Digital asset infrastructure provider METACO is partnering with the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center to bolster its service offerings using the think tank's research.
EOS, Tezos and XRP have not seen high levels of intended use, according to a new report from researchers in London.
CoinDesk Research presents an in-depth look into one of the largest publicly listed mining companies, Hut 8.
Libra's revised whitepaper resembles clearinghouse certificates that the U.S. used to prevent bank runs before the Federal Reserve was created, a former IMF economist says.
Privacy holes in the Lightning Network, a bitcoin transaction settlement layer, are leaking payment information.
A variety of projects are tapping blockchain tools to securely store and carefully share personal information in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.
The blockchain center at the University of Wyoming will feature a Plutus development facility, providing blockchain developers with an applied laboratory for writing code in cardano's smart-contract language.
In December, we invited two fund managers, both long bitcoin and other crypto assets, for a CoinDesk Research webinar on lending and staking. Jordan Clifford of Scalar Capital and Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital joined us to discuss how they evaluate risk and returns in crypto lending and staking, what crypto assets' risk-free rate might look like, and what DeFi needs to do to attract investors and new users.
A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.
The CoinDesk Quarterly Review surfaces the key data, trends and events shaping the crypto markets. Check it out now.
The study reveals some of the understudied aspects of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies.
CoinDesk Research analyst Galen Moore unpacks the differences in reported trading volumes from three major data aggregators.
Shanghai will open a blockchain research center by the end of December with substantial investment, even as China’s government continues to crack down on crypto-related businesses.
If stability and liquidity are part of bitcoin's road to becoming a mature asset, 2019 has been a period of arrested development.
Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology.