Research

Research

Gallup Poll Finds Few Consumers Trust Digital Wallets

New Gallup data points to a small degree of trust for digital wallets among consumers.

Business  ·  24 July 2015
Banks

Survey: 47% of Finance Pros Say Firms Exploring Blockchain Tech

New data suggests that many financial professionals see their industry being reshaped by blockchain technology.

Markets  ·  23 July 2015
UK

Research: Banks Unprepared For Digital Disruption

Banks are not prepared for the wave of disruption from digital companies seeking to capture the financial market, according to new research. In a survey of senior executives from the UK’s retail banking and wealth management sectors, digital innovation agency Adaptive Lab found that legacy technology and rapidly changing consumer behaviour were hampering innovation. Commenting on the […]

Markets  ·  21 July 2015
Ripple Labs

Report Highlights ‘Areas of Concern’ in Ripple Protocol Design

A report commissioned by secretive consulting group R3CEV and authored by bitcoin developer Peter Todd has raised questions about Ripple's technology.

Tech  ·  13 July 2015
Research

SWIFT Institute Offers €15,000 for Blockchain Securities Research

A financial services research group backed by SWIFT has announced a new blockchain technology grant.

Tech  ·  13 July 2015
Research

Deloitte Outlines Concept for Central Bank-Backed Cryptocurrency

Would a central bank ever take the step of issuing its own cryptocurrency? A new report by Deloitte explores how one might go about doing so.

Tech  ·  10 July 2015
Research

Wedbush Report Projects $400 Bitcoin Price By 2016

The bitcoin payments network will power 10% of online payments and 20% of global remittances by 2025, according to a new report by Wedbush.

Markets  ·  10 July 2015
Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Survey: Most Millennials Won’t Use Bitcoin

A new survey published by Goldman Sachs found that just over half of millennials believe they will never use bitcoin.

Business  ·  25 June 2015
Banking

Santander: Blockchain Tech Can Save Banks $20 Billion a Year

Blockchain tech could reduce banks' infrastructural costs by $15-20 billion a year by 2022, says a new report by Santander InnoVentures.

Business  ·  16 June 2015
Europe

Blockchain Tech Could Improve Banking, Says EBA Report

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has explored the short-term implications of blockchain technology in its most recent report.

Markets  ·  13 May 2015
Crime

Interpol Creates Digital Currency to Study Crypto Crime

Interpol’s cybercrime research facility, the Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI), has created its own digital currency in a bid to combat cryptocurrency-fuelled crime. The IGCI team, which includes members from Singapore’s police force, will use its in-house virtual currency to study scenarios of cryptocurrency use and misuse in a specially designed simulation training game. Madan Mohan […]

Markets  ·  20 April 2015
Banking

Goldman Sachs Report Says Bitcoin Could Shape ‘Future of Finance’

Goldman Sachs has published a report naming bitcoin and Ripple among the technology trends that could shape the future of global finance and payments.

Business  ·  11 March 2015
Research

Study: Consumers Feel Bitcoin More Secure than Mobile Payments Apps

A recent consumer survey suggests US consumers feel bitcoin is a safer payment method than mobile wallets and apps.

Markets  ·  27 February 2015
Crime

Europol: Bitcoin’s Popularity Growing in Illicit Online Markets

A Europol report has found that bitcoin is increasingly being used to pay for online child sex abuse broadcasted on illicit websites and apps.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 February 2015
Research

Bitcoin Transactions Will Double By 2017, Research Finds

A new report from Juniper Research analyzes the volume and value of past bitcoin transactions, while predicting the market's future.

Markets  ·  11 February 2015