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Failure to ‘Properly’ Regulate Crypto Has Cost Ukraine $49bn – Study
10.11.2023
Source: Vaksmanv/Adobe Ukraine’s failure to adequately regulate the crypto sector cost the nation just shy of $49 billion in the period 2016 to 2022, a study has found. The study was carried out by Ukraine Economic Outlook, in association with the crypto exchange Kuna and an industry group named...
Cryptocurrency charities can exploit the ‘gambler’s fallacy’ to reap larger donations — study
9.11.2023
According to the researchers, people’s penchant to misinterpret patterns could be a boon for charitable organizations that accept cryptocurrency
Glassnode Data Shows Bitcoin Supply Less Liquid Than Ever Despite Market Gains
8.11.2023
The scarcity of the bitcoin supply has tightened, as revealed by the recent Glassnode study on onchain activities. Observations show that the inactivity of coins is touching both multi-year and unprecedented peaks, despite a substantial uptick in bitcoin’s value throughout the current year....
Fiat Losses From Security Incidents on BNB Smart Chain 37% Lower in Q3 of 2023 — Study
8.11.2023
The financial losses stemming from security incidents on the BNB Smart Chain in Q3 2023 were 27% lower than in Q3 2022. When compared to security incidents on other chains, rug pulls, price and reserve manipulation events on BSC accounted for “4% of the total fiat losses across all chains...
Moonstone Research Study Etches Doubts on Monero’s Privacy; Crypto Community Reacts
6.11.2023
On September 1, 2023, hackers made off with 2,675.73 monero (XMR), worth over $3 million at the time, from the Monero CCS donation wallet in nine separate transactions. Now, blockchain analysis firm Moonstone Research has traced forward through three of those transactions in a postmortem released...
Study: Stablecoin Activity the Highest in Q3 of 2023 With Approximately 400K Daily Active Addresses
4.11.2023
By the end of Q3 2023, activity in the stablecoin category as measured by the number of daily active addresses (DAA) stood at over 400,000 — the highest in any category. In the decentralized finance (defi) category — the next highest-ranked category — the number of DAAs at...
Today in Crypto: ‘End of NFT Winter is Not Yet Visible’, Tattoos Come With Digital Twins, NEAR Partners with Berklee College of Music
3.11.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ NFT news Blockchain data analytics platform Nansen‘s analyst Sandra Leow found that “based on our study, the...
Canadian MP Hails Satoshi Nakamoto, Wants Parliament to Study Bitcoin
1.11.2023
Joël Lightbound addressed the Canadian Parliament with a call for a new perspective on cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin. During a speech that lasted over a minute, Lightbound urged members of parliament to consider a different approach, emphasizing the significance of studying Bitcoin....
Institutional Firms Projects Ether As Crypto with The Biggest Growth Outlook: Survey
1.11.2023
Global wealth fund managers have backed Ethereum (ETH) as the asset with the highest growth projection despite a slow price increase in recent months, a new survey shows. A new CoinShares Digital Asset Quarterly Fund survey shows an analysis of market-related activities, regulation,...
Canadian MP urges community to study Bitcoin, cites Gensler’s pre-SEC stance
1.11.2023
Lightbound disclosed that he owns Bitcoin himself but won’t advocate for people to buy it but rather study it
Hong Kong Uncertain on e-HKD Issuance, Says Retail CBDC Needs More Study
30.10.2023
As financial institutions worldwide explore the adoption of digital currencies, Hong Kong’s stance on its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as e-HKD, remains cautious. A recently published report by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) highlights both the opportunities...
Vaneck Charts the Course of Solana’s Future With 2030 Valuation Study
29.10.2023
Vaneck, a leading digital asset manager, has recently unveiled a study on the network Solana, providing a wide spectrum of SOL valuation scenarios for the year 2030. Authored by Patrick Bush, the senior investment analyst, of digital assets, and Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research...
Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions Defy Downturn, Embark on Resurgence as Daily Counts Soar
29.10.2023
Over the weekend, the cumulative count of Ordinal inscriptions briskly surpassed the 36 million milestone, signaling a departure from the month-long downturn in daily onchain inscription issuances. While the staggering peaks of early September still remain unreached, a discernible resurgence...
$720 Million Lost via 117 Hacking Incidents in Q3 of 2023 — Study
28.10.2023
During Q3 of 2023, there were a total of 117 hacks in which $720 million was stolen via access control breaches and rug pulls among other security incidents, a new study has found. While the losses ($49.80 million) from rug-pull incidents are significantly lower than the $449 million lost...
Blockchain congestion and transaction queues actually deter ‘nefarious actors’ — Study
27.10.2023
According to the study, a blockchain’s “fullness” is directly related to its security
Humans and AI often prefer sycophantic chatbot answers to the truth — study
24.10.2023
The team at Anthropic AI found that five “state-of-the-art” language models exhibit sycophancy, indicating the problem could be ubiquitous
Anthropic built a democratic AI chatbot by letting users vote for its values
18.10.2023
The value responses from 1,000 test subjects were used to tune a more democratic large language model
Bitcoin Changing Hands Cycle Signals Bear Market Recovery, Glassnode Study Shows
17.10.2023
New research shows bitcoin investors are rotating from long-term holders to short-term speculators, indicating the cryptocurrency market is recovering from the lengthy bear market. Study Indicates Crypto Winter Recovery as Long-term Holders Give Way to Short-term Speculators A recent report by...
Understanding Support & Resistance in Crypto Trading
12.10.2023
In the world of crypto trading, there are many ways to identify opportunities, one of the most prominent methods being technical analysis. This is the study and general breaking down of charts using various indicators and charting patterns. One such technique is known as Support and Resistance...
Cybercriminals Use Dexs and Crypto Cross-Chain Services to Launder $7 Billion — Elliptic
10.10.2023
According to the findings of a research study by Elliptic, cybercriminals are believed to have used crypto cross-chain bridges and coin swap services to launder $7 billion worth of “illicit or high-risk funds.” The Lazarus Group, a cybercriminal organization said to be backed by North...