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Research: Bitcoin Futures Settlement Date Suggests 4% Gains Likely
30.11.2019
Bitcoin poised for more gains after futures expiry
New Research: Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint Lower Than Previously Thought
27.11.2019
A new analysis of Bitcoin mining has pointed to the importance of accounting for renewable energy sources, as opposed to earlier “blanket” assumptions
Another Research Paper Finds Flaws With the Lightning Network
26.11.2019
On November 21, researchers from Hungary and Institute for Computer Science and Control published a critical examination of the Lightning Network, the protocol intended to amend BTC’s scalability issues. The researchers’ simulation findings indicate the Lightning Network...
France Declares to Research on State-backed Blockchain-based Cryptocurrency
26.11.2019
The Central bank of France, in a recent speech, declared that they would research a state-supported blockchain-based digital currency. Denis Beau, Banque de France’s First Deputy Governor, expressed that the eurozone needs to develop a Central bank digital currency (CBDC) because “disorderly...
What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions
25.11.2019
Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?
Few Big Exchanges Continue to Report Fake Volumes in 2019: Chainalysis
21.11.2019
Large crypto exchanges have clamped down on reporting of fake trading volumes in 2019, while few are still likely misreporting, Chainalysis says
Greta Thunberg Might Like This Research on Bitcoin Mining + More News
21.11.2019
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Environmental activists now can somewhat soften their stance towards Bitcoin mining. According to a report in American...
‘Lost Coins’ Study Estimates BTC’s True Supply
19.11.2019
Many people like the fact that Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a capped supply of 21 million coins when he created the Bitcoin protocol. However, there’s been a lot of speculation aimed at guessing the number of ‘lost coins’ that will never be spent. On November 19, the digital...
Blockchain Firm Partners With Cannabis Data App to Create Research Project
15.11.2019
The Measure Protocol and Broccoli have partnered in order to create a blockchain-based research project regarding cannabis usage
Bitcoin ETF Could Help Stabilize the Market: Paul Atkins Backstage at The Capital
14.11.2019
Paul Atkins, the former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Greene, a visiting research fellow at the Center for Digital Financial Assets at Tsinghua University, spoke to The Capital backstage yesterday, during day two of CoinMarkCap’s […]
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[Updated] Bitcoin ETF Could Help Stabilize the Market: Paul Atkins at The Capital
14.11.2019
Paul Atkins, the former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Greene, a visiting research fellow atContinue Reading
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[Updated] Bitcoin ETF Could Help Stabilize the Market: Paul Atkins at The Capital
14.11.2019
Paul Atkins, the former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Greene, a visiting research fellow atContinue Reading
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Thoughts After Looking at the Web Almanac’s Chapter on CSS
13.11.2019
Woah, I didn't see this coming! The HTTP Archive dropped this big "state of the web" report called Web Almanac with guest writers exploring data from 5.8 million websites.
Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle wrote the CSS chapter. The point is to squeeze a digestible amount of insight out of a mountain's...
Study: Chinese Blockchain Spending to Exceed $2B by 2023
13.11.2019
One study foresees China's blockchain investments surpassing $2 billion by 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 65.7%
Crypto and Blockchain Jobs Have Increased By 26% Since 2018: Research
8.11.2019
Wile the number of ads being posted in the space has grown, job seeker interest has plummeted, according to Indeed data
Indeed: Searches for BTC Jobs Drop 53%, Employer Demand Up 26% in 2019
7.11.2019
Searches for Bitcoin jobs dropped 53%, while the share of job postings in the industry surged 26% in the past four years, according to research by Indeed
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Sets Blockchain Consortium on Security Token Research
7.11.2019
On November 6, 2019, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced to establish a blockchain-based research consortium on Security Token with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust, The Trust Bank Corporation, MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS), and other 21 companies....
Hong Kong Steps Up Research Into Central Bank Digital Currency
7.11.2019
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is researching applications for a central bank digital currency and aims to publish results Q1 2020
Leading Japanese Firms Partner on Security Token Research
7.11.2019
MUFG launched a 22-member research consortium of security issuers, broker dealers and tech companies to set standards for security token management
New Hire to Head Digital Currency Research at the US Fed
5.11.2019
The United States Federal Reserve is looking to employ a Manager, Retail Payments, part of whose responsibilities will be to oversee the research of digital currencies and distributed ledgers. The job ad has been published amid pressure from Capitol Hill to explore the possibilities of issuing...