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Market Researcher States That Bitcoin is an Indicator for Geopolitical Turmoil

Nicolas Colas, a market researcher and Co-founder of market research firm DataTrek Research, says that Bitcoin could be used as an indication for geopolitical turmoil. Bitcoin serving as indicators  On August 14, in a CNBC interview, Colas had claimed that Bitcoin was one of the few assets whose price had predicted the Hong Kong’s protest … Continue reading Market Researcher States That Bitcoin is an Indicator for Geopolitical Turmoil

China's Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Now Supports Digital Currency Research

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China recently announced that the Shenzhen special economic zone would be supporting research and the promotion of digital currencies.   Shenzhen, a major city in China in the Guangdong area, is China’s first special economic zone.   According to China’s state media Xinhua, the announcement stated: “The Central Committee of the … Continue reading China's Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Now Supports Digital Currency Research

Ethereum's Switch to Proof-of-Stake Will be 'Substantial' to the Industry, Binance Research Suggests

Binance’s latest research report published on Oct. 28 stated that Ethereum’s upcoming switch to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) from Proof-of-Work (PoW) is expected to take a ‘most substantial’ portion of the crypto market’s attention.  Governance and rewards  PoS blockchains allow network participants to earn rewards by staking cryptoassets on-chain. Compared to block rewards being awarded to miners in proportion … Continue reading Ethereum's Switch to Proof-of-Stake Will be 'Substantial' to the Industry, Binance Research Suggests

China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Research Unit Signs Deal with Huawei

The Chinese central bank, People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute, has signed an agreement with multinational telecommunications giant Huawei.  Fan Yifei, the PBoC deputy governor signed the fintech research cooperation agreement between Huawei and PBoC’s Digital Currency Research Institute in Shenzhen at Huawei’s headquarters.   Huawei said that the “strategic cooperation” agreement is for FinTech research. Fan also … Continue reading China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Research Unit Signs Deal with Huawei

A Dragonfly Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble’s Privacy, Proving That The Model Is Flawed

It is quite a pity that the esteemed privacy of Grin has been tampered with by a Dragonfly researcher who was able to unearth the real addresses of senders and receivers of up to 96% of transactions carried out in Grin’s blockchain. The researcher shared this on a Medium post on Nov.18. The researcher claimed … Continue reading A Dragonfly Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble’s Privacy, Proving That The Model Is Flawed

New Money Theory Research: Blockchain to Usher in the New Age of Monetary and Financial Freedom

New Money Theory Research: Blockchain to Usher in the New Age of Monetary and Financial Freedom Throughout history, humans have progressed through both a reliance on institutions and in many cases by rebelling against institutions that no longer serve them. In order to improve the overall social efficiency of our civilization, processes of social division … Continue reading New Money Theory Research: Blockchain to Usher in the New Age of Monetary and Financial Freedom

UK Research Shows 66% Control of Hash Rate is Coming From China

Decentralization and blockchain are two words that many purists believe must be put together to be the future of financial technology.   Reporting on a study developed by UK based company CoinShares, as much as 66% of global hash rates come from and are controlled by Chinese entities.  Mining is a crucial element in distributed … Continue reading UK Research Shows 66% Control of Hash Rate is Coming From China

Ternio Research Finds Blockchain-Affiliated Companies Are Employing Over 86,000 People

Ternio, a leading white-label technology company, has revealed the findings of a new study dubbed “The State of Crypto Entrepreneurship 2019.” This firm presents enterprise customers with cryptocurrency and blockchain real-world applications.  The primary goal of this research was to comprehend better the statistics of the number of jobs being generated in the crypto space, … Continue reading Ternio Research Finds Blockchain-Affiliated Companies Are Employing Over 86,000 People

PreScouter Research: Blockchain Adoption in Life Sciences Wanting

According to a report by PreScouter, a research company that assists business leaders in making better corporate and product development decisions, the mindset of leadership in the life sciences sector is hindering blockchain adoption. This is despite the fact that widespread blockchain adoption could propel $3 billion-worth of value to life sciences companies by 2025.  … Continue reading PreScouter Research: Blockchain Adoption in Life Sciences Wanting

Google Web Searches for Bitcoin Hit a Historic Low with Nigeria Still Leading

Regardless of the fact that there have been a lot of concerns lately about the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus and its possible negative impact on the cryptocurrency market, the price of Bitcoin continues to break new resistance levels, soaring above the $9000 mark over the last few days. The Global web search data from … Continue reading Google Web Searches for Bitcoin Hit a Historic Low with Nigeria Still Leading

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