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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Columbia University
26.9.2022
The most prestigious among the Big Apple’s multiple outstanding universities, 13th-ranked Columbia leverages its location to engage with the crypto community’s biggest organizations
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Peking University
26.9.2022
With more blockchain-related courses than any other school in mainland China, Peking University attains this year’s No. 14 spot. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
26.9.2022
With influential faculty working closely with local governments, Shanghai's 126-year-old university ranks at No. 12. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: University of Hong Kong
26.9.2022
The blockchain research and courses land the city’s go-to incubator for the next generation of financial talent at spot No. 11. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Nanyang Technological University
26.9.2022
One of the youngest institutions on the list is on a fast trajectory to the No. 10 ranking. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: University of New South Wales
26.9.2022
The most "comprehensive research-intensive university" in Australia lands at the No. 9 spot for its blockchain and fintech studies. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Tsinghua University
26.9.2022
Ranked No. 6, Asia’s top university overall has built a formidable academic reputation in blockchain and fintech. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Is Disney About to Make its Big Crypto Move into NFT, Metaverse and DeFi?
26.9.2022
Though it wouldn’t be its first step in this direction, there is yet another suggestion that the media giant the Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for a major move into the realms of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Disney is looking to hire...
Hong Kong Slips Down the Crypto Hub World Rankings - Can it Get Back to Winning Ways?
26.9.2022
With cryptocurrency investors increasingly worried about Hong Kong’s regulatory ambiguity on crypto, a number of major crypto-focused businesses and events have decided to move their activities to Singapore and other countries and territories considered as more friendly to their industry,...
WEF Launches Crypto Sustainability Coalition to Leverage Web3 Technologies in Climate Change Battle
26.9.2022
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched the Crypto Sustainability Coalition, an initiative dedicated to assessing the role of Web3 technologies in the fight against climate change. The organization, which is composed of 30 companies, educative groups, and other institutions, will research...
Disney seeks corporate lawyer for 'emerging technologies' and NFTs
26.9.2022
The role includes “full product life cycle legal advice and support for global NFT products," among other responsibilities
Blockchain firm sues Coinbase for $350M alleging patent infringement
26.9.2022
The plaintiff, Veritaseum believes that other centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges may have also unlawfully used the patent to facilitate crypto payments, trading, and staking services
Crypto License Bill Vetoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in Win for Industry
25.9.2022
The crypto industry has scored a win with California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill that would establish a licensing and regulatory framework for digital assets....
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Cross-chain Bridging is Broken - But We Know How to Fix It
25.9.2022
Kadan Stadelmann is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Komodo (KMD), a decentralized, open-source blockchain and a major player in blockchain interoperability and atomic swap technology.__________
As of August 2022, there’s been $2 billion total in crypto losses, with 69% of stolen crypto funds...
Moscow Exchange Suggests Issuing Crypto Receipts for Those Afraid of Blockchain
25.9.2022
The Moscow Exchange has proposed to legalize the issuance of receipts for digital financial assets. The trading platform says this will allow custodians to offer clients who are not ready for distributed ledgers to essentially work with securities. MOEX also plans to become a licensed crypto...
IRS Can Now Hunt Down America’s Crypto Tax Evaders After Landmark Ruling
24.9.2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has received authorization from a U.S. district judge to sniff out individuals who attempt to sidestep taxes on their cryptocurrency transactions. The order comes at a time when digital asset adoption is seeing a surge, and the number of crypto tax evaders...
NFTs bring in-game ownership to a new level, says Blokhaus founder
24.9.2022
NFTs improve interactivity by allowing users to unlock fully modular, community-driven in-game experiences to which they own the pieces, explains Mark Soares, the founder of Blokhaus Inc
Tether Reveals USDT Stablecoin Is Now Supported by Polkadot
23.9.2022
Tether is now live on 15 different blockchain networks, according to the company’s latest announcement on Friday as the firm detailed that it is now supported by the Polkadot blockchain system. The stablecoin’s new support follows the token being added to the Near Protocol 11 days...
Who Are Binance’s Magnificent 11 and Why Are They So Important for its Global Success?
23.9.2022
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced the creation of an eleven-person all-star team of experts in public policy, government, finance, economics, and corporate governance to spearhead its global success. ...
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Pantera Capital's CEO suggests Blockchain growth will continue despite economic turmoil
23.9.2022
The venture capitalist predicted blockchain would perform based on its own fundamentals, similar to Amazon and Apple