Data Analysis

Google Cloud Now Provides Blockchain Insights for Polygon Network

The support by Google's BigQuery platform is said to simplify analysis of the network's blockchain data.

Tech  ·  28 May 2021

Mark Cuban Backs Crypto Data Startup Esprezzo in $2M Funding Round

Arrington Capital and CMS Holdings also invested in the three-year-old on-chain automation startup.

News  ·  24 March 2021
Exchanges

Does Crypto Fix the ‘Robinhood’ Problem? Not So Fast

The GameStop saga highlighted the "middleman" issues with services like Robinhood. But the data shows crypto exchanges have their own problems.

Markets  ·  24 February 2021
Hires

MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product

After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product.

News  ·  12 February 2021
Privacy

Duality Technologies Launches Platform for Analyzing Big Data While Keeping It Private

The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
DeFi

DeFi Angels, VC Firms Back $2M Round for Data Provider Dune Analytics

Ethereum data firm Dune Analytics, which has stood out from the pack for its focus on DeFi projects, has raised a $2 million seed round.

Business  ·  23 September 2020
Ethereum

Coinbase Ventures Invests in $5M Token Sale for Ethereum Data Firm ‘The Graph’

Blockchain data startup The Graph has raised $5 million in a token sale with Framework Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group and others.

Business  ·  30 June 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s 2019 Price Run Driven By Real Transaction Growth, Analysis Shows

Bitcoin's TAAR (transaction amount to active addresses ratio) is hovering around 7-month highs, potentially adding a fundamental validation to bitcoin's latest price growth.

Markets  ·  6 June 2019
Bitcoin

Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Hit Highest Total Since November

Google searches for "bitcoin" jumped to its highest level on Tuesday since Nov. 20, 2018 as the cryptocurrency surged above $5,000 on most exchanges.

Tech  ·  5 April 2019
Data Analysis

The Virtuous Circle of Market Data

The growth of data analytics is about more than extracting insights from bits and bytes – it’s about the role of markets, argues Noelle Acheson.

Markets  ·  10 March 2019
Data Analysis

State of Blockchains: Bitcoin (BTC) Fees

Transaction fees make the bitcoin blockchain go round. The miners are compensated for their efforts, not only through inflationary block rewards but also through fees charged to users for adding their transaction to blocks. While fees on average make up about 4% of the total miner revenue per day, with the lion’s share coming from […]

Business  ·  14 February 2019
Security

Botnets Are Being Repurposed for Crypto Mining Malware: Kaspersky

A security bulletin released by Kaspersky Labs states that botnets are increasingly being used to distribute illicit crypto mining software.

Markets  ·  29 November 2018
Investments

Beyond Price: Why We Need a Better Way to Value Crypto Assets

Institutional investors must set aside dollar-centric valuation models and recognize that value is a different concept in the crypto world.

Markets  ·  19 November 2018
Prices

CoinDesk Launches the Crypto-Economics Explorer, A New Way to Visualize Crypto

CoinDesk is pleased to announce the launch of our new data product, the Crypto-Economics Explorer.

Tech  ·  14 November 2018
Payments

Wealth Manager Canaccord: Bitcoin ETF Approval More Likely in 2019

A long-awaited approval on a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) may not come until 2019.

Business  ·  6 August 2018