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Publications including research and analysis of Bitcoin or related areas. There is a separate page for peer-reviewed research.

The list below is now just a subset of a comprehensive list compiled by Brett Scott.

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Cyberlaundering: Anonymous Digital Cash and Money Laundering R. Mark Bortner Research paper 1996 Download
Triple Entry Accounting Ian Grigg Research paper 2005-12-25 Download
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System Satoshi Nakamoto Research paper 2008-10-31 Download
An Analysis of Anonymity in the Bitcoin System Fergal Reid, Martin Harrigan Research paper 2011-07-22 Download, discussion
Shadowy Figures: Tracking Illicit Financial Transactions in the Murky World of Digital Currencies, Peer–to–Peer Networks, and Mobile Device Payments John Villasenor, Cody Monk, Christopher Bronk Research paper 2011-08-29 Download
Bitcoin: An Innovative Alternative Digital Currency Reuben Grinberg Research paper 2011-12-09 Download, discussion
Bitcoin NFC David Allen Bronleewe Master's report 2011-08 Download, source code
Optimal pool abuse strategy Raulo Research paper 2011-02-04 Download, discussion
Abusing Bitcoin cooperative mining pools: strategies for egoistical but honest miners Nakamoto Ryo Research paper 2011 Download, discussion
Analysis of Bitcoin Pooled Mining Reward Systems Meni Rosenfeld Research paper 2011-11-07 Download, discussion
Bitcoin Exchange system Tomáš Jiříček Research paper 2012 Download
On Bitcoin and Red Balloons Moshe Babaioff, Shahar Dobzinski, Sigal Oren, Aviv Zohar Publication article 2012 Download
2011 Observations on the Digital Currency Industry Mark Herpel Publication article 2011 Download
MAVE, New Lightweight Digital Signature Protocols for Massive Verifications Sergio Demian Lerner Research paper (preliminary) 2012 Download
MAVEPAY, a New Lightweight Payment Scheme for Peer to Peer Currency Networks Sergio Demian Lerner Research paper (preliminary) 2012 Download
Bitcoin: Eine erste Einordnung (an initial classification) Christoph Sorge, Artus Krohn-Grimberghe Research paper 2012 Download, discussion
Bitcoin - an introduction to the workings and a preliminary analysis and understanding of potential legal issues Jean-Daniel Schmid, Alexander Schmid Article 2012 Download
Secure multiparty Bitcoin anonymization Edward Z. Yang Article 2012 Download, discussion
Bitcoin & Gresham's Law - the economic inevitability of Collapse Philipp Güring, Ian Grigg Article 2011 Download
Today Techies, Tomorrow the World? Bitcoin. Reuben Grinberg Article 2012 Download
Traveling the Silk Road: A measurement analysis of a large anonymous online marketplace Nicolas Christin Research paper 2012 Download
CommitCoin: Carbon Dating Commitments with Bitcoin Jeremy Clark and Aleksander Essex Research paper 2012 Download extended abstract
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Quantitative Analysis of the Full Bitcoin Transaction Graph Dorit Ron and Adi Shamir Research paper 2012 Download
Bitcoin Security Robert Pallas Master's thesis 2012 Download
Design and security analysis of Bitcoin infrastructure using application deployed on Google Apps Engine Piotr "ThePiachu" Piasecki Master's thesis 2012 Download, discussion
The Production of Freedom: Value Production in the US- dominated Financial System, and Possible Alternatives Jeremy Kirshbaum Master's thesis (preliminary) 2012 Download, discussion
COIN: a distributed accounting system for peer to peer networks Fabio Varesano Bachelor's thesis 2012 Download
BITCOIN CLIENTS Rostislav Skudnov Bachelor's thesis 2012 Download
Bitter to Better—How to Make Bitcoin a Better Currency Simon Barber, Xavier Boyen, Elaine Shi, Ersin Uzun Research paper 2012 Download
NooShare: A decentralized ledger of shared computational resources Alex Coventry Research paper 2012 Download
Bits and Bets. Information, Price Volatility, and Demand for Bitcoin Martis Buchholz, Jess Delaney, Joseph Warren Final project 2012 Download, discussion, discussion
Two Bitcoins at the Price of One? Double Spending attacks on Fast Payments in Bitcoin Ghassan O. Karame, Elli Androulaki, Srdjan Cap-kun Research paper 2012 Download
Nerdy Money: Bitcoin, the Private Digital Currency, and the Case Against Its Regulation Nikolei M. Kaplanov Research paper 2012 Abstract
Analysis of hashrate-based double-spending Meni Rosenfeld Research paper 2012 Download
Homomorphic Payment Addresses and the Pay-to-Contract Protocol Ilja Gerhardt, Timo Hanke Research Paper 2012 Download (via web viewer)
Quasi-Commodity Money (February 6, 2012). "This paper considers reform possibilities posed by a type of base money that has heretofore been overlooked in the literature on monetary economics." George Selgin Working Papers Series 2012 Download
Virtual currency schemes - "This report is a first attempt to provide the basis for a discussion on virtual currency schemes." European Central Bank Paper 2012 Download
Evaluating User Privacy in Bitcoin Elli Androulaki, Ghassan Karame, Marc Roeschlin, Tobias Scherer and Srdjan Capkun Paper 2013 Download (Slides)
Beware the Middleman: Empirical Analysis of Bitcoin-Exchange Risk Tyler Moore and Nicolas Christin Short Paper 2013 Download (Slides)
Bitcoin, Regulating Fraud In The E-Conomy Of Hacker-Cash Derek A. Dion Paper 2013 Download
The practical materiality of Bitcoin Bill Maurera, Taylor C. Nelmsa & Lana Swartz Paper 2013 Download
Regulating Digital Currencies: Bringing Bitcoin within the Reach of the IMF Nicholas Plassaras Paper 2013 Download
Bitcoin is Memory William J. Luther, Josiah Olson Paper 2013 Download
The Economics of Bitcoin Mining or, Bitcoin in the Presence of Adversaries Joshua A. Kroll, Ian C. Davey, and Edward W. Felten Paper 2013 Download
Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers Jerry Brito, Andrea Castillo Research paper 2013 Abstract Download
Whack-a-Mole: Prosecuting Digital Currency Exchanges Catherine Martin Christopher Research paper 2013 Abstract

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Are Cryptocurrencies 'Super' Tax Havens? Omri Y. Marian Research paper 2013 Abstract

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Collective Emergent Institutional Entrepreneurship Through Bitcoin Robin Teigland, Zeynep Yetis and Tomas Olov Larsson Research paper 2013 Abstract

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Anonymity of Bitcoin Transactions Malte Möser Research paper 2013 Download
On the origins of Bitcoin: Stages of monetary evolution Konrad S. Graf Research paper 2013 Abstract

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Majority is not Enough: Bitcoin Mining is Vulnerable Ittay Eyal and Emin Gun Sirer Research paper 2013 Abstract

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Bitcoin, the end of the Taboo on Money Denis Roio aka Jaromil Humanities article 2013 Abstract

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Secure Multiparty Computations on BitCoin Marcin Andrychowicz, Stefan Dziembowski, Daniel Malinowski and Łukasz Mazurek University of Warsaw Research paper 2013 Abstract

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A Fistful of Bitcoins: Characterizing Payments Among Men with No Names Sarah Meiklejohn, Marjori Pomarole, Grant Jordan, Kirill Levchenko, Damon McCoy, Geoffrey M. Voelker, Stefan Savage Research paper 2013

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Information Propagation in the Bitcoin Network Christian Decker (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Roger Wattenhofer (Microsoft Research) Research paper 2013

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Have a Snack, Pay with Bitcoins Tobias Bamert, Christian Decker, Lennart Elsen, Roger Wattenhofer, Samuel Welten Research paper 2013

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The Economics of Private Digital Currency Gerald P Dwyer Research paper 2014 Abstract

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The Origin, Classification and Utility of Bitcoin Peter Šurda Research Paper 2014 Abstract
Deanonymisation of clients in Bitcoin P2P network Alex Biryukov, Dmitry Khovratovich and Ivan Pustogarov Research Paper 2014 Abstract Download
Bitcoin Financial Regulation: Securities, Derivatives, Prediction Markets, & Gambling Jerry Brito, Houman B. Shadab, Andrea Castillo Research Paper 2014 Abstract Download
What are the main drivers of the Bitcoin price? Ladislav Kristoufek Research Paper 2014 Download
The Economics of Bitcoin Andre Herman Bachelor's thesis 2014 Download
Near Zero Bitcoin Transaction Fees Cannot Last Forever Kerem Kaşkaloğlu Research Paper 2014 Abstract Download
Is Bitcoin Money? Ísak Andri Ólafsson Thesis Paper 2014 Abstract Download
The (A)Political Economy of Bitcoin Vasilis Kostakis and Chris Giotitsas Essay 2014 HTML Download
When your sensor earns money: exchanging data for cash with Bitcoin Dominic Wörner and Thomas von Bomhard Research 2014 Abstract Download
Bitcoin Transaction Malleability and MtGox Christian Decker, Roger Wattenhofer Research 2014 Download
BlueWallet: The Secure Bitcoin Wallet Tobias Bamert, Christian Decker, Roger Wattenhofer and Samuel Welten Research 2014 Download
Bitcoin over Tor isn’t a good idea Alex Biryukov and Ivan Pustogarov Research 2014 Download
Sidechained Bitcoin Substitutes, A Monetary Commentary Konrad S. Graf Essay 2014 Download
Taxation of virtual currency Aleksandra Bal PhD thesis 2014 Abstract Download
A First Look at the Usability of Bitcoin Key Management Shayan Eskandari, David Barrera, Elizabeth Stobert, and Jeremy Clark Research Paper 2015 Download
Privacy in Bitcoin through decentralized mixers Olivier Coutu Master's thesis 2015 Abstract Download
Value Creation in Cryptocurrency Networks: Towards A Taxonomy of Digital Business Models for Bitcoin Companies Erol Kazan, Chee-Wee Tan, Eric T.K. Lim Research Paper 2015 Abstract Download
Authenticated Key Exchange over Bitcoin Patrick McCorry, Siamak F. Shahandashti, Dylan Clarke, Feng Hao Research Paper 2015 Download
Bitcoin and Beyond: A Technical Survey on Decentralized Digital Currencies Florian Tschorsch and Björn Scheuermann Research Paper 2015 Download
Bitcoin Duplex Micropayment Channels Christian Decker and Roger Wattenhofer Research Paper 2015 Download
The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja Research Paper 2015 Download
Bitcoin and the Uniform Commercial Code Jeanne L. Schroeder Research Paper 2015 Abstract Download
Economics beyond Financial Intermediation Saifedean Ammous Research Paper 2015 Download
Bitcoin and the Future of Digital Payments William J. Luther Research Paper 2015 Abstract Download
Profitability from Mining Bitcoins: Should You Still Enter the Bitcoin Mining Competition? Long-Term Simulation Analysis of the Profitability for a Single Miner Kärt Viilup Master's thesis 2015 Download
Secure Bitcoin Wallet Sevil Guler Master's thesis 2015 Download
Development of Universal Cryptocurrency Wallet Services: A Case Study of Bitplexus Priidu Neemre Master's thesis 2016 Download
Inverse Futures in Bitcoin Economy Aleksey Bragin SSRN Research Paper 2015 Download

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