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‘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
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