Academic Research

Zcash

Anonymous Blockchain Micropayments Advance With ‘Bolt’

CoinDesk outlines a new proposal that would seek to anonymize micropayments carried out on blockchain networks.

Tech  ·  1 August 2016
Academic Research

Bitcoin Testing Matures as Global Universities Join BSafe Network

An effort is underway to encourage more researchers and academics to investigate and test bitcoin and other blockchain tech.

Tech  ·  30 July 2016
News

‘Sin’ Activities No Longer Drive Bitcoin Economy, Researchers Find

A soon-to-be-released study has found evidence that bitcoin’s market is now a venue for "legitimate" commerce.

Markets  ·  11 July 2016
Ethereum

Researchers Plan ‘Unstoppable’ DAO to Help Whales Save Themselves

A distributed ledger could help these researchers launch an unstoppable “Human-Whale-Robot-Hybrid” distributed autonomous organization.

Markets  ·  20 May 2016
Blockchain Technology

Researchers Argue Radical Redesigns Needed to Scale Decentralized Blockchains

A new paper suggests bitcoin will need a major redesign to scale into a mainstream payment network.

Markets  ·  17 February 2016
News

You Don’t Need to Understand Bitcoin to Use it, Study Finds

A new study has revealed misconceptions by both bitcoin users and non-users over the digital currency's usability, functionality and anonymity.

Markets  ·  26 January 2016
Mining

Bitcoin’s Bold Experiment: A Goldmine for Economic Researchers

Former Wall Street Journal reporter Michael J Casey discusses why economic researchers should be interested in studying the blockchain industry.

Markets  ·  9 January 2016
Academic Research

The Top 10 Cryptocurrency Research Papers of 2015

Ledger Journal managing editor Peter Rizen presents his picks for the top cryptocurrency research papers of 2015.

Markets  ·  27 December 2015
News

NBER Report: Blockchain Could Shift Balance of Corporate Power

The blockchain could dramatically change corporate governance, according to a new report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Markets  ·  14 December 2015
Argentina

Research: Bitcoin Price Higher Where Economic Freedoms Are Low

New academic research has found that the price of bitcoin is higher in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.

Markets  ·  15 October 2015
News

Study: Google Searches Can Predict Bitcoin Trading Volume

Google search data can predict the price of bitcoin, new research has found.

Markets  ·  2 October 2015
UK

Imperial College London Opens Cryptocurrency Research Center

Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives.

Markets  ·  28 September 2015
News

Bitcoin Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal ‘Ledger’ Launches

Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.

Markets  ·  15 September 2015
Federal Reserve

Research: Federal Reserve Needs Power Over Bitcoin

A new research paper explores how central banks could seek to proactively regulate digital currency markets to avoid future crises.

Markets  ·  20 August 2015
Regulation

Bitcoin Researcher Ed Felten Named White House Tech Officer

Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 May 2015