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Crypto News Outlet The Block Was Secretly Funded By Alameda Research

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The news outlet has confirmed that The Block’s CEO received undisclosed funding from Sam Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund.

Cryptocurrency news outlet The Block’s CEO has stepped down following revelations of undisclosed loans from disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, Alameda Research. 

Per a report by Axios, nobody else at the company was aware of these loans, made to LLCs under control by the company’s CEO, Michael McCaffrey.

The LLC’s owned by McCaffrey received three separate loans from Alameda, with the first being used to finance the $ 12 million April 2021 purchase of The Block under the LLC MJMCCAFFREY.  Read more...

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New Report Shows FTX Used Customer’s Crypto Funds To Support Almeda Research

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While the flames of the FTX crash burn the crypto market, people are coming up with different claims explaining why the crypto exchange’s demise. In a market driven by claims, rumors, and speculations, such reports could engineer a further crash. But, on the other hand, it may also shed light on the ongoing investigation.

The latest claim from Reuters alleged that FTX used customers’ funds to pull out Alameda Research from insolvency. The report also addressed Binance’s withdrawal from the FTX acquisition as a failed attempt to save crypto.

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Australian Authorities To Initiate Cryptocurrency Research Program

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Crypto enthusiasts hope to see the sector accepted in every country worldwide. Even though the present condition of the market is not encouraging, investors are optimistic that the future of crypto assets is promising.

Many countries, such as El Salvador, have already embraced crypto in their financial systems. The acceptance boosted the industry, and with more such adoptions in the pipeline, cryptocurrencies will become the future of money as predicted.

The current report on crypto usage interest reveals that Australia is interested in utilizing digital assets. As a result, the Australian government has started researching digital asset opportunities. This program was recently inaugurated and is aimed at positioning the country to benefit from asset digitalization.  Read more...

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Former Korean Finance Minister Joins Hashed Open Research to Promote Blockchain

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A senior South Korean government official has joined the research offshoot of blockchain VC Hashed. Kim Yong-beom is a well-known figure in his homeland, where he held the role of Vice Minister of the Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance up until last year. Since stepping down from the role, which had included liaising with domestic crypto companies, Yong-beom has elected to enter crypto in an advisory capacity. Now, he’s flying the flag for the industry he once helped regulate.

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Blockstream Announces Progress On Signature Aggregation Research

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Signature aggregation could bring massive data-efficiency benefits to the network as well as open up more unique use cases, demonstrating bear market building.

The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue #1236: “Blockstream has made some progress on signature aggregation research.” Sign up for the newsletter here.  Read more...

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Lightning Network’s Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows

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Lightning Network's Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows

The Lightning Network, the touted scaling solution for the BTC chain, has recently seen its capacity decrease significantly and the beta project is still best suited for a cliche of technically savvy users. Now according to an analysis by Bitmex Research, the Lightning Network’s nodes have taken 2.2 BTC in “justice transactions” even though the connections might not be dishonest.

Also read: Looking Beyond the Lightning Network Hype: Everyday Users Experience Issues  Read more...

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$1 Billion Bitcoin Shopping Spree to Hit Dark Web in 2019: Research

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Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has predicted that the use of Bitcoin on the dark web will reach over $ 1 billion in 2019, hitting a new record. Initially reported by Bloomberg, the blockchain surveillance startup has revealed that so far this year, around $ 515 million has been spent in illegal online marketplaces. This is in purchasing […]

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University of Luxembourg joins Ripple Blockchain Research Initiative

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University of Luxembourg joins Ripple Blockchain Research Initiative
The University of Luxembourg announced in a press release it sent to CoinReport that it has joined the University Blockchain Research Initiative, a multi-year, multi-million-euro research program backed by Ripple, a provider of top enterprise blockchain solutions for universal payments. Ripple’s fun…

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Binance Research: The Crypto Market Has Likely Already Bottomed

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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, recently published a report through its research department that claims that the cryptocurrency market has more than likely already bottomed. How do you know when a market has bottomed out?@BinanceResearch shares its in-depth observations from investigating cryptoasset cycles.https://t.co/8lL9QlJhON — Binance (@binance) April 13, 2019 In the report titled “Investigating […]
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Research: 95% of Bitcoin (BTC) Trading Volume Is Fake

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Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges are largely an illusion. That’s according to a research report by Bitwise that accompanied its recent Bitcoin (BTC) ETF filing with the SEC. 1/ New Research from us @BitwiseInvest. As part of 226 slides presented to the SEC on our ETF filing, we did a first-of-its-kind analysis of *order book […]
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A Conversation with Jonathan Ward, Head of Research at Fetch.AI, on New Approach to Achieving Consensus

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A Conversation with Jonathan Ward, Head of Research at Fetch.AI, on New Approach to Achieving Consensus
Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted by Nick Ward (NW), director at communications agency Fire on the Hill. CoinReport would like to thank Fire on the Hill for sharing this interview with us.  Blockchain technologists have long understood the ‘trilemma challenge’ of achieving t…

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Research Report Claims XRP’s Market Cap Is Overstated by $6.1 Billion

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Messari, a crypto market research firm, recently published a report claiming that the current market cap of Ripple’s XRP (XRP) is overstated by some $ 6.1 billion due to confusion over XRP’s liquid circulating supply. 🚨Exclusive report: We believe Ripple’s $ XRP market cap is likely overstated by $ 6.1 billion based on inflated circulating supply numbers. Read our […]
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New Zealand Exchange Cryptopia Lost $16 Million in Hack, Not Initially Reported $2.5 Million: Research

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By CCN.com: Contrary to prior reports putting the value of cryptocurrency stolen in the Cryptopia exchange hack at around $ 2.5 million, it has emerged that the true value of assets stolen sums up to about $ 16 million. According to blockchain analysis platform Elementus, this was ascertained by analysing the Ethereum blockchain using the Elementus query

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Research Firm Charts Unspent BTC and Calls a Market Bottom in Q1 2019

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Research Firm Charts Unspent BTC and Calls a Market Bottom in Q1 2019

“How many unspent bitcoins exist?”

“How many bitcoins have been lost?”

“How many bitcoins are left sitting in wallets, and how does this affect price?”

If any (or all) of these questions have ever popped into your head, you’re in good company: They’ve crossed the minds of analysts at Delphi Digital, the self-named “research & consulting boutique specializing in the digital asset market.”

The firm just released research on the current state of the bitcoin market, and they believe they’ve forecasted a potential bottom for its declining prices (FYI, they think it’s coming sometime in Q1 of 2019, but more on that later). Delphi Digital gave us an early peek at the report before announcing it on social media January 10.  Read more...

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Ethereum Classic Losses Top $1 Million after 51% Attack: Coinbase Research

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Losses stemming from an ongoing 51 percent attack against Ethereum Classic have now breached the million-dollar barrier, according to updated figures published by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Ethereum Classic Attack Grows More Costly CCN first reported yesterday that the 18th-largest cryptocurrency appeared to have become the latest blockchain network to succumb to a 51 percent attack,

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Why Vertical Research Thinks Tesla Shares Will Crash Another 70 Percent

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It’s less than a week into the new year, but the market has revved into action, with companies feeling the heat on the trading floor. One such company is Tesla whose stock has fallen almost 10 percent. However, Gordon Johnson, an analyst at Vertical Research Group, believes the automobile manufacturer still has some much darker

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Bitmain Shuts Down Research and Development Center in Israel

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The ongoing bear market has caused another cryptocurrency company to downsize its operations. Bitmain, the Beijing-headquartered bitcoin mining technology giant, has now begun shutting down its research and development center in Ra’anana, Israel.

Also Read: Former Israeli Prime Minister Calls Cryptocurrencies a ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Bitmaintech Israel Closes Down

Bitmain Shuts Down Research and Development Center in IsraelAccording to reports from Israel, Bitmain’s research and development center in the country will be shut down this week. A total of 23 employees are being laid off, and Gadi Glikberg, who headed the Israeli company and served as a VP at Bitmain, will also lose his position.  Read more...

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Chain Open Research (COR Index) Opens Access to a Full Suite of Cryptocurrency Market Analytics

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eToro and Mumsnet Research Reveals over Half of Mums (55%) Want to Take Control of Their Finances

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This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. New research from Mumsnet and eToro busts the age-old myth that women aren’t interested in their own finances and investments. In a new survey of 1,000 mums*, Mumsnet

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