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Research: Bitcoin Price Higher Where Economic Freedoms Are Low
New academic research has found that the price of bitcoin is higher in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.
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Study: Google Searches Can Predict Bitcoin Trading Volume
Google search data can predict the price of bitcoin, new research has found.
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Imperial College London Opens Cryptocurrency Research Center
Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives.
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Bitcoin Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal ‘Ledger’ Launches
Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.
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Research: Federal Reserve Needs Power Over Bitcoin
A new research paper explores how central banks could seek to proactively regulate digital currency markets to avoid future crises.
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Bitcoin Researcher Ed Felten Named White House Tech Officer
Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.
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MIT's First Digital Currency Director Talks Taking Bitcoin Mainstream
Newly appointed MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde discusses his university's role in "mainstreaming" digital currency.
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Research Tracks Bitcoin Mining from Hobby to Big Business
New research from New York University uncovers how mining has changed from a solo activity to an industry dominated by powerful groups of miners.
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Research: Over $11 Million Lost in Bitcoin Scams Since 2011
At least $11m has gone to fraudsters running bitcoin scams in the last four years, university researchers have found.
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Research: Hackers Could Install Backdoor in Bitcoin Cold Storage
A researcher in Berlin has described a way to compromise a core algorithm underpinning bitcoin so that transactions leak private-key data.
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