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Why Bitcoin Could Never Have Been Invented In a University

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An invention like Bitcoin couldn’t be created in universities, but a shift toward interdisciplinary study can make further breakthroughs possible.

This is an opinion editorial by Korok Ray, an associate professor at the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University and Director of the Mays Innovation Research Center.

Since the announcement of its inception in October 2008, Bitcoin has reached a market capitalization of over $ 1 trillion. Its growth has drawn both retail and institutional investment, as the financial community now begins to see it as a legitimate store of value and an alternative to traditional assets like gold. Innovations in second-layer settlements like the Lightning Network make it increasingly possible for bitcoin to serve as a medium of exchange.  Read more...

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Intelligent Mobility initiative by University of Nevada, Reno selects Filament’s blockchain IoT technology for autonomous vehicle smart city project

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Intelligent Mobility initiative by University of Nevada, Reno, selects Filament’s blockchain IoT technology for autonomous vehicle smart city project
The Intelligent Mobility initiative by the University of Nevada, Reno has selected complete enterprise blockchain Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider Filament’s blockchain IoT technology for autonomous vehicle smart city project. The selection will see Filament develop a new standard founded…

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Israeli University Sues Professor for Zero-Knowledge Proofs Technology

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Israeli University Suing Professor for Zero-Knowledge Proofs Technology

A leading Israeli university is suing one of its own senior staff members for allegedly creating a zero-knowledge proofs technology company based on the intellectual property the professor developed while working for the institution.

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The Technion Wants a Piece of Starkware

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, a research university established in 1912, has filed a lawsuit in the Haifa District Court against computer science lecturer Prof. Eli Ben-Sasson, claiming that he acted in violation of the institution’s intellectual property regulations. Ben-Sasson is the co-founder and Chief Scientist of the blockchain technology startup Starkware and the Technion now demands from the court the transfer of 50% of all his shares in the company.  Read more...

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University of Luxembourg joins Ripple Blockchain Research Initiative

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University of Luxembourg joins Ripple Blockchain Research Initiative
The University of Luxembourg announced in a press release it sent to CoinReport that it has joined the University Blockchain Research Initiative, a multi-year, multi-million-euro research program backed by Ripple, a provider of top enterprise blockchain solutions for universal payments. Ripple’s fun…

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BitMart Partners with Stony Brook University, Marking A New Era for Blockchain Education

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Unbanked Iranian University Students Turn to Bitcoin to Pay Tuition

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Stranded Iranian students in the United Kingdom have turned to Bitcoin as a tool to circumvent the economic sanctions placed on their country, according to a Guardian report. Parsa Sadat, a law student at the University of Reading, is among a bevy of Iranian students who can’t pay their tuition fees and are completely stranded at school after Iran was hit with sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump last month.  Read more...

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500-Year Old Swiss University Makes Vitalik Buterin an Honorary Doctor

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The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Switzerland’s oldest institution of higher learning, the University of Basel. According to the university’s Faculty of Business and Economics, which awarded Buterin the honorary doctorate, the award is ‘in recognition of his contribution to promoting decentralization and equal rights of participation in

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Tezos Korea Foundation Joins Forces with Yonsei University to Promote Blockchain

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The South Korean arm of the Tezos Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yonsei University for the development of unique talents and expertise in blockchain technology, according to a press release  published by Tezos. The release reads: “Through this agreement, both sides will strengthen the expertise of the blockchain and education expertise,

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University of Tokyo Launches Blockchain Course with Ethereum Foundation Backing

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The University of Tokyo began offering a blockchain course at its graduate engineering school, thanks to an $ 800,000 donation from a consortium that includes the Ethereum Foundation and Japanese banking juggernaut Sumitomo Mitsui. The class — called the “Blockсhain Innovation Donation Course” — was rolled out on November 1 and will run through October 2021,

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Korea’s KAIST University Adds Blockchain Application Courses to Curriculum

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Korea’s KAIST University Adds Blockchain Application Courses to Curriculum

South Korea’s leading technology university, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is working with Theta Labs, the first blockchain-based video delivery system, to introduce students to an entirely new set of coursework regarding the applications of blockchain technology.  

“We’re kicking things off with a seminar at the electrical engineering school this Friday [the 16th] where we’ll be providing a high-level overview of blockchain technology and current trends in development,” Theta Labs CEO Mitch Liu told Bitcoin Magazine.  Read more...

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University of Guelph Joins Left to Build Mesh Networks in Canadian North

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The School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph has partnered with an award-winning startup to revolutionize connectivity across Northern Canada.

The Maple Ridge-based tech company Left has teamed up with the University of Guelph to launch a $ 2.1 million project with Mitacs to spread Mitacs’ patented mobile mesh network to a wide range of remote communities in Canada.

This is the largest partnership the School of Computer Science has ever undertaken, incorporating “120 graduate student internships over five years, from universities across Canada.” Left and Mitacs are providing the majority of the funding for this project, while the cooperation of universities across Canada will lay the groundwork for an ambitious connectivity project.  Read more...

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Cryptojacking Attack Forces Canadian University to Shut Down Entire Network

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St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada has been targeted by cryptocurrency mining malware in a cyberattack that has forced the institution to shut down its entire network for the better part of a week as system administrators struggle to root out the malware. Known as “cryptojacking,” the practice has become recognised as a

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Monero Developer’s New Startup is Launching a Free Blockchain University

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monero mining malwareSouth African blockchain startup Tari Labs has unveiled a free online university that makes training accessible to local and international blockchain developers. Tari was developed and launched earlier this year by local blockchain expert and Monero promoter Riccardo Spagni alongside American investors, Naiveen Jain and Dan Teree. Reasoning Behind New Project Tari particularly aims to readdress

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$29 Billion Yale University Endowment Invests in Two Crypto Funds

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Yale University’s $ 29.4 billion endowment fund was the top-performing endowment over the past fiscal year, and now it has made a new bet on the future of digital assets. According to a recent report by CNBC, David Swensen, who’s known as Yale’s ‘Warren Buffett,’ has invested in Andreessen Horowitz’s $ 300 million dedicated crypto fund. While Swensen’s investment in crypto is […]
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Yale University Has Invested in Two Cryptocurrency Funds: Report

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The “herd” of institutional investors that cryptocurrency bulls such as Mike Novogratz have perennially said is just over the horizon is finally making an appearance, as reports have emerged that one of the world’s largest university endowments has invested in two cryptocurrency funds. Yale University Endowment Makes Cryptocurrency Play Citing an anonymous source familiar with

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Tether Has No Real Impact on Bitcoin price: University Researcher

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Contrary to the somewhat-popular idea that tether (USDT) issuance is used to manipulate crypto markets by boosting the price of bitcoin, a new academic study by researcher Wang Chun Wei of the University of Queensland Business School shows that the most widely-used stablecoin in fact has a negligible effect. Tether and the 2017 Bitcoin Price

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University of Malta Launches €300,000 Blockchain Scholarship Fund

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Malta continues to take the lead in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector with an interesting new development in the educational sector. The University of Malta and the Malta Information Technology Agency have signed an agreement where a fund of EUR300,000 will be made available for those students who wish to pursue their studies in blockchain

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World Renowned Oxford University To Establish New Blockchain Research Centre

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World Renowned Oxford University To Establish New Blockchain Research Centre

University College, the oldest College at Oxford University have announced that they are to open a blockchain research centre, led by the ex-head of Oxford’s computer science department, Professor Bill Roscoe. This comes just as Coinbase released details of extensive research that has been carried out into looking at how cryptocurrency education is having a more prominent role within higher education institutes and Universities across the world.

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Blockchain Courses Popular With University Students, Coinbase Study Finds

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Crypto is making its entrance into the world’s academic scene, and students are lining up to learn.

A recent Coinbase study reveals that University students want to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Commissioned by Coinbase in partnership with Qriously, the survey sampled 675 U.S. students, and it found that students across all majors have an interest in blockchain technology.  Read more...

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