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What is So Smart About the Smart Contract Platform Sector?
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Blockchain
What is So Smart About the Smart Contract Platform Sector?
The Digital Assets ecosystem continues its march toward greater adoption and institutionalization. Today, the Smart Contract Platform (SCP) sector represents over a third of t...
What is So Smart About the Smart Contract Platform Sector?
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 5, 2023 at 3:09 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2023
Blockchaindigital assetsFinanceResearchCryptoEducationinvestorsDACSCrypto sectorsAdvisorsSmart contract platformScpInstitutions
Mary-Catherine Lader, Uniswap Labs (Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
Policy
Regulations
Circle, Uniswap Research Says DeFi Can Solve $2T FX Risk Problem
A paper by researchers at the digital-assets firms says DeFi and blockchain technology could also reduce cross-border remittances costs by $30 billion a year.
Mary-Catherine Lader, Uniswap Labs (Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 18, 2023 at 11:01 p.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2023
RegulationsFx marketRemittancesUniswapCircleDavos 2023Research
Edinburgh, Scotland (Shutterstock)
Finance
Cardano
Cardano Blockchain Builder IOG Funds $4.5M Research Hub at Edinburgh University
The launch follows IOG’s investment in hubs and funding at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon in the U.S.
Edinburgh, Scotland (Shutterstock)
By Ian Allison
Nov 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2022
CardanoADAFundingEducationResearchScotland
Crypto winter (Timothy Eberly/Unsplash)
Markets
Bernstein
Bernstein Still Sees Institutional Adoption Despite Crypto Winter
Some large asset managers are continuing with their digital-assets strategies, a report from the brokerage firm said.
Crypto winter (Timothy Eberly/Unsplash)
By Will Canny
Oct 20, 2022 at 11:07 a.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2022
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NFT Gallery at Consensus 22 (CoinDesk)
Finance
Nfts
Brokerage Firm Bernstein Says NFTs Are Not Dead
These tokens are redefining the crypto consumer stack, the report said.
NFT Gallery at Consensus 22 (CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Oct 11, 2022 at 11:21 a.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2022
NFTsBernsteinResearch
Sydney, Australia (Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)
Finance
Australia
Australia's CBDC Pilot to Be Completed in 2023
The pilot, which is exploring "innovative use cases" for a central bank digital currency, kicked off in August.
Sydney, Australia (Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)
By Amitoj Singh
Sep 26, 2022 at 11:20 a.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2022
AustraliaReserve Bank of AustraliaRegulationWhite PaperResearchCBDC
(Chesnot/Getty Images)
Finance
Coinbase
Token Front-Running Was Common at Coinbase Crypto Exchange, a New Study Argues
The paper found suspicious trading around 10% to 25% of new crypto listings and says the problem goes beyond the instances in a U.S. Department of Justice case brought in July...
(Chesnot/Getty Images)
By Amitoj Singh
Aug 17, 2022 at 5:56 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2022
CoinbaseInsider TradingSECWalletsResearch
Klaytn's funding aims to support industry research in a program led by two of Asia’s highly ranked technology schools. (Noah Buscher/Unsplash)
Technology
Klaytn
Korean Blockchain Project Klaytn Commits $20M to Blockchain Research
The funding program will support research led by two of Asia’s most highly ranked technology schools.
Klaytn's funding aims to support industry research in a program led by two of Asia’s highly ranked technology schools. (Noah Buscher/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 9, 2022 at 10:05 a.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
KlaytnBlockchainUniversityResearchFundingGrantsSouth Korea
Bitcoin mining machines (Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock)
Finance
Mining
Bitcoin Production Cost Has Dropped to About $13K, JPMorgan Says
Declining production costs could be seen as a negative for bitcoin prices, the Wall Street bank said in a report.
Bitcoin mining machines (Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock)
By Michael Bellusci
Jul 14, 2022 at 3:03 p.m. UTC
Jul 14, 2022
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ANCIENT HISTORY? The era of Bitcoin analyzed in a new study long predated the advent of specialized mining machines. (Jacqueline Martinez/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Bitcoin
New Research Unearths Insights Into Satoshi and Bitcoin’s Early Days
The paper makes no claims about the Bitcoin network today, more than a decade after the end of the period analyzed. But it underscores well-known and longstanding privacy chal...
ANCIENT HISTORY? The era of Bitcoin analyzed in a new study long predated the advent of specialized mining machines. (Jacqueline Martinez/Unsplash)
By Marc Hochstein
Jun 7, 2022 at 1:06 a.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2022
BitcoinResearchMiningDecentralization