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Around the Crypto World in 15 Charts: CoinDesk Research’s August Review
2.9.2020
In 15 charts, the CoinDesk Monthly Review for August details BTC's performance, its relationship to fiat currencies and Ethereum’s growing congestion problem
The Tapscotts Take Their Blockchain Research Institute Into Europe
2.9.2020
Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), the consultancy founded by father-and-son tech evangelists Don and Alex Tapscott, has opened a European arm
Protection Over Profit: What Early Mining Patterns Suggest About Bitcoin’s Inventor
31.8.2020
Researchers believe Bitcoin’s creator probably used specialized mining software in the coin’s early days to protect the new network – not to profit from it
Ethereum vulnerable to frontrunners: Researcher
31.8.2020
Bots abound
Media controversy over RMIT blockchain unit's links to right-wing think-tank
28.8.2020
An Australian university blockchain hub has been linked to a right-wing think-tank, causing controversy among uni staff members
Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World
27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...
Ethereum Tokens Worth $1B Vulnerable to ‘Fake Deposit Attack’
25.8.2020
A software bug that deposits fake balances into cryptocurrency exchange wallets has been detected in 7,772 ERC-20 tokens worth over $1 billion
BitMex awards its last developer grant to a Bitcoin scalability solution from MIT
24.8.2020
Can this project provide scalability without sacrificing security?
Researcher Re-mined Satoshi's Bitcoin Blocks To Discover His Secrets
23.8.2020
Satoshi Nakamoto used a single PC to mine 1.1M Bitcoin
Grayscale’s Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trusts Trade for Tremendous Premiums
22.8.2020
This week data from Arcane Research shows there’s been massive demand for Grayscale’s recently launched publicly traded crypto trusts. Following the trusts getting DTC eligibility last monday LTCN (litecoin) shares have been selling for a 753% premium while BCHG (bitcoin cash) shares...
China’s Bitcoin Mining Industry Impacted the Most This Year, Says Report
20.8.2020
The researchers and analysts from Tokeninsight published it’s “2020 Q2 Cryptocurrency Mining Industry Report” which shows the industry has grown exponentially during the last six months. The findings indicate cryptocurrency mining has expanded a great deal but China’s...
Report: Bitcoin Untied from the Economic Cycle, ‘Largely Uncorrelated to Other Asset Classes’
19.8.2020
On Tuesday, Coinshares Investment strategist James Butterfill published a report which shows that bitcoin is a unique asset, but is “largely uncorrelated to other asset classes” like commodities and traditional stocks. Coinshares Investment strategist James Butterfill published a...
Lockdown Life & Darknets: BTC Still the DNM King, Cashaa’s Stolen Coins Sent to Hydra, Cannabis Sales Surge
17.8.2020
During the last six months, the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a lot of disarray in the world and one thing is for sure, the use of darknet markets has surged. While the citizens of the globe have been locked down, cannabis sales have skyrocketed and the dollar value of bitcoin transactions done...
Boston’s Federal Reserve Bank and MIT to Tackle Digital Currency Research
14.8.2020
Fed Governor Lael Brainard shares updates about the U.S. digital currency initiative and why it is crucial to understand CBDCs
Fed Reserve Analysts Say Common Digital Currency Distinction ‘Problematic’
13.8.2020
Bitcoin blurs the boundaries of a widely used classification of digital currencies and the distinction should be retired, say Fed experts
Bitcoin Users Leery of Tor: 23% of the Network’s Exit Capacity Compromised
13.8.2020
Hackers are stealing bitcoin through the large-scale use of malicious relays on the Tor network according to a newly published research report on the subject. The researcher dubbed “nusenu” said he warned people about the growing problem in December 2019 but instead of improving...
Web Traffic on Global Crypto Exchanges Surged 13% in July
10.8.2020
Crypto analytics startup ICO Analytics reveals the fastest growing crypto exchanges and DeFi protocols in terms of web traffic
Adam Back: Some ICOs Funded Useful Research Despite Being Unethical
8.8.2020
Adam Back admitted that some ICOs might have funded useful research, but still contends that they are deeply unethical
Whales' Control Over Bitcoin Supply Declines - Research
7.8.2020
The largest holders of bitcoin (BTC) – also known as the whales – have long been known to hold a firm grip over the market. But according to a new study, their level of control has been falling over the past five years.
According to on-chain analysis firm Glassnode, the share of the BTC supply that...
North American Investors Vastly Favor Bitcoin Over Other Cryptocurrencies
6.8.2020
North America-based institutional investors tend to buy and hold cryptocurrency more than those based in East Asia, according to Chainalysis