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93% of Bitcoin’s Supply Profitable at $11K, ‘Realized Price’ Recovers from Black Thursday
29.7.2020
Onchain data shows that bitcoin’s breakout above $11,000 puts 93% of the circulating supply in a state of profit. Additionally, seven-day metrics show that bitcoin’s “realized price” has recovered from the low that took place on March 12. The research and analysis firm...
Fidelity Digital Assets: The Omnibus Model for Custody
27.7.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets describes the origins of the omnibus custody model in traditional finance and explores how and why digital asset custodians apply the omnibus model to securing customer assets
Blockchain Can Help Find a Cure for COVID-19
26.7.2020
Bitcoin Depot's Brandon Mintz says blockchain can help find a cure for COVID-19 which will play a big role in the technology’s adoption
Despite Stock Market Disaster Predictions, Bitcoin Markets Permeate Bullish Signals
24.7.2020
A number of Wall Street veterans like Bear Traps Report author, Larry McDonald, think that markets might see some “disastrous and unimaginable” impacts in the near future. Another seasoned analyst, Larry Williams, believes the S&P 500 will shudder after July 28. Despite the pending...
Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum 2.0
24.7.2020
A new 22-page report from CoinDesk Research explains the technology behind Ethereum's upcoming overhaul – and the potential market impact of Eth 2.0
'A New Class of Attack' In Crypto Is 'Actively Exploited' - Research
23.7.2020
The crypto market went through one of its wildest rides with the March market crash, among other events seeing a so-called "zero-bid" attack on MakerDAO, a decentralized lending facility built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain and the creator of the DAI stablecoin. A recent research...
New Satoshi Stash Estimate Claims Creator Mined $10.5B Worth of Bitcoin
21.7.2020
On Monday, the blockchain trackers and researchers from Whale Alert published a new research report about the infamous fortune allegedly owned by Satoshi Nakamoto. Researchers estimate that Bitcoin’s creator possibly mined coins up to block 54,316, capturing 1,125,150 BTC or $10.5 billion...
Bank of Japan Has New CBDC Research Team But No Plans to Launch
20.7.2020
Bank of Japan has announced the launch of a new CBDC research team, which will continue the work of its previous CBDC research team
Stablecoin Supply Doubles to 12 billion Following a 50% Cryptocurrency Market Price Drop
18.7.2020
The total supply of stablecoins in existence has doubled to 12 billion, following an increased demand sparked off by the March 12 (Black Thursday) 50% crypto price crash. The findings from the latest research study by Coin Metrics, which is sponsored by Bitstamp, show that it took a period between...
Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%
18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...
South Korean Giant Hanwha Invests $3M in Crypto Disclosure Startup
16.7.2020
Xangle, a crypto disclosure platform by CrossAngle, closes a $3.3 million round from South Korea’s conglomerate Hanwha Group
Study: Exchanges Accepted $1.3 Billion in Bitcoin Stemming from ‘High-Risk Addresses’
16.7.2020
A recently published report from the research and analysis firm Peckshield indicates that during the last two quarters of 2020, cryptocurrency exchanges accepted 147,000 BTC ($1.3 billion) from high-risk addresses. During the last few years, blockchain research and surveillance firms have been...
Research Suggests STOs Are Better at Financing Startups than ICOs
14.7.2020
Faculty at the Rotterdam School of Management argue that STOs are better for financing startups than ICOs
Covid-19 Forces Indians to Embrace Digital Payments but Country Still Lacks Crypto Regulation
13.7.2020
The global pandemic Covid-19 is forcing Indians to resort to digital payment platforms when settling bills as well as paying for groceries. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Indian citizens largely ignored a 2016 government decree that attempted to achieve the same, reports The Economic Times of India....
World Bank Investigates Smart Contracts as Financial Tools, With Mixed Results
13.7.2020
The World Bank has looked at the benefits of smart contracts and found the blockchain instruments to be a "limited" financial tool
My Long Journey to a Decoupled WordPress Gatsby Site
13.7.2020
As a professional research biologist, my playground used to be science laboratories filled with microscopes, petri dishes, and biology tools. Curiosity leads many scientists on their journey to discoveries. Mine led me to web design. I used to try learning HTML on my lab desktop while centrifuging...
Key Short-Term Scalability Feature Still Needs Research, Says Vitalik Buterin
10.7.2020
Stateless clients research promises to make blockchain nodes lighter without sacrificing validation, but there are stumbling blocks in their cryptography
Bitcoin Volatility Hits Three-Year Low, Sparking Fears of Massive Sell-Off
6.7.2020
The cryptocurrency data analytics and research company, Skew has warned that bitcoin could see a massive sell-off due to declining volatility. The data analytics firm says that bitcoin (BTC) realized volatility hit 20% over the past 10 days – it’s the lowest 10-day reading in nearly...
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to ‘Looting’: New Research Explains
6.7.2020
Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack which preys on Bitcoin congestion
Investment Firm Arcane Crypto to Go Public via $33 Million Reverse Merger
3.7.2020
Arcane Crypto, a Norway-based investment company, said Thursday that it is planning to go public through a reverse takeover by Vertical Ventures, a publicly traded Swedish firm. Vertical Ventures will buy Arcane Crypto for $33 million by issuing over 6.6 billion new shares. Each share cost $0.005...