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Federal Reserve Bank reveals details of digital dollar research
24.9.2020
The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring digital currencies to modernize the U.S. payments sector
Execs Managing $78B in Assets Say Institutional Investors Plan to Allocate More Cryptocurrencies
22.9.2020
New research from the digital currency insurance firm, Evertas, shows that a surveyed group of investors managing roughly $78 billion in collective assets believes that during the next five years, institutional investors will “dramatically” increase their crypto asset holdings. This...
CIA’s New Research Lab to Study Blockchain
21.9.2020
CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions
Publicly Listed Energy Firm Equinor Exploits Gas Flaring in North Dakota to Mine Bitcoin
21.9.2020
Just recently, the firm Arcane Research recently revealed a number of screenshots from the publicly traded energy firm, Equinor. The pictures show the multinational company leveraging natural gas flaring to power bitcoin mining operations. In recent years, using the unorthodox gas flaring scheme...
The US is number one...in blockchain patents
20.9.2020
But the company with the most patents isn’t even American
Enforcing performance budgets with webpack
18.9.2020
As you probably know, a single monolithic JavaScript bundle — once a best practice — is no longer the way to go for modern web applications. Research has shown that larger bundles increase memory usage and CPU costs, especially on mid-range and low-end mobile devices.
webpack has a lot of features...
Prusa Research míří do škol. Český výrobce 3D tiskáren věnuje svoje mašiny školám i kroužkům
17.9.2020
3D tiskárny od českého výrobce Prusa Research míří do škol, firma totiž spustila podpůrný program pro vzdělávací organizace. Pokud zapojí 3D tiskárnu do výuky, dosáhnou nejen na slevy, školení a další podporu, ale mohou si zařízení také na tři měsíce vypůjčit, a pokud na ní s dětmi a studenty
‘You Are Not Anonymous on Tor’ – Study Shows Privacy Network Offers Superficial Anonymity
17.9.2020
Privacy advocates are growing leery of the Tor network these days, as recently published research has shown a great number of network’s exit relays are compromised. Furthermore, on September 15, the Hacker Factor Blog published a new Tor report that shows IP addresses being uncovered....
BIS Seeking Blockchain Expert to Lead Digital Currency Research
16.9.2020
BIS is looking for a blockchain engineer to take a lead on its digital currency initiatives, which includes CBDC and digital security research
Form design
15.9.2020
A very digestable guide from Geri Reid on building forms. Not the code, but the design and UX principles that should guide the code.
Working on a design system for a bank has taught [me] a lot about forms. I’ve watched testing in our labs. I’ve worked alongside experts from specialist...
BitMEX Research Installs Blockstream Bitcoin Satellite System
14.9.2020
Research and development arm of BitMEX, the Seychelles based crypto exchange, BitMEX Research announced on Monday that it has installed the Blockstream Bitcoin Satellite system which will allow it to download and verify BTC’s blockchain without internet connection. In the official Twitter thread...
Bitcoin Whales Using 2020 to Accumulate BTC - Research
14.9.2020
Large bitcoin (BTC) buyers used the market crash in March to increase their holdings while the largest "whales" became most active this past summer, a new report suggested.
After exploring transaction data on the Bitcoin blockchain that happened between January 2020 and the beginning...
Ticino Blockchain Technologies Association Has Been Established
10.9.2020
Lugano, 10 September 2020 – The Ticino Blockchain Technologies Association aims to promote research and support innovative companies active in the Blockchain sector, as well as to promote academic studies of this new technology, thanks to the participation of USI (University of Southern...
Australian University Finds Privacy Issues With Blockchain Technology
10.9.2020
A research paper from the University of South Australia suggests blockchain technology needs to be refined so it can better protect privacy and the EU's right to be forgotten
Fiat Devaluation Drives Retail Bitcoin Transfers in Africa 56% in a Year: Report
10.9.2020
Monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa under $10,000 soared more than 56% from a year ago to reach $316 million in June, according to new research by U.S. crypto analytics firm Chainalysis. Altogether, $8 billion worth of crypto was received into the continent and $8.1 billion sent...
Alameda Research Co-Leads $1.8M Seed Round for DeFi Protocol Linear Finance
9.9.2020
NGC Ventures, Hashed, CMS Holdings, Genesis Block and Kenetic Capital also led the round
3 Things You Should Know Before Staking on Ethereum 2.0
5.9.2020
It wasn’t long ago that the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade went live on an official test network. Developers have been catching mission-critical bugs in the code ever since
Alameda Research Claimed Nearly 70% of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted In August
4.9.2020
The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal
Research: New Malware Employs Tor and Bittorrent To Steal Bitcoin and Ether
4.9.2020
A new trojan called Krypto Cibule uses infested computers’ power to mine cryptocurrency, steal crypto wallet files, and redirect incoming digital assets to a hacker address. The malware rides on the Tor network and the Bittorrent protocol to perform attacks, according to an extensive report...
Voatz Calls for Restrictions on Independent Cybersecurity Research in Supreme Court Brief
4.9.2020
Blockchain voting platform Voatz wrote that bug bounty programs are beneficial – provided researchers only operate under the supervision of the companies they’re looking into