The information in the report appears to confirm what many in the industry already believed to be true. A new report from investment firm Wilshire Phoenix claims that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s, or CME’s, cash-settled Bitcoin futures trading products affect…
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Cornell University shared a surprising revelation about this blockchain paper
The dissertation was written at an important moment in Bitcoin’s history. A Ph.D. dissertation On Scalability of Blockchain Technologies has become the most downloaded dissertation at Cornell University in the past eight years. The paper was penned by Adem Efe…
YearnSwap Is All Set to Introduce Its Decentralized Ecosystem
LONDON, United Kingdom, — YearnSwap.org – Is all set to launch its Decentralized protocols (Lending, Yield Farming, Staking) for public access, YearnSwap aims to provide an Ecosystem with many prominent features available in the market today. With this launch YearnSwap…
Another ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ Block Reward from 2010 Was Caught Waking Up After Ten Years
Another 2010 block reward was spent on Wednesday morning (ET) adding to the great number of ‘Satoshi era’ or so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ waking up in 2020. The block reward with 50 bitcoins was created on November 11, 2010, and transferred…
Despite Legal Turmoil, BitMEX Research Shows Us How Not To Use Brain Wallets
This article originally appeared in our Down The Rabbit Hole newsletter. If you want our news and analysis straight to your inbox, make sure you subscribe now! BitMEX has been dominating the cryptocurrency news cycle lately, for reasons that it would…
OECD calls out countries for their inconsistent rules on crypto taxation
The report suggests giving preferential tax treatment to PoS over PoW-based crypto assets. A study of cryptocurrency taxation regimes from around the world by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, found that global crypto taxation laws are…
Why didn’t the Kucoin hack or legal action against BitMEX seem to impact Bitcoin?
Bitcoin may have solidified a price base due to big player purchases. BitMEX recently faced major U.S. legal action, and KuCoin suffered a significant hack, all inside a several-day span — but why did these events not affect Bitcoin’s price…
Price analysis 10/14: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, LINK, DOT, ADA, LTC, BSV
Bitcoin and most major altcoins are sustaining above their immediate support levels, increasing the possibility that the uptrend will resume. The bond yields across most developed economies have dropped sharply since the central banks unleashed a slew of measures to…
Trezor claims new “phishing proof” desktop wallet
The desktop app reportedly provides “more robust protection” than Trezor’s browser-based wallet. Crypto wallet provider Trezor has launched a new desktop app called Trezor Suite for its hardware wallet. According to an Oct. 14 blog post, Trezor’s parent company Satoshi…
JPMorgan says Bitcoin slightly overvalued as a commodity
Referring to Bitcoin as a commodity seems to show a maturing view of the asset. Multiple JPMorgan Chase experts analyzed Bitcoin’s current price when compared to other commodities, and noted that the asset could see selling pressure ahead. “The JPMorgan…