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ForkLog 17 11.02.2021

Bitcoin mining outstrips Argentina in electricity use

Annual electricity consumption for Bitcoin mining surpassed the energy use of Argentina as a whole, according to a Cambridge University study.

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ForkLog 14 29.01.2021

Survey shows 13% of Britons have invested in cryptocurrencies

The share of UK investors who traded cryptocurrencies over the past 18 months rose from 6% to 13.5%. The results come from a Gemini study of Bitcoin trading, published by DeCrypt.

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ForkLog 13 28.01.2021

Binance Research: 55% of users invest in cryptocurrencies for the long term

In a new Binance Research report, 97% of users trust cryptocurrencies. More than half (52%) regard investments in digital assets as a means of earning.

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ForkLog 10 26.01.2021

Report: Japan’s top brokers lift earnings thanks to proprietary Bitcoin exchanges

Three leading online brokers in Japan—SBI, Rakuten, and Monex—are competing with cryptocurrency exchanges for a share of the digital-asset market, according to a new Messari report.

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ForkLog 27 25.01.2021

Chainalysis: Share of crime-related transactions in DEX turnover was 0.02%.

For 2020, criminals moved through decentralized exchanges (DEX) $34 million — 0.024% of turnover for that period ($144.3 billion). The Block, citing Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 10 22.01.2021

BIS to create a payment platform for CBDCs

In 2021, the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) will begin piloting national digital currencies (CBDCs) around the world, according to the project roadmap.

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ForkLog 14 21.01.2021

Survey shows 63% of Russians want to buy cryptocurrencies.

Most Russians are willing to buy cryptocurrencies, and about half are open to using the digital ruble as a payment method. This is according to the results of a survey by Otkritie Bank, as reported by TASS.

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ForkLog 28 20.01.2021

Chainalysis: Volume of crime-related cryptocurrency transactions fell to $10 billion

The analytics firm Chainalysis reported a decline in the 2020 volume of cryptocurrency transactions linked to criminal activity.

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ForkLog 12 19.01.2021

Bitcoin buying becomes more popular than long-tech stock bets

Bitcoin's price rise was more popular than buying tech stocks, according to Bank of America's January survey of asset managers.

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ForkLog 12 19.01.2021

Study finds 74% of central banks are interested in blockchain technology.

Semantic analysis of publications from 191 central banks identified interest in blockchain technology among 127 regulators (74%). By January 2021 they had mentioned it 4,408 times. This Mindsmith study reports.

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ForkLog 8 18.01.2021

IMF poll participants criticise CBDCs

Most IMF poll participants declined to regard central bank digital currencies as money.

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ForkLog 15 13.01.2021

Report: In 2020 the blockchain industry lost $3.8 billion to hacker attacks

During 2020, hackers stole nearly $3.8 billion in cryptocurrencies in 122 attacks on blockchain-industry participants, according to Atlas VPN's study.

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