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Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report
24.1.2020
Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issue its own digital currency
Hyperledger Fabric Sees More Dev Activity Than Corda in Q3 2019: Report
22.1.2020
According to a report by Chainstack, Hyperledger Fabric developer activity overtook that of R3’s Corda in Q4 2019
EIDOS Transaction Volumes Skew 2019 DApp Market Report
20.1.2020
EIDOS almost triples the transaction count in two months that the rest of the dApp ecosystem managed in the whole of 2019
Palestinian Militant Group Has Received 3,370 Bitcoins in Donations Since 2015: Report
20.1.2020
The report from an Israeli organisation claims the group used bitcoin to avoid sanctions, offer a degree of anonymity to donors and enable cross-border money transfers
Report: Hamas, Iran-Tied Militants Intensify Bitcoin Fundraising Action
20.1.2020
A militant group with ties to the Iranian regime and Hamas is allegedly upping its Bitcoin fundraising activities
Corrupt OTC Brokers Sent Dirty USD 1.5bn in Bitcoin to Binance and Huobi - Report
16.1.2020
Criminals made some USD 2.8 billion worth of illegal transactions using bitcoin (BTC) on cryptocurrency exchanges last year, alleges a new report – with Binance and Huobi overwhelmingly their platforms of choice thanks to corrupt OTC brokers.
The report was compiled by blockchain analytics provider...
UN Tells the Crypto World Not to Travel to N Korea Conference - Report
15.1.2020
The UN will reportedly issue a warning to cryptocurrency developers and experts planning to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February – stating that attendees could risk violating sanctions.
Per Reuters, which says it has seen “a confidential report due to be submitted to the...
IIF Report Predicts Global Debt Will Reach New All-Time High of $257T in 2020
15.1.2020
Global debt records were broken in 2019, but that likely won’t be the end of such ominous economic milestones, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) predicts. The number could reach $257 trillion sometime in Q1 2020, according to a recent report by the group. Economies worldwide...
Close to 11 Million BTC Haven’t Moved in Over a Year
13.1.2020
According to a new research report published by Digital Asset Data, more than 10 million BTC has been sitting dormant for a whole year. Data shows that unmoved bitcoins account for roughly 59% of the current minted supply and it’s the largest number of dormant coins since the start of 2017....
Privacy and Scalability of Lightning Network Lower Than Expected: Report
13.1.2020
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network privacy and scalability benefits are lower than expected, researchers claim
Japan’s Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: Report
13.1.2020
Japan's top financial regulator reportedly plans to reduce the risk to crypto margin traders by cutting the maximum allowed leverage
China Saw $11.4 Billion in Crypto-Based Capital Flight Last Year
13.1.2020
On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report” noting a variety of crypto trends throughout the year. According to the study, cryptocurrency-based capital flight stemming from China was around $11.4 billion...
Bitcoin Trading Volumes More than Doubled in a Week Says Report
12.1.2020
Bitcoin trading volumes more than doubled in a week, according to cryptocurrency market research firm Arcane Research
Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance
11.1.2020
During the first month of the new year, the research firm Tokeninsight published its “Mining Industry Annual Research Report,” which covers the competitive bitcoin mining sector. Tokeninsight’s study highlights the fact that BTC’s hashrate increased by 80% in 2019, even...
Independent Report Declares News.Bitcoin.com the Top Crypto News Site
11.1.2020
A new research report from BTC Peers has ranked 145 crypto news websites for quality. It analyzes scores of benchmarks including average visit duration, bounce rate, and number of backlinks. The report features the usual suspects in its top 10, including Coindesk at number three and Cointelegraph...
Japan Crypto Exchanges Face Imminent Margin Trading Limits: Report
11.1.2020
Japan is planning to take a harder line on crypto margin trading, sources tell the media
Hacker Group Lazarus Uses Fake Exchanges, Telegram Groups in Latest Malware Attacks
11.1.2020
A new report shows that North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has adapted and evolved new techniques since initial attacks, and are using phony trading platforms linking to Telegram channels which distribute malware, as well as making their malware more stealthy by “adding an authentication...
More Altcoin Mining to be Integrated by Mining Pools in 2020 - Report
10.1.2020
2020 will see the mining pools start to integrate more altcoin mining with huge market potential and risks, says token data and rating agency TokenInsight.
The agency's 2019 mining industry report claims that there are only 64 mineable coins including Bitcoin (BTC) with more than USD 100,000...
Low Interest Rates Provide Precarious Protection Against Crisis, World Bank Warns
10.1.2020
The latest global debt wave is the largest in the past five decades, the World Bank has acknowledged in a new report. The international institution notes that previous waves of broad-based debt accumulation lead to widespread financial crises. Historically low interest rates this time might not...
How Dropgangs and Dead Drops Are Transforming Darknet Practices
10.1.2020
Since the creation of the Silk Road, authorities have waged a war against the online drug trade with a wave of surveillance and enforcement. However, crypto-anarchists are developing new ways to evade the state’s tentacles as the next technological phase started to emerge in late 2017....