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ForkLog 11 26.08.2020

Study: Covert browser mining cases rose 163% in Q2 2020

In the second quarter of 2020, the number of covert browser mining incidents rose by 163% compared with the previous quarter, according to Symantec.

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ForkLog 9 20.08.2020

Study: organizers of fake YouTube giveaways moved $477,000 in XRP

Organisers of streams with fake cryptocurrency giveaways stole 1.543 million XRP (~$477,000) from duped users. This is according to data from research firm Xrplorer.

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ForkLog 3 18.08.2020

Survey: 72% of investors will hold Bitcoin, even if it falls to zero

Seven in ten cryptocurrency investors would not part with Bitcoin even if its price fell to zero, according to the results of a survey of PlanB, the author of the Stock-to-Flow model, in which 22,635 users participated.

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ForkLog 22 17.08.2020

Survey finds a third of users do not understand DeFi

32% of participants in the cryptocurrency market admitted that they do not understand the basics of decentralized finance. The data come from a Blockfolio survey of the app that tracks cryptocurrency positions.

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ForkLog 14 14.08.2020

Fed outlines research into issuing a digital dollar

The U.S. Federal Reserve is conducting experiments with a hypothetical digital dollar for research purposes, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 12 05.08.2020

JPMorgan: Millennials Pick Bitcoin

During the COVID-19 pandemic, investors are seeking alternative assets. The older generation largely prefers gold, while millennials prefer Bitcoin. JPMorgan Chase analysts reached that conclusion, according to Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 15 03.08.2020

Study finds India, Indonesia and Mexico the most promising countries for cryptocurrencies

Analysts at venture-capital firm Jump Capital, based on a range of macroeconomic indicators, identified a list of countries with the greatest potential for adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The top of the list was dominated by Southeast Asian, Latin American, Turkish, and Indian countries.

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ForkLog 14 30.07.2020

Study: SegWit and batching could save Bitcoin users around 58,000 BTC

The adoption of Bitcoin scaling solutions by all infrastructure participants in the cryptocurrency industry would save users nearly 58,000 BTC (more than $630 million at the time of writing). Analysts from the Veriphi startup reached this conclusion.

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Krzysztof Shpak 848 29.05.2020

As Amazon Face Recognition Tool Mismatches Politicians With Mugshots, Research Finds It Working Worse Than 2 Years Ago

Tests performed by Comparitech showed that Amazon’s face recognition technology incorrectly matched over a hundred of the United States and United Kingdom politicians with photos of arrested people.

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Winning Crypto and Blockchain Grants: Expert Advice

Krzysztof Shpak 1009 19.05.2020

How Crypto Grant Foundations Work: Expert Insights

Applying for research and development grants may seem not an easy process, especially in such a young and controversial industry as blockchain and cryptocurrency assets, where projects often face a skeptical treatment.

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ForkLog 24 05.05.2020

Chainalysis Targets Suspected Illegal Bitcoin Activities

Analytical firm Chainalysis has commenced the publication of regular reports on companies suspected of engaging in illegal activities involving cryptocurrencies. The initial review focuses on the hosting provider Black Host, the Ponzi scheme FutureNet, and the bitcoin exchange Farhad.

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ForkLog 236 13.09.2018

New Research Says Blockchain Can Add $1 Trillion to World Trade By 2028

According to a newly released report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Bain & Company, distributed ledger technologies (DLT) could add as much as $1 trillion to global trade finance over the next ten years.

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