Dollar and Euro Movements Affect Bitcoin’s Price Finds Study

A study for the International Research Journal of Marketing & Economics finds that movements in the value of the dollar or the euro affect bitcoin’s price, but not vice versa....

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Billion Dollar Companies Highly Interested in DeFi, Finds Crypto.com Study

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‘Still so early’ — 7% of Americans have bought Bitcoin, study finds

Dan Tapiero shared a survey from Statista that showed only 7% of Americans previously used BTC, showing Bitcoin is still in an early phase.

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Hodlers have 63% of the total Bitcoin supply — study finds

A new study has shown a shocking revelation that ‘hodlers’ control a huge chunk...

The post Hodlers have 63% of the total Bitcoin supply — study finds appeared first on Coin Journal.

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New Genesis Mining Study Finds 48% of Americans Believe America Will Be a Cashless Society in 100 Years

Leading institutional crypto mining company Genesis Mining has released the findings of a new study titled the “Perceptions and Understanding of Money 2020.” The objective of...

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$50 Billion in Cryptocurrency Left China Amid Escalating Trade Wars

Over $50 billion in cryptocurrency flowed out of China over the past 12 months amid trade wars, a new study finds. East Asia is the world’s largest cryptocurrency market; its crypto trading volume is driven by “a robust professional market” as well as an “extremely active” retail market.

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More Darknet Entities Are Making Use Of Bitcoin Mixers, Study Finds

Everyone in the world can use Bitcoin, which means it is available for legitimate purposes and to those with malicious and criminal intent. The study by analytics firm Crystal Blockchain has revealed the growing use of Bitcoin in the darknet, made increasingly possible through the use of mixers.

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Study Finds Bitcoin Has a Monday Effect

Data analysis of bitcoin’s price over nearly a decade has led researchers to conclude bitcoin has a reverse Monday effect. The well known Monday effect in equities like S&P 500...

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Chainalysis Study Finds Roughly 3.5 Million Bitcoin Moves Frequently Between Exchanges for Trading

A new report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis posits that only about 19% of all mined Bitcoin (BTC) – approximately 3. 5 million BTC – moves frequently between crypto exchanges that is used for trading.

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New Strain of COVID-19 Is Even More Contagious, Study Finds

A new study reveals that an aggressive strain of the coronavirus was mainly responsible for infecting Western countries

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Price Gap Between Sellers and Buyers Yawned During Bitcoin’s March Sell-Off, Study Finds

As cryptocurrency markets crashed hard in March, bid-ask spreads on major exchanges widened dramatically, according to a report by market maker B2C2.

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Dublin: Trinity College Research Finds Brave (BAT) “By Far” the Most Private Browser

According to a recent study by the School of Science & Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, privacy-centric web browser Brave has been declared as “by far the most private browser” among other more famous browsers including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and others.

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Dangerous Coronavirus is 12x More Contagious Than MERS, Study Finds

Ccoronavirus is 12 times more contagious than MERS and 3 times more than SARS in facilities with weak measures to combat against outbreaks. The post Dangerous Coronavirus is 12x More Contagious Than MERS, Study Finds appeared first on CCN.com

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Ethereum is a Hedge Against Stocks and Gold Finds Study

The first academic study to look at the relationship between ethereum and different assets has found that eth is a hedge against S&P500, a hedge and safe haven against gold,... The post Ethereum is a Hedge Against Stocks and Gold Finds Study appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Bitcoin Actually Declines Off of Political Uncertainty, Bombshell Study Finds

It might not be a good idea to purchase bitcoin as an insurance asset against this year’s nailbiting US presidential election. That is according to a new study that doubts bitcoin’s credential as a safe-haven asset against a mounting political uncertainty.

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Bitcoin Spending More Precise Than Ever

As Bitcoin wallets improve and spending becomes easier, more and more BTC spending is becoming as precise as can be. A recent study finds that currently, 70% of Bitcoin spending uses the highest precision (1 sat).

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Ethereum is Way Ahead of EOS and TRON Study Finds, And Price Will Likely Reflect It

Last year, the San Francisco startup Compound offered investors a simpler way to earn as much as 10 percent yields. All they had to do was put move their capital on its app’s Ethereum-based lending platform.

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Whales Control Most of Litecoin, Many Ethereum Tokens

A new study of 140,000 crypto addresses finds that few accounts are needed to form majority ownership of many coins. More than half of all LTC is held in just 189 non-exchange addresses, and on average, the top 100 ERC20 tokens are majority-owned by just 34 addresses.

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Bitcoin Isn’t Just a Boy’s Club, Grayscale Report Finds 47% Female Investors Think Time to Invest in BTC is Now

Grayscale Investments, the digital asset management company has released a new study to understand if women and men share common perceptions of Bitcoin. As per this study, which is a follow up on a 2019 Bitcoin Investor Study, despite women being risk-averse, they are as much interested in Bitcoin as men and could be more […]

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Bitcoin's energy footprint less than expected finds new study

Studies on the environmental impact of Bitcoin have been polarizing - suggesting that mining is either a catastrophic waste of energy or of no concern at all. The truth is likely somewhere in the middle.

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Bitcoin Emits Less Carbon Than Previously Claimed, New Study Finds

Bitcoin has been regularly attacked for its energy-intensive mining process, powered by serious amounts of electricity. It’s been claimed that it leaves a carbon foot print comparable to that of a large city or even a small country, an allegation that often finds its way to the headlines of mainstream media outlets.

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US Gaming Carbon Footprint Is Huge as Platforms Target Greener Consoles

A study from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that U. S. gamers emit more carbon dioxide than Sri Lanka. Gaming’s carbon footprint may increase with the rise of cloud-based streaming services.

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Thrill-Seeking Drives Investors to Trade Crypto, Study Finds

Investors who trade crypto tend to take bigger risks in the stock market, suggesting they seek dopamine more than diversification, a study found.

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Growing To Reach ‘Billions of Users’ Study Finds

The latest decentralized finance (DeFi) aims at creating new business solutions built on distributed, permissionless networks. A Binance Research study shows that DeFi has grown spectacularly in less than a year.

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Study Finds Bitcoin’s Most Volatile from Midnight to 1 A.M. (UTC)

Data analysts at Longhash found that Bitcoin’s price action fluctuates most from midnight to 1 a. m. UTC. Could this present an opportunity for day traders?  Does the Early Bird Get the Worm? A recently published report from Longhash found that Bitcoin’s most volatile trading hours occur between midnight and 1 a.

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Twitter Study Finds US Posts Most on Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra

New research has found that the U.S. leads the world in the volume of tweets referencing bitcoin and Facebook's planned cryptocurrency.

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Few Women Are Contributing Code to Major Crypto Projects, Report Finds

Study finds that female coders participated in only 5% of the top 100 blockchain projects.

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Bitcoin Generates More Carbon Emissions Than Some Countries, Study Warns

The carbon emissions generated by bitcoin are comparable to the whole of Kansas City — and even a small country — a study finds

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Cryptodatum.io Founder Finds That Ticker Readability Correlates With Higher Returns

The study was based on the psychological principle of "cognitive ease" and focused on vowel distribution within three-letter ticker symbols.

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Study Finds Several “Important Discrepancies” in Ripple’s Reports. Did They Lie?

Ripple has been a company known for projecting an image of seriousness and transparency (despite not having the support of the most purists within the crypto be seen). Its business strategy has allowed it not.

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Study Finds Most Ransomware Solutions Just Pay Out Crypto

A study has found that most ransomware recovery services are actually just paying crypto ransoms to hackers.

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Twitter and Google Trends Interest Precedes Cryptocurrency Price, Study Finds

The volume of tweets and Google Search Volume Index (SVI) were found to be leading price indicators for Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to a research paper published by the Southern Methodist University.

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Europeans Are Bullish On Crypto, Study Finds

The APAC region isn’t the only continent confident in crypto. Blockchain adoption is expanding in Europe, along with bullish sentiments. A recent set of studies published by bitcoin exchange bitFlyer, shows a high degree of consumer confidence in cryptocurrencies across Europe.

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Report: North Korea May Exploit Southeast Asia’s Crypto Exchanges

North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.

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New Cambridge Report Delves into Global Cryptoasset Regulation

A report compiled by researchers at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge is providing insight into the global regulatory climate as it pertains to digital assets. The paper finds that a lack of standardized terminology is one of the main impediments to a consistent regulatory response across the world.

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Study Finds 94% of Endowments Are Investing in Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency adoption throughout 2019 continues to be at an all time high, with the number of institutional investors in the industry also rising. According to the results of a study published on April 12, 94.

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Over 60% of the World’s Top Corporations Are Investing in Blockchain, Study Finds

The world’s leading companies have already embarked on the “blockchain train” demonstrating that the technological revolution is already beginning to gain strength. According to a study published by Okta Inc more than half of the.

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Only These 10 Bitcoin Exchanges Have Real Volume, New Study Finds

New research presented to the SEC by Bitwise Asset Management claims 95% of reported BTC spot volume is fake. According to Bitwise, only 10 exchanges have actual volume… but it’s not all bad news for the bitcoin market.

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Problem gamblers more likely to obsessively trade cryptocurrency, research finds

A new study has linked cryptocurrency trading obsession with problematic gambling – those who bet too regularly are at an elevated risk of trading cryptocurrency more frequently. The study, which surveyed 876 adults who had gambled at least monthly, found that more than 50 percent of participants had traded cryptocurrency over the past year.

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Russia’s Minister of Justice: Cryptocurrencies Don’t Need to Be Legally Defined Yet

Russia’s stance on cryptocurrency remains unclear after the Minister of Justice this week announced that there is still no need to formalize crypto-related legislation. This is because digital assets cannot be used as a means of payment, it asserts, because the constitution forbids it.

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Lightning Network Beats Apple Pay in Merchant Onboarding, New Study Finds

Lightning Network is only a few seconds slower than the best (centralized) digital payment solutions on the market such as Apple Pay, and is actually “days faster” when it comes to onboarding merchants, according to researcher JP Thor.

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Over 50 Bitcoin ATMs Operate Legally in Russia, Study Finds

At least 51 cryptocurrency ATMs operate in compliance with the current regulations in Russia, estimates a new report. According to the study produced by the country’s crypto industry association, the average monthly turnover of each of these teller machines is around $27,000.

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Study Finds Three Quarters of Attendees at Crypto Events Are Male

A recently released report confirms a well-known observation – crypto-focused events are still largely male-dominated, not only in terms of registrants in general but also speakers. According to another finding, almost half of the attendees at the studied forums came from the U.

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Study Finds Certain Proof of Stake Networks Vulnerable to Low Cost Attacks

On Jan. 22, a team of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) released a unique study concerning the longevity of certain proof of stake (PoS) networks. According to the research, more than 26 PoS blockchains could suffer from vulnerabilities called “Fake Stake” attacks.

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Study Finds 4 Percent of Monero Mined via. Malware over the Last 12 Years

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King’s College London have found that from 2007 to 2018, around $57 Million of Monero was mined via. Malware, January 3, 2019. Background of the Study The joint study co-authored and compiled by two researchers was published January 3, 2019, and it states that four percent of the Monero mined over the.

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Study Finds 4 Percent of Monero Mined with Malware over the Last 12 Years

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King’s College London have found that from 2007 to 2018, around $57 Million of Monero was mined via. Malware, January 3, 2019. Background of the Study The joint study co-authored and compiled by two researchers was published January 3, 2019, and it states that four percent of the Monero mined over the.

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Nearly 40% of Chinese Willing to Invest in Cryptocurrencies, Finds New Survey

Nearly 40% of Chinese are willing to invest in cryptocurrencies in the near future, according to findings from a new survey conducted by PANews. The study, which asked close to 5,000 Chinese people about their familiarly and interest in cryptocurrency, found that 98.

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Private Blockchains Have Few Applications, Study Finds

Despite all efforts, so far businesses haven’t been able to come up with significant applications for private, centralized blockchains as opposed to public distributed ledgers, a new study shows. According to the authors, in most cases corporate blockchain networks are used mainly for database verification and transactions auditing.

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Asian News Headlines Exert Significant Impact on Cryptocurrency Prices

A report published by Mosaic has found the Asian region to be exerting a leading influence within the cryptosphere, despite China’s ongoing crackdown on digital asset platforms. The study finds Asian news events to have a significant effect upon BTC price volatility and highlights the increasing number of cryptocurrency exchanges targeting Asian traders.

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