Academic Research
Study: Google Searches Can Predict Bitcoin Trading Volume
Google search data can predict the price of bitcoin, new research has found.
Imperial College London Opens Cryptocurrency Research Center
Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives.
Bitcoin Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal ‘Ledger’ Launches
Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.
Research: Federal Reserve Needs Power Over Bitcoin
A new research paper explores how central banks could seek to proactively regulate digital currency markets to avoid future crises.
Bitcoin Researcher Ed Felten Named White House Tech Officer
Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.
MIT's First Digital Currency Director Talks Taking Bitcoin Mainstream
Newly appointed MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde discusses his university's role in "mainstreaming" digital currency.
Research Tracks Bitcoin Mining from Hobby to Big Business
New research from New York University uncovers how mining has changed from a solo activity to an industry dominated by powerful groups of miners.
Research: Over $11 Million Lost in Bitcoin Scams Since 2011
At least $11m has gone to fraudsters running bitcoin scams in the last four years, university researchers have found.
Research: Hackers Could Install Backdoor in Bitcoin Cold Storage
A researcher in Berlin has described a way to compromise a core algorithm underpinning bitcoin so that transactions leak private-key data.
Academic Research on Bitcoin Tripled in 2014
The amount of academic research centred on bitcoin has risen sharply in the last year, financial analyst and author Brett Scott has found.
