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University accepts digital asset donations to fund crypto-related activities
14.1.2022
The SDSU announced that it’s accepting donations in cryptocurrency to fund activities that promote crypto adoption within the university
Work X – Tokenizing Your Skills
5.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 5 Jan 2022: For many years, getting a diploma from a university or other institution was the only way to prove you possess specific skills for a job. However, the question arises to what extent a diploma proves that a candidate is able to perform in a job. With...
Wharton’s Professor Warns About Inflation, Predicts Many Rate Hikes, Says Bitcoin Has Replaced Gold for Millennials
3.1.2022
A finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has warned about inflation and the Fed hiking rates many more times than the market expects. He also said that bitcoin has become the new gold for the millennials. Finance Professor on Bitcoin and Inflation Wharton’s...
Cornell Professor of Economics: Defi Promise Is Real but Bitcoin May Not Last Much Longer
18.12.2021
A Cornell University economics professor says that the promise of decentralized finance (defi) using blockchain technology is real but bitcoin may not last that much longer. Nonetheless, he admitted bitcoin “has really set off a revolution that ultimately might benefit all of us either...
Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury
16.12.2021
The funds from EduDAO will be used for research, education and entrepreneurship in Web 3 technologies among the world's top universities
IOST Partners With Unic’s Institute for the Future to Empower Women in Blockchain
14.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The partnership aims to support, promote, and inspire female leads in the blockchain space, offering annual endowed studentships to the University of Nicosia’s leading MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency. NICOSIA, CYPRUS— December 2021. The Institute For the Future...
How to Use an iPad for WordPress Theme Development
7.12.2021
I recently started university and, before buying a MacBook Air (the M1 chips are amazing by the way), I had to use an iPad Pro for class. However, being a Computer Science student meant I had to find a way …
5 year study: Can token rewards improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa?
3.12.2021
A Kenyan university and a blockchain healthcare provider will join forces to study whether Africa’s HIV crisis can be helped by using crypto and blockchain technology
University of Melbourne and Algorand Foundation to Build Blockchain Courses
26.11.2021
A new association between the University of Melbourne and the Algorand foundation has been declared. This will pave the way for the facilitation of world-class education on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology courses. Coming together is a part of the larger plan of the Algorand foundation...
Zanzibar Government Keen to Get Stakeholders’ View on Cryptocurrencies
15.11.2021
Zanzibar is keen on getting stakeholders’ views on the viability of adopting digital currencies before a final decision is made, a government minister has said. The Importance of Getting the Views of Stakeholders In his remarks during an interview with The Citizen, Mudrick Soraga, who is...
University of Cambridge to launch decentralized carbon credit marketplace on the Tezos blockchain
10.11.2021
The university hopes the move will raise funding for large-scale conservation and restoration initiatives
Overwatch Player Kim "Alarm" Kyeong-Bo Dies At 20
8.11.2021
The official Twitter account of Overwatch esports team the Philadelphia Fusion announced that Kim “Alarm” Kyeong-Bo has passed away. He was 20 years old. Read more
U.S. Senator Heartbroken Men Watch Porn And Play Video Games
1.11.2021
Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, took the stage at the National Conservatism Conference yesterday to decry the war on men. In a long and meandering speech, he sounded the alarm about falling marriage rates and college attendance, and argued that more and more men are dropping out of...
A New Academic Paper Describes 3 Attack Methods Against an Ethereum PoS Chain
31.10.2021
Following the Altair upgrade on the Ethereum network, the protocol’s native cryptocurrency reached a new all-time price high. Altair is the next step for the Ethereum’s network’s proof-of-stake (PoS) transition. However, a recently submitted white paper explains that a group...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Taunts Economist Steve Hanke After Bitcoin’s Price Skyrockets
17.10.2021
On October 15, the day bitcoin’s price surpassed the $60K per unit handle, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele taunted the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, over his recent statements. At the time, the well known economist warned that El Salvador faces...
Economics Professor Warns ‘Cryptocurrencies May Contribute to Monetary and Financial Instability’
16.10.2021
Cornell University’s professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, has warned that “Cryptocurrencies may contribute to monetary and financial instability.” He added that the risk is amplified if the industry is unregulated and lacks...
Jack Dorsey Says Square Is Considering Building a ‘Bitcoin Mining System Based on Custom Silicon’
16.10.2021
Following the latest report from Cambridge University that shows a large percentage of the Bitcoin network’s hashrate resides in the United States, the CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, has announced that Square is considering building a “bitcoin mining system based on custom...
Geographic Distribution Data Shows US Takes Leading Bitcoin Mining Position After China’s Crackdown
13.10.2021
After China has reigned for a number of consecutive years as the dominant bitcoin mining epicenter of the world, the United States has “taken the leading position in bitcoin mining,” according to new data from Cambridge University. Data Shows US, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation Rule...
Tanzania Central Bank Heeding Call to Prepare for Crypto, Economists Express Reservations
5.10.2021
While the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) executives continue to reiterate the central bank’s willingness to heed the government’s call to prepare for cryptocurrencies, some economists insist Tanzania lacks the resources needed for it to adopt such digital currencies. Economists: Tanzania...
South African University to Commence Blockchain and Digital Currency Education in November
4.10.2021
A South African university, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has revealed it will commence blockchain and digital currency classes starting in November. According to the institution, students that enroll and complete the $693 six-week course will be issued a legal certificate. Better Understanding...