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UAE Can Save Over $3B by Deploying Blockchain, New Research Reveals
15.1.2020
A new report reveals that the United Arab Emirates could save over $3 billion by implementing blockchain tech through streamlining and digitizing administrative processes
Only These Exchanges Matter for Bitcoin’s Price Discovery - Research
15.1.2020
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Only about 10 global cryptocurrency exchanges have any real impact on the price discovery in the bitcoin market, a new research study from crypto analytics firm Digital Asset Research suggests.
The study said that price moves that originate in one of these 10 exchanges...
Blockchain Will Be Most In-Demand Hard Skill in 2020: LinkedIn
14.1.2020
LinkedIn Learning — an educational subsidiary of the professional social network — projects blockchain to top the list of most-needed hard skills in 2020
Close to 11 Million BTC Haven’t Moved in Over a Year
13.1.2020
According to a new research report published by Digital Asset Data, more than 10 million BTC has been sitting dormant for a whole year. Data shows that unmoved bitcoins account for roughly 59% of the current minted supply and it’s the largest number of dormant coins since the start of 2017....
Privacy and Scalability of Lightning Network Lower Than Expected: Report
13.1.2020
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network privacy and scalability benefits are lower than expected, researchers claim
China Saw $11.4 Billion in Crypto-Based Capital Flight Last Year
13.1.2020
On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report” noting a variety of crypto trends throughout the year. According to the study, cryptocurrency-based capital flight stemming from China was around $11.4 billion...
Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance
11.1.2020
During the first month of the new year, the research firm Tokeninsight published its “Mining Industry Annual Research Report,” which covers the competitive bitcoin mining sector. Tokeninsight’s study highlights the fact that BTC’s hashrate increased by 80% in 2019, even...
Independent Report Declares News.Bitcoin.com the Top Crypto News Site
11.1.2020
A new research report from BTC Peers has ranked 145 crypto news websites for quality. It analyzes scores of benchmarks including average visit duration, bounce rate, and number of backlinks. The report features the usual suspects in its top 10, including Coindesk at number three and Cointelegraph...
Plasma Group to Halt Ethereum Scalability Research, Says It Reached Maturity
10.1.2020
Plasma Group casts aside scalability research to focus on public goods funding
Ethereum, Tron and EOS Control 98% of All Dapp Volume
9.1.2020
2019 was a good year for dapps and a particularly good one for Tron and Ethereum. That’s the upshot of Dapp Review’s new report into crypto-powered decentralized applications. The sprawling research document inspects the major dapp networks in forensic detail and provides key takeaways....
Researcher’s Scathing Lightning Network Analysis Finds Flaws
9.1.2020
On January 7, digital preservation researcher David Rosenthal published an overview of BTC’s Lightning Network (LN) which claims LN infrastructure isn’t decentralized and privacy-preservation is a myth. Rosenthal’s analysis found significant flaws with the LN fee system and...
Monero's Triptych Research Could Vastly Improve Its Anonymity
8.1.2020
Monero proposes Triptych, a new ring signatures technology that could lead to a vast improvement in its anonymity
Why Harvard Research on a Low-Profit Tezos Attack Matters for Proof-of-Stake
8.1.2020
The study reveals some of the understudied aspects of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies
Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Launches R&D Center
7.1.2020
Bithumb, a major South Korean crypto exchange, is launching its own R&D center for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology
33,000 Companies in China Claim to Use Blockchain Technology
6.1.2020
China now has more than 33,000 registered companies claiming to use blockchain technology in their businesses, according to the country’s Center for Information and Industry Development. The information was released at a recent blockchain conference hosted by a Chinese municipal government...
We Still Don’t Know Bitcoin’s Real Volume
6.1.2020
CoinDesk Research analyst Galen Moore unpacks the differences in reported trading volumes from three major data aggregators
Carnegie Mellon University Sees $4M Pledge to Develop DeFi Research Program
2.1.2020
A former MakerDAO contributor has committed $4 million in MKR to Carnegie Mellon toward the university’s already-significant work within decentralized finance
South Korea Forms Task Force for Central Bank Digital Currency Research
27.12.2019
The Bank of Korea will organize a task force dedicated to central bank digital currency research in 2020
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team
24.12.2019
Tencent, the Chinese internet giant and owner of WeChat, is reportedly forming a team to explore possible new use cases for cryptocurrencies
Tencent’s digital currency research group
24.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 24 December, 2019, brought to you by: “Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.” - Ram Dass In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Chinese internet giant Tencent planning to create a […]
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