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Equihash Cryptocurrencies Face Future Attacks by ASIC Miners: Study

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A lot of research has been conducted regarding the future of cryptocurrency mining. Not all of these findings are overly positive. In the case of currencies using the Equihash algorithm, it seems a large amount of the combined hashrate is provided by ASIC hardware. It’s a worrisome development which could introduce a lot more 51% attacks in the future.

The Future of Equihash May Be in Peril

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts all over the world have witnessed an influx of 51% attacks over the past few months. Currencies such as Bitcoin Gold, Electroneum, and Verge have all suffered attacks. Although the full repercussions of these developments remain unclear, it seems highly likely that more 51% attacks are looming around the corner.  Read more...

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New Study: 20% of ICOs Are Scams, But Investors Aren’t Fazed

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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have become the hottest way of raising capital, but at least one in five has turned out to be a scam, according to a new study.

1 in 5 ICO Projects are Scams

The number of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) has gone through the roof throughout the last year as their underpinned technology, the blockchain, received mass media exposure and starts to see widespread adoption. Yet, being comparatively easy means of raising capital, at least one in five has turned out to be a fraud according to research.  Read more...

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Crypto Big in Japan: 14% of Young Employees Invest, Study Says

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Investing in cryptocurrencies is a hot topic amongst young employees (aged 25-30) in Japan, according to a recently conducted survey held amongst 4,734 participants. The numbers also resemble the overall crypto inclination amongst students in the US to a degree.

4,734 male employees in Japan, aged 25-30, were questioned in a New R25 survey called “Questionnaire Survey on Virtual Currency” between January and March of 2018. Their answers revealed that approximately 14% owned some form of virtual currency. Of particular interest was that more than 90% of the crypto hodlers revealed they bought in with an “investment objective.”  Read more...

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Students Use Loans to Fund Cryptocurrency Investment: Study

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Students Use Loans to Fund Cryptocurrency Investment: Study

On March 22, 2018, a report was released by the Student Loan Study that raised a few eyebrows across the space. A survey of 1,000 college students with student debt were asked the simple question:

Have you ever used student loan money to invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin?

The results were astounding with 21.2 percent answering in the affirmative.  

Although the details of the methodology used in the survey have been kept relatively vague and leave questions as to whether the subset selected could provide a realistic estimation, a case can be madefor these surprising results.   Read more...

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New Study: 80% of ICOs are Scams, Only 8% Reach an Exchange

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80% of ICOs are Scams, Only 8% Reach an Exchange

Using publicly available sources, Satis Group LLC classified initial coin offerings (ICOs) with market capitalizations of at least 50 million USD by quality, following an ICO’s evolution from white paper, fundraising, to eventual trading online. Their findings include the eye-popping claim that 80% of ICO’s are scams, and only 8% managed to trade on a exchange.

Also read: China’s Huawei Rumored to Partner with Cold Storage Smartphone Maker

Study Claims 80% of ICOs are Scams

New York-based Satis Group LLC, formed from the ashes of The Argon Group firings last year, bills itself as a “premier ICO advisory firm.” Researchers Sherwin Dowlat and Michael Hodapp published a novel way to classify and rank ICOs titled, ICO Quality: Development & Trading.  Read more...

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Study Finds $3B Worth of Faked Cryptocurrency Volumes and Wash Trades

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Study Finds $ 3B Worth of Faked Cryptocurrency Volumes and Wash Trades

On March 10 a cryptocurrency trader and researcher published a report on how he believes $ 3 billion worth of cryptocurrency trade volumes, primarily from a couple of exchanges, are concocted. The author of the study, Sylvain Ribes, alleges that the exchange Okcoin has been fabricating up to 93 percent of its trade volumes.

Also read: Thailand Dodges Extreme Cryptocurrency Regulations

Massive Discrepancies Between Exchanges

Sylvain Ribes has published a study that reveals some interesting information about trade volumes stemming from exchanges like Okcoin (Okex) and Huobi, which may be falsifying their trade volumes. Ribes calculated his data from order books across all major exchanges to “measure how badly market selling $ 50k USD worth of each cryptocurrency would crash the price.”  Read more...

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Cryptomining Malware Fuels Most Remote Code Execution Attacks: Study

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Cryptomining Malware Fuels Most Remote Code Execution Attacks: Study

Malware attacks continue to garner a great deal of attention in the tech world. Short for “malicious software,” its intent is to damage or disable computers and computer systems.

Now researchers from the cyber security firm Imperva say they have found the source of 90 percent of remote code execution attacks in December 2017: cryptomining malware. In a blog post dated February 20, 2018, Imperva assesses the recent spike in cryptomining malware attacks. They specifically examine the amount of money the brazen attackers are walking away with, while providing risk management advice to organizations seeking to steer clear of them.  Read more...

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