Academic Research

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.

Google search data can predict the price of bitcoin, new research has found.

By Grace CaffynOct 2, 2015

Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives.

By Stan HigginsSep 28, 2015

Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.

A new research paper explores how central banks could seek to proactively regulate digital currency markets to avoid future crises.

By Pete RizzoAug 20, 2015

Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.

By Pete RizzoMay 11, 2015

Newly appointed MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde discusses his university's role in "mainstreaming" digital currency.

By Pete RizzoMay 1, 2015

New research from New York University uncovers how mining has changed from a solo activity to an industry dominated by powerful groups of miners.

By Joon Ian WongMar 5, 2015

At least $11m has gone to fraudsters running bitcoin scams in the last four years, university researchers have found.

By Joon Ian WongJan 29, 2015

A researcher in Berlin has described a way to compromise a core algorithm underpinning bitcoin so that transactions leak private-key data.

By Joon Ian WongJan 16, 2015

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