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Lee, Maikel (author)This research investigates the potential impact of blockchain based start-up crowdfunding. The emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrencies paved the way for a more decentralized finance system which offers alternative funding opportunities for start-ups. The scope of the research is to analyze the benefits and drawbacks of blockchain based...master thesis 2023
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Sachs, Maxim (author)Since the introduction of Blockchain technologies in Bitcoin (Nakamoto & Bitcoin, 2008), there has been over a decade of innovation and growth. The cryptocurrency markets have formed their own ecosystem and followings. On Wednesday 12 th May, 2021, cryptocurrencies reached their highest total market capitalisation yet, at $ 2.5 trillion ...master thesis 2021
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de Smidt, Emiel (author)There is an everlasting arms race between censoring bodies and those in its grip. When the censor is employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to digitally monitor and restrict those in its scope, equally sophisticated means to circumvent the digital repression come forward. Those suffering under digital censorship are using nifty ways to...master thesis 2021
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Heijmans, Han (author)Popular cryptocurrencies lack scalability. Payment Channel Networks (PCN's) allow a large increase in transaction throughput. However, transaction failures are frequent when transactions are routed through multiple intermediaries. A previously introduced protocol, Interdimensional SpeedyMurmurs, increased the success ratio of transactions in PCN...bachelor thesis 2021
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van Schetsen, Anouk (author)Predicting the trends in Bitcoin market prices is a very challenging task due to the many uncertainties and variables influencing the market value. The market is susceptible to quick changes, causing seemingly random fluctuations in the Bitcoin price. Due to the chaotic and highly volatile nature of Bitcoin behavior, investments come with high...master thesis 2019
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Comans, Martijn (author), de Haas, Olav (author), Jongerius, Ricardo (author), Oudejans, Daan (author), de Smidt, Emiel (author)Bitcoin’s underlying consensus algorithm, Proof of Work, is of inefficient nature. Due to the sheer size that Bitcoin has grown to over the recent years, power consumption has increased so much that the Bitcoin network has been estimated to consume more power than the whole country of Ireland. This paper investigates several alternatives to the...student report 2019
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Garbacz, Mateusz (author)Being capable to foresee the future of a given financial asset as an investor, may lead to significant economic profits. Therefore, stock market prediction is a field that has been extensively developed by numerous researchers and companies. Recently, however, a new branch of financial assets has emerged, namely cryptocurrencies. As a...master thesis 2018
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Kapoor, R. (author)Bitcoin is a peer to peer decentralized virtual currency, released online through a research paper in 2008 by the unknown Satoshi Nakamoto . Around the world, many countries have cautiously taken minor initiatives to address the regulatory issues, due to its rising popularity. The regulation is not seen as complete, due to the nascent and novel...master thesis 2016
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