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‘Real’ Bitcoin Free Float Supply Figures May Be off by 22% - Report
30.6.2020
Conventional market caps and supply estimates may be inaccurate in that they do not give a “real” picture of the amount of bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoins that are currently in circulation, according to a new report.
Crypto financial data provider Coin Metrics has developed a methodology...
Comprehensive Analysis Predicts Bitcoin Price Near $20K This Year, $398K by 2030
30.6.2020
A new, comprehensive analysis has predicted the price of bitcoin to reach almost $20K this year and will keep rising to almost $400K by 2030. The researchers have also predicted the future prices of several other major cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin cash, ethereum, and litecoin. New Bitcoin...
Crypto Research Report Predicts $397K Bitcoin Price by 2030
29.6.2020
Researchers behind the June 2020 report from the Crypto Research Report used Bitcoin’s target addressable market to predict a rise to $397K
FTX Exchange 'Games the Rules' on BAL Token Distribution – Report
26.6.2020
Following a sharp rise in price during its first few days of trading, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Balancer’s BAL token is down by nearly 16% today - after the team behind the new protocol had to intervene to stop an exchange from continuing to exploit a weakness in the token distribution...
'Unstoppable' Malware Uses Bitcoin To Retrieve Secret Messages - Report
26.6.2020
Glupteba, a sneaky malware that can be controlled from afar includes a range of components to cover its tracks, and it updates itself using encrypted messages hidden in the Bitcoin blockchain, write cybersecurity experts from Sophos Labs.
The Glupteba bot is a malware campaign that creates...
Coinbase Listing Effect May Be 'More Muted' than Believed - Report
24.6.2020
Despite often being referred to as one of the most sure-fire ways to pump the price of a cryptoasset, a listing on the popular fiat-to-crypto platform Coinbase may not be as lucrative for token holders as some have thought, a new study from crypto analytics firm Coin Metrics has found.
In...
Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol
23.6.2020
Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyo file police misconduct reports anonymously
Bitcoin, Ether ‘Recovered Most of Their Losses’ after March Crash – Report
23.6.2020
The world’s two most popular cryptocurrencies have recovered well following flash crashes in March – and the number of small-scale crypto owners appears to be on the rise, per a new report.
These were the findings of the latest CoinMetrics State of the Network report, published today.
The report’s...
Bitcoin ASIC Miner Manufacturing Domination: Bitmain and Microbt Battle for Top Positions
22.6.2020
On June 16, 2020, Bitmex researchers published a report that noted bitcoin mining rig manufacturers have consolidated a great deal and in the future, Bitmex researchers predict that “only 2 to 3 players will survive into the longer term.” There’s still a number of SHA256 mining...
Power Ledger’s Blockchain P2P Energy Trial ‘Technically Feasible,’ It Says in New Report
22.6.2020
A solar energy trading trial run by blockchain startup Power Ledger has found its initiative to be "technically feasible."
Only 3.5 Million Bitcoin Is Traded Worldwide; Majority of BTC Held Long-Term as Digital Gold, Says Chainalysis
21.6.2020
Only 3.5 million bitcoin or 19% of total circulating supply is actively traded throughout the world, while the rest is being held long-term by investors, according to a new report by crypto analytics company Chainalysis. Per the report, nearly 18.6 million bitcoin (BTC) has been mined as of June...
Ernst & Young Launches Application to Help US Crypto Investors With Tax Filings
20.6.2020
Ernst & Young (EY) has introduced a new application that helps U.S. cryptocurrency traders calculate and file their taxes with ease. The EY Cryptoprep app, a Software as a Service (SaaS) web-based crypto tax engine, helps users calculate crypto-related gains and losses that have to be reported...
Bitcoin Search Interest Rose in March Despite Price Fall – Report
19.6.2020
Despite a sharp correction in bitcoin (BTC) price in March, search interest for the word “bitcoin” is once again on the rise after being down for most of 2019, a new report shows. It notes that Google searches have previously been a leading indicator for the price.
According to a new market update...
New Report Aims to Answer Whether Tron Is a 'Scam’
19.6.2020
A new report from Flipside Crypto examined the Tron ecosystem with the goal of determining whether the project is a scam
Most Bitcoin Traders are Retail, But Pros Dominate the Market - Report
19.6.2020
Although the bitcoin (BTC) market has grown to include a huge number of smaller retail traders, the markets where bitcoin prices are actually determined are still dominated by a small number of “professional traders,” a new report from crypto analysis firm Chainalysis said. These professionals...
Bitcoin Mining Heats Up: High Difficulty Adjustment, Pool Consolidation, Less Concentration in China
18.6.2020
It’s been approximately 37 days since the notorious Bitcoin reward halving that took place on Monday, May 11, 2020. On June 16, the Bitcoin network saw a large upwards difficulty adjustment making it much harder to mine bitcoins and slowing down the issuance rate because block generation...
US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report
17.6.2020
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately police its undercover agents’ handling of cryptocurrency, a Department of Justice Inspector General report found
Competition Between Bitcoin Mining ASIC Manufacturers Is Heating Up - Report
17.6.2020
After Bitcoin halving, ASIC mining equipment producers will compete increasingly more aggressively, and in the long term, only 2 or 3 industry players will survive, states a report by BitMEX Research.
The report looks into the history and current situation, as well as the efficiency of mining...
Spanish Crypto Users Report Banking ‘Freezes’ After Using Exchanges
17.6.2020
Banks in Spain are reportedly closing accounts they suspect belong to cryptocurrency traders, particularly users of the LocalBitcoins peer-to-peer exchange – and may have been doing so “since November last year.”
Per a report from media outlet Criptonoticias, an experienced crypto trader who asked...
Stablecoin Volume Now 5x ETH Volume on Ethereum – Report
17.6.2020
Stablecoin volume on Ethereum (ETH) is now up to 5 times greater than the on-chain volume of the network’s native token, ETH, a new report from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode reveals.
More precisely, the combined volume of all stablecoins on Ethereum surpassed the ETH volume a year ago,...