lack of business.