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How (some) good corporate engineering blogs are written
18.4.2020
Interesting research from Dan Luu:
… it’s pretty common for my personal blog to get more traffic than the entire corp eng blog for a company with a nine to ten figure valuation and it’s not uncommon for my blog to get an order of magnitude more traffic.
I think this is...
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How Miners Expect the Crypto Markets to React
18.4.2020
“If price performance following the November 2012 and July 2016 halvings is any indicator, bitcoin’s price should increase significantly over the 10- to 12-month period following the [third] halving,” said Huobi’s Ciara Sun
Crypto Markets Took a U-Turn During the COVID-19 Crisis, Say Oxford Profs
17.4.2020
Initially, both spot market prices and overall trading volume in crypto increased as the number of identified COVID-19 cases rose
DentaVox: Market Statistics Powered by Blockchain
16.4.2020
Back in November 2017, the Netherlands-based Dentacoin Foundation launched its market research platform DentaVox among other software products to raise oral health awareness with the help of blockchain. Two and a half years later, DentaVox has already gained international traction as a trustworthy...
Crypto Exchange Traffic in Russia Rises by Over 5% Amid Pandemic
13.4.2020
Russians are getting more engaged with crypto exchange services amid coronavirus pandemic as crypto exchange traffic surges over 5%
China’s Research Institute Updates Crypto Ranking, Review Affected by Pandemic
13.4.2020
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto project rankings as the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 37 crypto projects were evaluated and ranked overall this month as well as in three separate categories. Also read:...
Academic Research Into Crypto Picks Up, But Universities Remain Hesitant to Fund
11.4.2020
Academic research into blockchain is picking up despite lag in institutional funding and reluctant scientific journals
Bitcoin Halving: How Miners are Preparing for Lower Block Rewards
11.4.2020
As the latest Bitcoin halving approaches, miners are upgrading equipment, optimizing arrangements, conserving power and more in the race to dominate
Hundreds of Darknet Listings Are Selling Masks and PPE Products for Bitcoin
9.4.2020
According to a recent research report written by the blockchain surveillance firm Elliptic, there’s been a massive influx of darknet market (DNM) vendors selling personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and coronavirus test kits. The spike in medical equipment sales on the invisible...
What’s Next for Bitcoin After March’s Crash – CoinDesk Quarterly Review
9.4.2020
Will bitcoin move beyond "digital gold"? Is ether viable as money? In 24 charts, CoinDesk Research looks at what happened to crypto assets in the first quarter and what may emerge in the future
Researchers Are Tapping Blockchain Tools in Fight Against Coronavirus
9.4.2020
A variety of projects are tapping blockchain tools to securely store and carefully share personal information in the ongoing fight against COVID-19
CoinDesk Quarterly Review, Q1 2020
8.4.2020
March 12 changed how investors look at crypto markets and assets, shook out some participants and left others unmoved. The CoinDesk Quarterly Review is a Q1 analysis of how the narrative has changed for crypto blue-chips like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which assets outperformed, and how the participants...
The WebAIM Million—Updated
8.4.2020
This report made a big splash last year. It’s a large chunk of research that shows just how terribly the web does with accessibility. It’s been updated this year and (drumroll…) we got a little worse. I’ll use their blockquote:
The number of errors increased 2.1% between...
Miner Perspectives on Bitcoin Halving 2020, Part 1 of a New Podcast Series
4.4.2020
Hosted by CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim, the first episode of the Bitcoin Halving 2020 podcast series is about the impact of bitcoin’s third halving on the concentration of miners in China
Staked Token Supply Doesn’t Correlate with Price, Says Messari Analyst
3.4.2020
There is no correlation between the percentage of staked supply of PoS tokens and their price, a Messari analyst argues
Binance Research Finds Bitcoin Correlated to Stocks — But Not For Long
3.4.2020
New data shows Bitcoin and US equity indexes have a moderate correlation — but gold is doing its own thing
Research: Bitcoin Still Correlated with US Markets, But Not for Long
2.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) prices have been correlated with American equities of late, but that situation is set to change, per a new report.
This was the key takeaway from a study published by Binance Research, a unit the global crypto exchange, aimed at uncovering the full effect of the current...
Film Reels and Steel: Github Plans to Archive Bitcoin Code for 1,000 Years
1.4.2020
The Microsoft subsidiary, Github recently revealed the “Archive Program,” an initiative that aims to preserve open source technologies for 1,000 years. The newly launched effort plans to store snapshots of open source technology 250 meters underground on the Norwegian island...
Bitfury Latest to Donate Crypto Mining Power to Coronavirus Research
1.4.2020
Bitfury has dedicated its GPU miners to the Folding@home project, which is studying the novel coronavirus in hopes of developing a vaccine
Bitcoin Halving Capitulation: ‘Mining Death Spirals Don’t Happen in Real Life,’ Says Report
31.3.2020
As the bitcoin halving approaches, crypto-mining ‘death spirals’ and miner capitulation have become prominent topics among digital currency enthusiasts. Despite the trending discussions, Coinshares head of research Christopher Bendiksen published a study that says “[bitcoin]...