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Crypto literacy at ‘dangerously low’ levels, new report warns

DIGIT — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The crypto community’s financial literacy rate is estimated at 25%, lagging the financial literacy average in the United States by half, according to a new report.

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Economist Steve Hanke: Research Finds Crypto Owners Are Psychopaths

DIGIT — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:30:24 +0000

Economist Steve Hanke cited a University of Toronto study that links cryptocurrency ownership to traits of the “Dark Tetrad,” including psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and sadism. According to the research, crypto owners exhibit psychopathic tendencies, he explained. Study Links Crypto Ownership to Psychopathic Traits Economist Steve Hanke highlighted research from the University of Toronto this week, […]

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Crypto Wealth Bolsters Real Estate Markets and Consumer Spending, Study Finds

DIGIT — Sun, 05 May 2024 23:35:56 +0000

As cryptocurrency becomes a significant part of American investment portfolios, its influence extends beyond digital transactions into tangible impacts on real estate markets and household spending, a recent study finds. Report Shows Cryptocurrency Wealth Adds ‘Meaningful Implications for the Real Economy’ The study, first reported on by Bloomberg, analyzes bank and credit card data from […]

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New Study Unveils the Total Cost to Attack Bitcoin and Ethereum

DIGIT — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:30:32 +0000

A newly published Social Science Research Network (SSRN) paper by Lucas Nuzzi, Kyle Waters, and Matias Andrade introduces a novel approach to calculating the Total Cost to Attack (TCA) Bitcoin and Ethereum. The comprehensive analysis sheds light on the economic barriers to 51% attacks, challenging previous assumptions about blockchain vulnerability. Unveiling the Cost of Compromise: […]

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Researchers claim Bitcoin experiment generated almost 300% higher returns than hodling

DIGIT — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:06:33 +0000

The researchers tested the “efficient market hypothesis” against Bitcoin and, according to the study, were able to develop an “optimal model.”

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Cryptocurrency charities can exploit the ‘gambler’s fallacy’ to reap larger donations — study

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:27:12 +0000

According to the researchers, people’s penchant to misinterpret patterns could be a boon for charitable organizations that accept cryptocurrency.

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Anthropic built a democratic AI chatbot by letting users vote for its values

DIGIT — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:15:13 +0000

The value responses from 1,000 test subjects were used to tune a more democratic large language model.

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US voters across 4 swing states oppose anti-crypto pres candidates: Coinbase

DIGIT — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:42:26 +0000

A poll of voters in New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania found 55% would be less likely to vote for anti-web3 presidential candidate, said Coinbase.

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Elon Musk tweets and Twitter bot spam influences altcoin prices: Study

DIGIT — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 05:39:56 +0000

The study also questioned whether FTX or Alameda had any role in coordinating Twitter bot activity for its own gain.

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Token hoarders defeat the purpose of most DAOs: Study

DIGIT — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 20:30:00 +0000

The study also showed that decentralized organizations work best when they’re built around a tight-knit group of focused participants.

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