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Podcasts

3 Things You Should Know Before Staking on Ethereum 2.0

Christine KimSep 5, 2020

It wasn’t long ago that the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade went live on an official test network. Developers have been catching mission-critical bugs in the code ever since.

Voatz

Voatz Calls for Restrictions on Independent Cybersecurity Research in Supreme Court Brief

Nikhilesh DeSep 4, 2020

Blockchain voting platform Voatz wrote that bug bounty programs are beneficial – provided researchers only operate under the supervision of the companies they’re looking into.

Privacy

Australian University Finds Privacy Issues With Blockchain Technology

Sebastian SinclairSep 10, 2020

A research paper from the University of South Australia suggests blockchain technology needs to be refined so it can better protect privacy and the EU's "right to be forgotten."

Satoshi Nakamoto

Protection Over Profit: What Early Mining Patterns Suggest About Bitcoin’s Inventor

Colin HarperAug 31, 2020

Researchers believe Bitcoin’s creator probably used specialized mining software in the coin’s early days to protect the new network – not to profit from it.

Research

Fed Reserve Analysts Say Common Digital Currency Distinction ‘Problematic’

Sebastian SinclairAug 13, 2020

Bitcoin blurs the boundaries of a widely used classification of digital currencies and the distinction should be retired, say Fed experts.

Research

Smart Contracts

World Bank Investigates Smart Contracts as Financial Tools, With Mixed Results

Sebastian Sinclair

The World Bank has looked at the benefits of smart contracts and found the blockchain instruments to be a "limited" financial tool.

Infrastructure

Swiss Tech Firm Metaco Taps Blockchain Think Tank to Bolster Services

Jaspreet Kalra

Digital asset infrastructure provider METACO is partnering with the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center to bolster its service offerings using the think tank's research.

Research

Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find

Brady Dale

EOS, Tezos and XRP have not seen high levels of intended use, according to a new report from researchers in London.

Podcasts

Bitcoin Halving 2020: How the World’s Largest Mining Pool Is Helping Miners ‘De-Risk’

Christine Kim

F2Pool, the largest bitcoin mining pool in the world, controls 20% of the network's hashrate. F2Pool's Thomas Heller explains the economics of mining.

Bitcoin Miners

Hut 8: The Struggles of One of Canada’s Largest Miners

Matt Yamamoto

CoinDesk Research presents an in-depth look into one of the largest publicly listed mining companies, Hut 8.

Libra

Libra Has a Flawed Crisis Model, Says Ex-IMF Economist

Paddy Baker

Libra's revised whitepaper resembles clearinghouse certificates that the U.S. used to prevent bank runs before the Federal Reserve was created, a former IMF economist says.

Podcasts

Bitcoin Halving 2020: The ‘Arms Race’ for Miner Efficiency Intensifies

Christine Kim

In the lead-up to the next bitcoin halving event in May, some bitcoin miners are looking at leveraging what some describe as “surplus energy” to make operations even more cost-effective.

Lightning Network

Researchers Surface Privacy Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments

Ada Hui

Privacy holes in the Lightning Network, a bitcoin transaction settlement layer, are leaking payment information.

Podcasts

Bitcoin Halving 2020: How Miners Expect the Crypto Markets to React

Christine Kim

“If price performance following the November 2012 and July 2016 halvings is any indicator, bitcoin’s price should increase significantly over the 10- to 12-month period following the [third] halving,” said Huobi’s Ciara Sun.

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