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A possible privacy CBDC
23.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 18 December, 2019 “Never assume the obvious is true.” - William Safire In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Stanford University funding blockchain startup touted as the 'Microsoft for blockchain' ECB believes that a private payment...
Why Quantum Computing’s Threat to Crypto May Be Further out Than Previously Thought
22.12.2019
According to one researcher, quantum computing faces more hurdles than many realize when it comes to achieving viability in breaking encryption. In a recent report Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University, notes that there are issues...
A possible privacy CBDC
18.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 18 December, 2019 “Never assume the obvious is true.” - William Safire In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Stanford University funding blockchain startup touted as the 'Microsoft for blockchain' ECB believes that a...
Stanford Funds Blockchain Startup Touted as ‘the Microsoft for Blockchain’
17.12.2019
Stanford alumni receive funding from Stanford, Charles Schwab and others for blockchain startup named Alchemy
BlockchainArmy Chairman & Co-founder Erol User Delivers Speech at Aydin University
4.12.2019
Erol User, the renowned Chairman and Co-founder of venture creation and capital advisory firm, BlockchainArmy, recently addressed a gathering of elite business personalities in Aydin University, Istanbul. The auspicious event saw the presence of guests from Italy, Israel, Greece, Pakistan, and many...
Photonics Bitcoin Mining Tech Aims to ‘Democratize’ Energy Use
29.11.2019
Three researchers have published a paper at Cornell University’s arxiv.org proposing a system called Optical Proof of Work (OPOW) to potentially be employed in Bitcoin mining. According to the paper, “heavy reliance on electricity has created scalability issues, environmental concerns...
Harvard University Stages ‘Digital Currency Wars’ Crisis Simulation
22.11.2019
Harvard University’s Digital Currency Wars simulation considers a hypothetical future crisis scenario involving a DPRK nuke purchase facilitated by a digital yuan
Bitcoin ETF Could Help Stabilize the Market: Paul Atkins Backstage at The Capital
14.11.2019
Paul Atkins, the former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Greene, a visiting research fellow at the Center for Digital Financial Assets at Tsinghua University, spoke to The Capital backstage yesterday, during day two of CoinMarkCap’s […]
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S Korean Crypto Stance Under Pressure, Ripple Invests in University
30.10.2019
A group of blockchain advocates has made a fresh bid to change the South Korean government’s stance on cryptocurrencies – and has held talks with one of the country’s top financial regulators.
Fn Today reports that Oh Gap-soo, the president of the Korea Blockchain Association, met with Korea...
Indian University Students Create Blockchain-Based System for Online Voting
21.10.2019
Students from the Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women in India have created a blockchain-based system for online voting
Education Index Launches World’s First Blockchain-based University Application Platform
21.10.2019
UK-based start-up Education Index has launched Libereka, a blockchain-based international student recruitment platform. Students can open an account on Libereka and store their degree or diploma certificates, certificates in extra-curricular activities such as sports or arts, letters...
University of Malta Introduces Blockchain and DLT Master’s Degree
21.10.2019
The University of Malta introduced a master’s program in blockchain and DLT
You Can Now Get a Master’s in Blockchain From a School in (Where Else?) Malta
20.10.2019
The multidisciplinary masters' program is Malta’s latest in a national campaign to become a global blockchain business and education hub
What Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Said in His Defense of ‘Free Expression’
17.10.2019
No mention of Libra
Survey: Chinese Students Want Crypto Jobs, 8% Own Cryptocurrencies
17.10.2019
A poll conducted among university students in China indicates that many of them see a bright future for cryptocurrencies in their country. A quarter of the respondents said they would seek employment in the industry that deals with digital assets and related technologies. Approximately one in...
Bitcoin’s Smallest Unit ‘Satoshi’ Added to Oxford English Dictionary
15.10.2019
Oxford University Press published its recent quarterly report which revealed the term ‘satoshi’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) database. The word represents the “smallest monetary unit in the Bitcoin digital payment system,” according to the definition....
Ripple Hosts Blockchain Research Event at University of California
7.10.2019
More than 200 academics and developers gathered to discuss Ripple's developer platform and global payment network
XinFin, Black Tier Solutions and Blockchain at Michigan Announce Joint Partnership
28.9.2019
Black Tier Solutions announced a partnership with Blockchain at Michigan.
Black Tier Solutions will be responsible for assisting the University of Michigan Blockchain group to develop a tokenized student rewards program and a tokenized gaming platform using XinFin Hybrid technology.
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Swiss University Fights Fake Diplomas With Blockchain Technology
22.9.2019
The University of St. Gallen in Switzerland fights fake diplomas by using blockchain technology
Japanese University Allegedly Lost $1 Million in Fraudulent Crypto-Investment
21.9.2019
In a yet another incident of fund embezzlement, Japanese authorities have started an investigation against Meijo Gakuin Educational Corporation. The Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, reported that the educational group had lost $1 million in cryptocurrency investment and this amount had been...