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ForkLog 16 26.11.2020

Study finds DeFi token indexes are not as diversified as commonly believed

A problem with DeFi indexes is their excessive dependence on the performance of a handful of blue-chip components. They do not always achieve the goal of reducing risk for investments in this sector. This is described in a study by Messari analyst Roberto Talamas.

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ForkLog 27 26.11.2020

Opinion: Satoshi Nakamoto Worked on Bitcoin in London

The creator of the first cryptocurrency, Satoshi Nakamoto, worked on aspects of its development while residing in London from 2008 to 2010. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is cited as the most likely location in a study by Doncho Karaivanov, according to Chain Bulletin.

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ForkLog 27 22.11.2020

Study Finds Bitcoin Volatility Lower Than Many S&P 500 Stocks.

Since the start of 2020, Bitcoin's price volatility has been lower than that of 29% of S&P 500 stocks, according to VanEck's fund-management researchers.

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ForkLog 8 20.11.2020

Survey: Since the start of 2020, Bitcoin has yielded returns for 72.3% of investors

72.3% of ForkLog users surveyed earned income from cryptocurrency investments in 2020.

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ForkLog 13 20.11.2020

Survey: 95% of users do not use Bitcoin mixers

95.5% of ForkLog users surveyed do not use mixing services.

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ForkLog 14 19.11.2020

Survey: 36% of users do not trust DeFi

A third of ForkLog respondents declined to invest in the DeFi sector due to distrust of the projects.

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ForkLog 15 19.11.2020

Poll: nearly three-quarters of millionaires plan to buy Bitcoin

Of the 700 people surveyed by the deVere Group, 511 individuals with a net worth above £1m ($1.3m) already own cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP, or plan to add them to their investment portfolios by the end of 2022.

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ForkLog 22 18.11.2020

Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies in Our Lives: ForkLog Survey Results

In 2020, in ForkLog's annual survey “Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies in Our Lives,” 1,815 people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the United States, and countries across Asia and Europe participated. Key takeaways: 94.6% of ForkLog's audience are men. Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the most popular cryptocurrencies. In 2020, 72.3% of respondents reported a return on their investment portfolios. Survey participants prefer trading on the Binance exchange and generally trust centralized trading platforms. Half of respondents use a VPN. Uniswap is one of the most-used DeFi services. Portrait of ForkLog Readers: The majority are aged 26–35 and mostly men. About 91.7% live in Russia and nearby regions. Top five visitors include Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Kazakhstani, and Polish residents. A profile of ForkLog readers is shown through several image galleries. Forty-five percent report a middle income, 30.7% low, 19.1% above average, and 5.2% high. A third can afford occasional trips abroad; a slightly smaller share did not travel outside their home country. One in three owns their own business. 28.9% are directly connected with the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. 7.6% learned about cryptocurrencies in the early years of their existence, but most learned during the Bitcoin boom of 2016–2017. Cryptocurrencies are held by a large majority; almost half bought digital assets during 2016–2017. 57% plan to expand their portfolios, 10% are considering creating one, and 72.3% earned a return in 2020. The report also covers mining and staking, anonymity and the darknet, DeFi, trading, wallets, ICO/IEO/STO investments, and media consumption. The majority trade on centralized exchanges like Binance, with some participation in derivatives and limited use of DeFi services such as Uniswap. The document also notes privacy measures, VPN use, and media preferences, including ForkLog as a primary source for crypto information.

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ForkLog 22 13.11.2020

How Much Do Bitcoin Miners Influence the Market? Part I

Analyst Karim Helmi and the Coin Metrics team have developed a new methodology for quantifying the assets at the disposal of Bitcoin miners. Its hallmark lies in separating miner and mining-pool activity, allowing a more precise assessment of the coins under their control.

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ForkLog 27 10.11.2020

Study finds that 70% of cryptocurrency mentions on Twitter come from 30 accounts

Twelve of every hundred Twitter posts are about cryptocurrency. At the same time, 70% of all mentions belong to 30 users, according to a new study by BDCenter Digital.

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ForkLog 10 09.11.2020

Poll: trading bots fail to meet crypto traders’ expectations

93% of surveyed traders do not use automated trading software due to a lack of trust in it. The data were shared by Adam Cochran, partner at Cinneamhain Ventures.

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ForkLog 6 02.11.2020

Survey finds 9% of Japanese investors have invested in NFT tokens worth more than ¥1 million

A tenth of surveyed Japanese residents bought NFT tokens worth more than ¥1 million (over 700,000 rubles). The figures come from a survey conducted by the local Blockchain Content Association among 2,395 cryptocurrency holders.

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