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Nevertheless, the Conflux Incubation Center aims to invite developers and entrepreneurs to build decentralized applications (dapps) on the public permissionless blockchain developed by the firm. Like bitcoin and ethereum, that blockchain is public, so anyone can participate, and it uses a similar proof-of-work mechanism to reach consensus on the state of
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Juniper Research – a firm known for providing research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector – just released an astounding research showing the amazing impact blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) would have in the coming years.The paper, tagged Blockchain: Key Vertical Opportunities, Trends & Challenges
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Bitcoin (BTC) node synchronization would be impossible if it were not for the improvements that have been made to the software, according to the research arm of crypto exchange BitMex.BitMex Research measured the Initial Block Download (IBD) times of Bitcoin Core software releases from 2012 to 2019 needed to
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Latest research on consumption of electricity by Bitcoin mining has shown that the release of carbon emissions last year was equal to the carbon emissions produced by the European country of Estonia. These findings show that growing rate of digital currency isn’t as impactful on climate change as assumed before.Previously,
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Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways? Original Source
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A paper that was initially released in 2018, which was claiming that Tether (USDT) manipulation was the cause behind the 2017 Bitcoin(BTC)trade bull run, has recently been updated with new analysis reinforcing its argument. Now, a different research is refuting this thesis.According to Professor John Griffin from the University of
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A blockchain-based data marketplace, Measure Protocol, and a cannabis-oriented survey rewards app, Broccoli, will jointly establish a research community for cannabis users.According to a Nov. 12 press release, the companies will use the new community to survey consumers, collect data and make reports dedicated to cannabis use and the
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The stablecoin Tether (USDT) has been in the news pretty much since Bitcoin(BTC)trade skyrocketed to its all-time high of $20K at the end of 2017. Several controversies and lawsuits have been hovering around Tether, alleging it manipulatively pushed the Bitcoin’s price to astronomical heights.Several researchers have even published a thorough
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Bitcoin(BTC)trade touched its all-time high of nearly $20,000 in December 2017, and now researchers at the University of Texas and Ohio State University believe that this rally was fueled by a single big money movement in a new research paper.The academic paper also alleges that the USD-backed stablecoin Tether (USDT)
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The United States Federal Reserve is hiring a manager for its Retail Payments section in Washington, D.C.On Nov. 3, the U.S central bank posted a new job opening to its website, looking for a new manager who is expected to contribute to the research of digital currencies, stablecoins and
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