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Major Latin American University Launches Specialization Featuring Crypto-Related Topics
18.12.2020
One of the biggest and most laureate universities in Latin America approved the launch of a Financial Engineering specialization course, whose modules cover crypto and blockchain-related subjects, marking it a historic landmark across the region’s educational sector. Mexico’s Biggest...
University's epic burn: Researchers say Ripple's protocol ‘may fail badly’
4.12.2020
According to researchers at the University of Bern, the presence of faulty or malicious nodes on the Ripple network could have “devastating effects.”
Oxford and Cambridge Universities to Face off in Crypto Trading Duel
26.11.2020
The rivalry between students from the UK’s universities of Oxford and Cambridge is about to take on a crypto bent.
Their history of (usually friendly) antagonism dates back centuries, perhaps as far as to 1209 when, per Cambridge records, a group of Oxford scholars fled from hostile townsfolk...
Forget Boat Races, Oxford and Cambridge Students Will Soon Compete to Trade Bitcoin
26.11.2020
Students from both universities will take part in an algorithmic trading competition hosted by investor analytics firm APEX:E3
Penny universities: Anglická kavárna v 17. století provokovala pivovarníky i mocné
25.11.2020
Penny universities: Anglická kavárna v 17. století provokovala pivovarníky i mocné
Arizona State University adopts blockchain-based app to track COVID-19
19.11.2020
Universities have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some, at least, are choosing their test-and-trace technology wisely
Blockchain Goes to College
9.10.2020
How schools are experimenting with blockchain tech in their operations and working out how to teach it in the classroom
Blockchain Bites: Crypto’s Top Universities, Bitcoin’s New Addresses, MetaMask’s Token Swaps
7.10.2020
MetaMask unveiled token swaps, a rise in new bitcoin addresses invites speculation and Ripple threatened to leave the U.S. for a friendlier regulatory environment
The Top Universities for Blockchain – Methodology
6.10.2020
CoinDesk's 2020 university rankings rate institutions from scholarly impact to employment outcomes. Here is the full story of how we did it
The Top Universities for Blockchain
6.10.2020
CoinDesk's 2020 blockchain university rankings are the most nuanced, rigorous, and defensible rankings of their kind. See the winners here
Cosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto Resurgence
2.10.2020
Cosmos and its ATOM token are finding success among university students in India during the 2020 bull market
Penn State set to host its own node for an enterprise blockchain
1.10.2020
Penn State snagged one of GoChain's node operator spots
BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
20.8.2020
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months
Ransomware Negotiations Revealed: Flattery and Empathy Works
20.8.2020
New details reveal the unusual strategies employed by ransomware negotiators in a recent attack on the University of California
20 Top Universities Join Oasis Blockchain Network's Data Program
14.8.2020
The Oasis Foundation has announced a new University Program, bringing together blockchain societies from leading universities like MIT and Cornell
Covid-19 Affects North Dakota Colleges & Universities, Masks Mandatory
25.7.2020
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education at a special meeting on July 23, 2020, adopted a resolution, which requires North Dakota’s 11 colleges and universities to encourage wearing masks at their campus to stop the spread of COVID-19 when they reopen in the fall. The board called the meeting...
Microsoft, EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals
23.6.2020
A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market
Akon City: $6 Billion Cryptocurrency City Set to Begin Construction
20.6.2020
Akon City, a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed city” founded by famous singer Akon, is ready to begin construction, with a plan to use the akoin cryptocurrency exclusively. Phase one of Akon City’s construction will include roads, a hospital, a mall, hotels, and a school. There...
Ransomware Strikes Three US Universities
4.6.2020
Three US-based universities were targeted by the NetWalker ransomware group over the last seven days
Canadian University Adds Two Blockchain Programs to Meet Job Demands
29.5.2020
Canada-based York University will start two new blockchain education programs in September 2020 in order to meet rising demand for professionals in the field