user139638: I am currently doing my Master's Thesis, and I really want it to be about blockchain technology, and specifically Bitcoin. I was wondering if anyone here has any ideas on improvements or further research that may be needed or even well-needed on the topic blockchain or Bitcoin.

user47827: The list is going to be very long so I'll point you to some resources instead.
Blockstream has a list of research areas and an archive of research papers here. Similarly Chaincode Labs and BitMEX.
There is a repository of open Bitcoin research problems and a working group on Bitcoin Contracting Primitives.
You can also subscribe to the bitcoin-dev and the lightning-dev mailing lists that often discuss research topics.

139638: <p>I am currently doing my Master's Thesis, and I really want it to be about blockchain technology, and specifically Bitcoin. I was wondering if anyone here has any ideas on improvements or further research that may be needed or even well-needed on the topic blockchain or Bitcoin.</p>
 47827: <p>The list is going to be very long so I'll point you to some resources instead.</p>
<p>Blockstream has a list of research areas and an archive of research papers <a href="https://blockstream.com/research/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. Similarly <a href="https://chaincode.com/research" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chaincode Labs</a> and <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/research/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BitMEX</a>.</p>
<p>There is a <a href="https://bitcoinproblems.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">repository</a> of open Bitcoin research problems and a <a href="https://github.com/ariard/bitcoin-contracting-primitives-wg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">working group</a> on Bitcoin Contracting Primitives.</p>
<p>You can also subscribe to the <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bitcoin-dev</a> and the <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lightning-dev</a> mailing lists that often discuss research topics.</p>
