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From NFL to NFTs, Tim Tebow Gets Into the College Game With Solana-Based Platform
7.11.2022
The two-time national champion and Heisman trophy winner discusses why he got into crypto and what his Solana-backed platform looks to do for athletes
Crypto Goes to College
30.9.2022
As traditional financial firms expand into crypto, they will look for traditional hiring credentials, creating a sea change at universities and the crypto job market overall. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Why Would Anyone Take a College Course on Urbit?
28.9.2022
Why Would Anyone Take a College Course on Urbit?
28.9.2022
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: University College London
26.9.2022
With four blockchain graduate programs, the top U.K. school on our list lands at No. 7. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: King's College London
26.9.2022
The No. 50-ranked school offers two master's with blockchain and crypto modules. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Trinity College Dublin
26.9.2022
A high number of citations on the blockchain research papers propelled this school to No. 44. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Imperial College London
26.9.2022
Four student blockchain clubs attest to high demand at the No. 23 school. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Meta to Open 10 Metaverse Campuses as Part of $150 Million Immersive Learning Project
6.9.2022
Meta, the metaverse-focused social media company, is helping universities get their own virtual reality campuses online. The company will be opening 10 virtual campuses as part of its Immersive Learning project, which seeks to take education to virtual reality environments. In partnership with...
8 Fantastic Back-To-School Video Games To Close Out Your Summer
27.8.2022
Barring drying leaves and the uptick in yellow school buses come late August, the signal that a new semester was starting, to me, was the way the air started to smell. Post-graduation, I let the seasons change without fanfare.But usually, I’d notice that in summer, a puff of warm wind smells sweet...
Just How Long Should Alt Text Be?
27.5.2022
I teach a class over at the local college here in Long Beach and a majority of the content is hosted on the Canvas LMS so students can access it online. And, naturally, I want the content to be as …
Just How Long Should Alt Text Be? originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get...
Biden Administration Lowballs Inflation Predictions, Report Says Americans Are ‘Fixated’ on Dollar Value
29.3.2022
As inflation continues to wreak havoc on American wallets, the U.S. dollar’s lack of purchasing power has been affecting nearly every U.S. resident’s spending decisions. On Monday, U.S. president Biden and his administration predicted lower inflation forecasts as officials announced...
Draftkings Reveals 2022 College Hoops NFT Collection for March Madness
15.3.2022
On March 15, the American fantasy sports contest and betting company Draftkings announced the company’s first in-house digital collectibles campaign called the “Primetime NFT Series.” The first Draftkings’ NFT series drop will be the “2022 College Hoops...
Visa seeks new college grads for Crypto Development Program
15.3.2022
Successful candidates will, among many other tasks, "define Visa’s crypto strategy and identify new product opportunities."
Visa Looking to Hire College Students to Develop In-House Crypto Talent
14.3.2022
Hirees will build expertise in areas such as DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies, according to the payment giant’s job listing
How behavioral tokenomics could facilitate the creation of a circular economy
3.3.2022
Cointelegraph tech reporter Tom Farren visited Imperial College London to gain firsthand insight into its joint project with Iota and the potential use cases for DLT in the environmental space
London College Student Robbed at Knifepoint by 8 Thugs for $93K in Bitcoin
26.9.2021
Recently a student from the University of Kent in London was robbed at knifepoint for his bitcoin. After eight thugs stormed his dorm room and demanded that he reveal his crypto credentials and passwords, the student was forced to leave the campus and he moved back home. Freshmen College Student...
Governments Need to Stop Dismissing Crypto as Illicit Payments and Reckless Speculation, Says El-Erian
2.8.2021
Mohamed El-Erian, an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy Funds Management, says that “The time has come for more western governments to stop dismissing the crypto revolution as some mix of illicit payments schemes and reckless financial speculation.” Western Governments Urged to Stop...
Report Claims Harvard, Yale, and Brown University Endowments Have Been Discreetly Buying Bitcoin
26.1.2021
According to sources familiar with the matter, a number of Ivy League universities including the University of Michigan, Brown, Yale, and Harvard endowments have been discreetly purchasing cryptocurrencies. The prominent schools have been reportedly leveraging exchanges like Coinbase and other...
Blockchain-Backed Election Art Sells for $66K, Animation Changes After Electoral College Decision
11.11.2020
While Americans wait for the official outcome of the electoral college, a blockchain-backed non-fungible token (NFT) called “Crossroad” will change to one of two animations featuring the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump. The animated election-based “Crossroad” NFT recently...