Academic Research
Anonymous Blockchain Micropayments Advance With 'Bolt'
CoinDesk outlines a new proposal that would seek to anonymize micropayments carried out on blockchain networks.
Bitcoin Testing Matures as Global Universities Join BSafe Network
An effort is underway to encourage more researchers and academics to investigate and test bitcoin and other blockchain tech.
'Sin' Activities No Longer Drive Bitcoin Economy, Researchers Find
A soon-to-be-released study has found evidence that bitcoin’s market is now a venue for "legitimate" commerce.
Researchers Plan 'Unstoppable' DAO to Help Whales Save Themselves
A distributed ledger could help these researchers launch an unstoppable “Human-Whale-Robot-Hybrid” distributed autonomous organization.
Researchers Argue Radical Redesigns Needed to Scale Decentralized Blockchains
A new paper suggests bitcoin will need a major redesign to scale into a mainstream payment network.
You Don't Need to Understand Bitcoin to Use it, Study Finds
A new study has revealed misconceptions by both bitcoin users and non-users over the digital currency's usability, functionality and anonymity.
Bitcoin’s Bold Experiment: A Goldmine for Economic Researchers
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Michael J Casey discusses why economic researchers should be interested in studying the blockchain industry.
The Top 10 Cryptocurrency Research Papers of 2015
Ledger Journal managing editor Peter Rizen presents his picks for the top cryptocurrency research papers of 2015.
NBER Report: Blockchain Could Shift Balance of Corporate Power
The blockchain could dramatically change corporate governance, according to a new report published by the National Bureau of Economic 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.
