CoinDesk outlines a new proposal that would seek to anonymize micropayments carried out on blockchain networks.
An effort is underway to encourage more researchers and academics to investigate and test bitcoin and other blockchain tech.
A soon-to-be-released study has found evidence that bitcoin’s market is now a venue for "legitimate" commerce.
A distributed ledger could help these researchers launch an unstoppable “Human-Whale-Robot-Hybrid” distributed autonomous organization.
A new paper suggests bitcoin will need a major redesign to scale into a mainstream payment network.
A new study has revealed misconceptions by both bitcoin users and non-users over the digital currency's usability, functionality and anonymity.
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Michael J Casey discusses why economic researchers should be interested in studying the blockchain industry.
Ledger Journal managing editor Peter Rizen presents his picks for the top cryptocurrency research papers of 2015.
The blockchain could dramatically change corporate governance, according to a new report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
New academic research has found that the price of bitcoin is higher in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.
Google search data can predict the price of bitcoin, new research has found.
Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives.
Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.
A new research paper explores how central banks could seek to proactively regulate digital currency markets to avoid future crises.
Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.