Research

Research

Crypto Finance Firm Circle Puts Research Offering on Hold

Cryptocurrency finance startup Circle has stopped its line of research reports saying it needs to reconsider the offering.

Business  ·  25 September 2019
Regulation

BIS Paper Makes Case for ‘Embedded’ Regulation in Blockchain Markets

An economist at the Bank for International Settlements has come out in favor of building regulation into blockchain-based financial markets.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 September 2019
Developers

Crypto Code Commits Remain Near All-Time Highs, Despite Price Declines

A new report from Electric Capital identifies which blockchains are attracting developer activity.

Markets  ·  12 August 2019
Bitcoin

MIT-IBM AI Lab Analyzed 200,000 Bitcoin Transactions. Only 2% Were Labeled ‘Illicit’

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic collaborated with researchers to analyze $6 billion worth of bitcoin transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 August 2019
Regulation

North Carolina’s Lt. Governor Launches Blockchain Initiative

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest has launched an initiative to study the "unique attributes and use-cases" of blockchain tech.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 July 2019
Ethereum

Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report

Ethereum clients that still haven't patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research.

Tech  ·  17 May 2019
Bitcoin

Just 376 Individuals Hold 33% of All Ether Cryptocurrency: Chainalysis

A third of all ether is owned by just 376 whales, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says. Yet that number is down from some previous years.

Markets  ·  16 May 2019
Security

US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks

A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 April 2019
Europe

73% of UK Consumers Say They Don’t Know What Cryptocurrency Is

Three-quarters of U.K. consumers don't know what a cryptocurrency is or can't define it, according to a survey by the nation's financial regulator.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 March 2019
Bitcoin

How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two

Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE.

Tech  ·  15 February 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Becoming More Decentralized, Indicates New Research

Bitcoin has become more decentralized by several measures, according to a research report from Canaccord Genuity Group.

Tech  ·  6 February 2019
Crime

New Malware Targets Apple Mac Computers to Steal and Mine Cryptos

A recently discovered form of malware steals browser cookies and other information on Apple Mac computers to steal cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work Algorithm Needs Replacing, Argues BIS Study

The proof-of-work algorithm used by bitcoin and some other cryptos is not viable in the long term, argues a Bank of International Settlements study.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 January 2019
Monero

This Malware Has a Worrying Trick to Mine Monero on Cloud Servers

In an apparent first, a relatively new form of malware uninstalls security programs to avoid detection and mine crypto on cloud servers.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 January 2019
Security

Adoption of Blockchain to Secure IoT Doubled in 2018, Says Gemalto

The use of blockchain technology to help secure internet of things data, services and devices doubled last year, Gemalto research suggests.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 January 2019