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  • Industry Report

    2018 CCAF 2nd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking

    The University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance's second benchmark report is an all-encompassing view into the cryptocurrency ecosystem after the 2017 ICO boom. Its contents run the gamut from crypto financial infrastructure to research and analysis on mining.

    CCAF Research Team

    2018-12-01

  • Industry Report

    2020 CCAF 3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study

    The University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance's third benchmark report provides an overview of the cryptocurrency ecosystem on the verge of another explosive run. This iteration of the report is as comprehensive as its predecessors, covering everything from mining, to crypto financial services, and beyond.

    CCAF Research Team

    2020-09-01

  • Hashrate

    The Alchemy of Hashpower Part 2

    In this iteration, Leo starts by breaking the mining market cycle into four archetypal stages, each with distinct price trends, hardware capacity, and sentiments. Then he examines the driving forces in each scenario, and illustrate the roles that the hardware reaction time, and reflexivity in hashpower play in shaping these macro cycles.

    Leo Zhang

    2020-09-01

  • Hashrate

    The Alchemy of Hashpower Part 1

    In this iteration, Leo starts by breaking the mining market cycle into four archetypal stages, each with distinct price trends, hardware capacity, and sentiments. Then he examines the driving forces in each scenario, and illustrate the roles that the hardware reaction time, and reflexivity in hashpower play in shaping these macro cycles.

    Leo Zhang

    2020-08-01

  • Energy

    The Frustrating, Maddening, All-Consuming Bitcoin Energy Debate

    In this ope-ed for CoinDesk, Nic Carter once again weighs in on the Bitcoin energy debate with an exasperated

    Nic Carter

    2021-03-01

  • Industry Report

    Bitcoin Mining Special Edition The Third Halving

    TokenInsight's report on Bitcoin's third halving is a compact but thorough investigation into mining industry developments in 2020, the impact of the halving on the mining industry, and projections for how mining will change in the coming years.

    Fanger Chou, Johnson Xu

    2020-08-01

  • Hashrate

    Bitcoin Mining's Three Body Problem

    In this article, Leo lays out his thesis for three variables that drive and impact the Bitcoin mining industry the most: Bitcoin's emission schedule, climate seasonality (particularly in China), and the evolution of mining hardware.

    Leo Zhang

    2020-06-01

  • Energy

    Bitcoin Net Zero

    This report, co-authored by Nic Carter and NYDIG's Ross Stevens, quantifies Bitcoin's energy consumption and also axamines methods for reducing Bitcoin mining's carbon intensity.

    Ross Stevens, Nic Carter

    2021-09-01

  • Hardware

    Battle For ASIC Supremacy

    This deep dive on the ASIC market from BitMex Research focuses on the hardware efficiency, revenues, and sales volume of Bitcoin mining's leading ASIC manufacturers.

    Bitmex

    2020-06-01

  • General Mining

    Growth of Merge Mining

    In this article, BitMex Research goes in-depth to examine how merged mining affects altcoin networks, their security models, and mining incetives.

    Bitmex

    2020-11-01

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