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University of Wyoming Launches Bitcoin Research Institute to Produce High-Quality Publications
31.7.2024
The University of Wyoming has launched a Bitcoin research institute to produce high-quality peer-reviewed publications about bitcoin from all academic disciplines. The institute’s director highlighted the need for informed research, criticizing previous work for its lack of fundamental...
Former DCG Advisor Larry Summers Named Among Academics Linked to Epstein List
8.1.2024
Image Source: Harvard Magazine Larry Summers, a former Digital Currency Group (DCG) advisor, has been named as one of several academics in connection with the infamous American financier Jeffrey Epstein. The link has come to light as part of a recent disclosure of court documents, infamously known...
Lack of ‘qualified people’ without more Web3 education, say academics
30.9.2022
Blockchain Academy International’s Huxley Peckham says there are already 60 different industries using blockchain tech today
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Soars Past $24K on Favorable CPI; Governments Focus Too Much on Crypto’s Economic Importance, Australia Academics Argue
11.8.2022
Professors from The University of Sydney say that as governments consider different initiatives, they are overlooking crypto’s social and cultural significance; bitcoin and other cryptos rise
Mental health support prime for decentralization, say academics
3.8.2022
A shortage of mental health services in the future could be solved with a Web3-powered mental health support network, suggests academics
Group of Tech Pros, Academics Urges Washington to Turn its Back on Crypto Lobbyists
1.6.2022
A collective comprising 26 IT experts and professionals has slammed crypto, accusing blockchain and crypto of “not being decentralized” – and has petitioned United States politicians to crack down on the sector and its lobbyists....
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Computer scientists and academics pursue efforts to stop crypto lobbying in US
1.6.2022
Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier said in a report that blockchain is not secure and not really decentralized
Blockchain Expo Tokyo Series Set to Take Business Scene by Storm
10.3.2020
Taking place April 1 – 3, Japan’s premier blockchain exposition, Blockchain Expo Tokyo, will feature industry-leading speakers including CEOs, academics, and government officials. The exhibition floor will be packed with companies from various industries, with each focusing on harnessing the power...
Close to 14,000 Google Scholar Articles Mentioned Bitcoin in 2019
25.12.2019
On January 3, 2020, the Bitcoin network officially turns 11 and the technology has transformed the lives of many. Since blockchain’s inception, scholars and economists have rigorously studied and written thousands of academic papers covering the subject. In 2019, there were more than 13,700...
French Ministry of Education Publishes Bitcoin Resource Guide for Educators
1.11.2019
As digital currencies transform the world, concepts like Bitcoin continue to percolate into academic courses and higher education worldwide. The French Ministry of National Education’s recently published economics and social sciences resource guide for teachers discusses cryptographic money...
Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto
10.6.2019
For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested