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Top universities have added crypto to the curriculum
15.4.2022
Universities have been helping with blockchain-related research for quite some time and, now, some world-class universities have added the technology to their curriculum
Cambridge University launches crypto research project with IMF and BIS
1.3.2022
Some regulators were recently concerned about the alleged lack of consistent and transparent data on crypto markets
Students Mining Crypto in Dorms May Face Criminal Prosecution in Russia, Lawyer Says
11.2.2022
University students in Russia minting digital currencies in their dormitories risk penalties and even criminal charges, according to a legal expert quoted by local media. The warning comes as Russian authorities are trying to curb crypto mining with cheap energy in residential areas. Mining...
Bitcoin is new gold for millennials, Wharton’s finance professor says
3.1.2022
Gold disappointed investors in 2021 as a traditional hedge against inflation, seeing its worst year since 2015
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
Ethereum Might Dethrone Bitcoin as Best Crypto Store of Value, Study Argues
4.12.2021
A recent paper authored by members of several universities, including Sydney and Macquarie, argues that recent changes in Ethereum monetary policy are making it a better store of value than bitcoin. The deflationary effect that the EIP-1559 proposal has caused in the issuance of the currency...
DeFi literacy: Universities embrace decentralized finance education
2.9.2021
A small number of universities are beginning to offer DeFi courses to help students and the general public better understand the technology
Russian ‘Time Capsule’ to Facilitate Inheritance of Crypto Assets
29.7.2021
Researchers in Moscow are developing a new service that will allow users to transfer digital data to their heirs, including crypto keys. The Russian “time capsule” will be capable of storing and relaying other private information as well such as a record of the whereabouts of valuable...
Blockchain Groups From Major Universities Are Powerful Voters in Defi Governance Protocols
14.7.2021
Data shows a number of groups from major universities are participating in decentralized finance (defi) governance. For instance, out of 15 of the largest voters in Uniswap’s last governance proposal, six of the major voters were tied to universities like Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, Penn...
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and ConsenSys create COVID-19 digital passport
15.6.2021
The COVID-19 Digital Health Passport will be trialed by healthcare professionals in Hong Kong. Later on, patients will be able to access the passport through a mobile app
Specialized workforce needed as crypto and blockchain courses enter colleges
3.6.2021
Some universities and colleges are offering blockchain and crypto courses as the job market heats up, but will students be enticed to take them?
The new digital, decentralized economy needs academic validation
1.5.2021
Black sheep and white papers: In order to achieve what it promises, the crypto revolution must be led by scientists and researchers
UBRI Partners with 3 Universities for CBDC Research
28.4.2021
Renowned Ripple’s UBRI project, i.e., University Blockchain Research Initiative, that runs accelerator programs for Blockchain, has partnered with NYU Abu Dhabi, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Reykjavik University, Iceland. This partnership aims to promote research and engage...
Romanian university plans to accept crypto payments for admission fees
11.4.2021
The academic institution with a student body of roughly 11,000 said the addition of crypto payments was part of a plan to support local businesses like Elrond
UC Berkeley partners with Parity Technologies to bolster blockchain curriculum
4.3.2021
UC Berkeley, once known for its activism and progressive atmosphere, is now also major player in blockchain education
4 top universities submit CBDC designs to the Bank of Canada
11.2.2021
Following initial discussions with the Bank of Canada, four top universities have submitted design proposals for a central bank digital currency
Blockchain Bites: Universities Are Gaining Bitcoin Exposure as Institutional ETH Appetite Grows
26.1.2021
Meanwhile, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said crypto qua crypto fails as currency qua currency, though dissidents like Alexey Navalny might disagree
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...
Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources
25.1.2021
University endowments that backed blockchain VCs in 2018 have started buying crypto directly from Coinbase
Antitrust watchdogs around the world are going back to school to study blockchain and AI
20.1.2021
Gearing up for new battles against data-driven monopolies, antitrust enforcers may well look to blockchain as a way of getting honest data from companies they don't trust