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Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
Bitcoin Use on Darknet Markets Jumps 65% to Over $400 Million in First Quarter
21.5.2020
Bitcoin transactions on darknet markets jumped 65% in value during the first quarter to $411 million, according to research by a blockchain analytics firm. The amount of bitcoin sent from darknet entities to mixers also grew rapidly as exchanges with verification requirements became less popular...
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
Covid-19 Economy Fuels Faith in Crypto: Trust In Bitcoin Over Banks Increased 3X Since 2017
19.5.2020
The market research organization, The Tokenist, recently published a report called “Comparing Public Bitcoin Adoption Rates in 2020 vs 2017.” The study’s findings give a comprehensive look at the cryptocurrency ecosystem between 2017 and now. The researchers’ survey shows...
EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency
19.5.2020
A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials
S2F Hopium: Report and Twitter Critics Find Flaws With Bitcoin’s Stock-to-Flow Ratio
17.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com researched the popular stock-to-flow (S2F), which shows the price of a single bitcoin reaching $55K and even six figures. At the time, analysts questioned measuring bitcoin’s price in this manner and more recently, a few others have been criticizing the method...
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: May 10 - May 16 in Review
16.5.2020
SBI Holdings started a joint venture fund with Redstone Digital, BitFlyer exchange aired a commercial, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Cointelegraph Research: Demand for Bitcoin Grows After Halving
16.5.2020
Upticks in Bitcoin ATMs, transaction volume, and women in crypto all point positive for Bitcoin
Enterprise Blockchain Market Will Hit $21.07 Billion By 2025, Says Fortune Business Insights
14.5.2020
New research claims that the enterprise blockchain market will continue to rise to $21.07 billion by 2025
2 Days After the Bitcoin Halving: Network ‘Remains Strong,’ Higher Fees, Bullish Sentiment
13.5.2020
On May 11, 2020, the Bitcoin network completed it’s third block reward halving and the network seems to be chugging along just fine. However, it may take a while longer to see the halving’s effect on the mining industry and right now bitcoin transaction fees have risen exponentially....
Study: Communication and Education Are Key To Building Trust in Crypto
12.5.2020
A study revealed that three out of four people surveyed among two million respondents are not familiar with cryptos and blockchain technology
Vietnam Govt to Launch Crypto Research Group to Evaluate Policy
11.5.2020
Vietnam finance ministry has established a research group to develop and scrutinize digital currency-related policy proposals
Blockchain Jobs Are the Highest Paying Tech Roles in the UK
9.5.2020
A new study reveals that blockchain offers the best salaries in the UK’s technology industry
3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
University College London Joins Hedera Hashgraph as Council Member, Research Partner
6.5.2020
UCL will be the first university and 13th member of the Hedera Hashgraph governing council, whose members run nodes and vote on software updates
Research Shows Inverse Correlation Between USDT on Crypto Exchanges and Bitcoin's Price
5.5.2020
Crypto market insights firm Santiment published an analysis showing that the percentage of USDT held on exchanges is inversely related to Bitcoin’s price
Research Center in Mexico Warns Locked-Down Citizens to Keep Away From Cryptos
5.5.2020
Aldape Barrios advises caution towards any crypto investment opportunities
7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
Many Blockchain Projects Are Uniquely Suited to COVID-19 Research, Here’s How
4.5.2020
In the wake of the recent pandemic, here’s how many different blockchain projects are stepping up to donate resources in the hopes of finding a vaccine
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How the World’s Largest Mining Pool Is Helping Miners ‘De-Risk’
2.5.2020
F2Pool, the largest bitcoin mining pool in the world, controls 20% of the network's hashrate. F2Pool's Thomas Heller explains the economics of mining