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Hut 8: The Struggles of One of Canada’s Largest Miners
28.4.2020
CoinDesk Research presents an in-depth look into one of the largest publicly listed mining companies, Hut 8. The upcoming halving will impact mining operations everywhere – we look at Hut 8’s financials and operations to get a feel for what lies ahead
The Greatest Wealth Transfer: Economists Predict the Emergence of New Bitcoin Millionaires, BTC Capturing 3% of Gold Market
27.4.2020
The global economy has been feeling the hardships from the mandated lockdowns various nation states have implemented during the last month and a half. Oil prices have dropped below zero for the first time in history, and economic powerhouses like the U.S. are starting to show cracks in the system....
Storj Launches Free Storage Program for Coronavirus Research
26.4.2020
Storj’s COVID-19 Storage Program will provide organization researching coronavirus with free distributed storage
Binance Research Explains Recent Libra/SpaceX Comparison
25.4.2020
Binance Research gives further rationale for referencing Facebook's Libra as the SpaceX of the payments world
Bitcoin Halving 2020: The ‘Arms Race’ for Miner Efficiency Intensifies
25.4.2020
In the lead-up to the next bitcoin halving event in May, some bitcoin miners are looking at leveraging what some describe as “surplus energy” to make operations even more cost-effective
New Libra Might Help Crypto Adoption - Binance Research
23.4.2020
Crypto industry might greatly benefit from Facebook's Libra coins adoption, according to Binance Research, the research arm of the major crypto exchange Binance that has its own interests in the stablecoins business.
In their analysis titled "Will Libra Live Up To Its Initial Ambitions?"...
Binance Research Finds Libra Could Rattle Payment Sector Foundations
23.4.2020
After a deep dive into Facebook's Libra project, Binance Research found the proposed concept could change the face of the payment sector
Bianco Research CEO Says Next Reserve Currency Will Be a Cryptocurrency
21.4.2020
Can crypto actually take on USD’s role around the world?
Researchers Surface Privacy Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments
21.4.2020
Privacy holes in the Lightning Network, a bitcoin transaction settlement layer, are leaking payment information
Cryptocurrency Markets Moved by Regulatory Actions, Federal Reserve Bank Paper Shows
20.4.2020
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has published a paper showing how cryptocurrency markets are affected by crypto regulatory actions. The research also determines whether the authorities have some scope to make cryptocurrency regulation effective. Influencing Cryptocurrency Markets and Prices Last...
America’s Banks Can Simply Bail Themselves Out – Thanks to the Fed’s $27 Trillion Blackrock Deal
20.4.2020
Mainstream media has been awfully quiet about all the fraud and manipulation stemming from the global bureaucracies’ newly enacted covid-19 reaction policies. In the U.S. amid all the commotion and fear, the Federal Reserve granted special powers to the giant private equity firm Blackrock....
New Research Says Bitcoin Price Jumps in Response to News of Clear Regulation
19.4.2020
Cryptocurrency markets seem to like news of clear government regulations, say researchers from the Bank for International Settlements
Further Research Planned for Crypto Code Price Correlation
19.4.2020
After the release of a preprint report which correlates crypto code with prices, a member of the research team said the group looks toward further study in the field
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