Overview
Bitcoin’s algoritms are robust, but the same cannot be said of the external Bitcoin ecosystem that most users depend on.
The weaknesses of the Bitcoin ecosystem are often neglected or overlooked by Bitcoin champions, and institutional regulations are dismissed as wasteful intrusions. Yet these external entities, like the exchanges that most Bitcoin users employ, represent risks that often defeat the security benefits of the core Bitcoin architecture.
Learn More About This Report & Javelin
Related content
Imagining a Cardless U.S. Payments Landscape, Part 2
The physical card—whether credit, debit, or prepaid—is the great driver of transactions across the payments landscape, wielded by large percentages of consumers regardless of age. ...
2025 Emerging Payments Trends
In 2025, Payments will continue to feel the impact of three key trends that have been at work for the last decade and more. 2025 is the time when the nature of these impact will be...
What Mobile Wallets Are Doing to Defend Against Competitive Threats
OS-based mobile wallets, particularly Apple’s, maintain the dominant share of the market. But challengers are coming in various alternative payment forms (such as account-to-accoun...
Make informed decisions in a digital financial world