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A response to the claim “dark tetrad” personality types are drawn to Bitcoin

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 4 min read

Boston Fed and MIT release the first results of their CBDC research

Ana Grabundzija · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Harvard, MIT, Oxford, others tap $2.5 billion BitDAO to aid blockchain education

Eight blockchain university groups aim to place “the power of targeted funding in the hands of a decentralized collective of students, faculty members, and alumni.”

Liam Frost · 5 months ago · 2 min read

20 Bitcoin schools to be built in El Salvador with surplus from Bitcoin Trust

The new schools constructed will support the cryptocurrency expansion in the nation and assist in educating the locals about the essentials of cryptocurrency trading.

Juhi Mirza · 6 months ago · 2 min read

Kusama parachain Moonriver records 1 million transactions in just 3 weeks

Moonriver has close to 100k wallet addresses on the network and over 650 ERC20 tokens have been created.

Lisa Gibbons · 8 months ago · 1 min read

‘Ivy League’ school Wharton gets $5 million in Bitcoin as donation

The school will use it to support its ‘Innovation in Finance’ program.

Shaurya Malwa · 12 months ago · 2 min read

Southeast Asia’s largest bank sees tenfold crypto trading volume growth in Q1

Institutional crypto trading platform DBS Digital Exchange saw its trading volume grow up to $40 million in just a few months.

Liam Frost · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Polkadot developer Parity Technologies to partner with UC Berkeley

Parity would work closely with Berkeley’s blockchain community on education and proficiency in blockchain and Substrate.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin basher Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini brands $13b DeFi industry “vaporware”

The decentralized finance space has seen a parabolic explosion since the start of 2020.

Nick Chong · 2 years ago · 2 min read

CoinMarketCap launches platform to incentivize learning about cryptocurrencies

CoinMarketCap, one of the largest coin tracking websites in the industry, has launched CoinMarketCap Earn.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Compound users now supplying over $1 billion in ETH assets; COMP a top-25 altcoin

Compound’s meteoric rise in the crypto-space is coupled with the rise of DeFi tokens and retail traders chasing the next moonshot.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

While the world struggles with crypto; China’s toughest university exams are quizzing students on Bitcoin

China’s moving at “Lambo” speed when it comes to digital currencies, blockchain, and Bitcoin.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

China, Korea, and Australia introduce blockchain and digital currency curricula to boost employment potential

Three major powers are betting on the long-term potential of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and blockchain.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Craig Wright’s university investigating reports of plagiarism in his PhD dissertation

Charles Sturt University is investigating reports of plagiarism in Craig Wright’s doctoral thesis, a spokesperson for the university said on Twitter.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Researcher: Craig Wright may have plagiarized several parts of his Ph.D. paper

Bitcoin SV proponent Doctor Craig Wright, termed “Faketoshi” for his claims about creating Bitcoin, could soon lose his “Doctor” designation if recent developments are found true and his PhD issuing university takes stern action.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 3 min read

Cardano’s-Parent IOHK donates $500,000 to the University of Wyoming

IOHK, the company behind the Cardano project, has donated $500,000 to the University of Wyoming.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Yale Economics Professors advocate for Bitcoin portfolio allocation

Analysts have long pointed to Bitcoin’s lack of mainstream credibility as one primary factor that has been stunting its growth, but this appears to be shifting, as prominent economics professors at a major Ivy League university are now advocating for all investors to allocate Bitcoin and a handful of major altcoins to their investment portfolios.

Cole Petersen · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin mining profitability, electricity consumption, and efficiency—new data from the University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge recently launched an index for tracking the electricity consumption from Bitcoin mining.

Priyeshu Garg · 3 years ago · 4 min read

Manipulation rampant on decentralized crypto exchanges says latest research

Multiple cases of “Flash Boys” type automated trading bots have been found working on decentralized exchanges.

Priyeshu Garg · 3 years ago · 3 min read

Harvard endowment invests in Blockstack cryptocurrency tokens

The Harvard University endowment fund made an unprecedented investment in the cryptocurrency tokens of blockchain startup Blockstack, enabling the company to raise $48 million in its private token sale.

Priyanka Saxena · 3 years ago · 2 min read

This is why the IMF hates Bitcoin

Brokerage giant Nomura starts offering Asian clients BTC derivatives

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Sorare partners with Major League Baseball to launch fantasy NFT Game

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Robinhood stock surges after SBF acquires 7.6% stake in retail trading giant

Customers sue Coinbase for promoting and trading the GYEN token

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Record amounts of crypto were stolen in DeFi hacks last quarter

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Europeans profited the most from crypto trading in 2021

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A response to the claim “dark tetrad” personality types are drawn to Bitcoin

Boston Fed and MIT release the first results of their CBDC research

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20 Bitcoin schools to be built in El Salvador with surplus from Bitcoin Trust

Kusama parachain Moonriver records 1 million transactions in just 3 weeks

‘Ivy League’ school Wharton gets $5 million in Bitcoin as donation

Southeast Asia’s largest bank sees tenfold crypto trading volume growth in Q1

Polkadot developer Parity Technologies to partner with UC Berkeley

Bitcoin basher Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini brands $13b DeFi industry “vaporware”

CoinMarketCap launches platform to incentivize learning about cryptocurrencies

Compound users now supplying over $1 billion in ETH assets; COMP a top-25 altcoin

While the world struggles with crypto; China’s toughest university exams are quizzing students on Bitcoin

China, Korea, and Australia introduce blockchain and digital currency curricula to boost employment potential

Craig Wright’s university investigating reports of plagiarism in his PhD dissertation

Researcher: Craig Wright may have plagiarized several parts of his Ph.D. paper

Cardano’s-Parent IOHK donates $500,000 to the University of Wyoming

Yale Economics Professors advocate for Bitcoin portfolio allocation

Bitcoin mining profitability, electricity consumption, and efficiency—new data from the University of Cambridge

Manipulation rampant on decentralized crypto exchanges says latest research

Harvard endowment invests in Blockstack cryptocurrency tokens

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Academia News

Harvard, MIT, Oxford, others tap $2.5 billion BitDAO to aid blockchain education

20 Bitcoin schools to be built in El Salvador with surplus from Bitcoin Trust

Kusama parachain Moonriver records 1 million transactions in just 3 weeks

‘Ivy League’ school Wharton gets $5 million in Bitcoin as donation

Southeast Asia’s largest bank sees tenfold crypto trading volume growth in Q1

Polkadot developer Parity Technologies to partner with UC Berkeley

Bitcoin basher Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini brands $13b DeFi industry “vaporware”

CoinMarketCap launches platform to incentivize learning about cryptocurrencies

Compound users now supplying over $1 billion in ETH assets; COMP a top-25 altcoin

While the world struggles with crypto; China’s toughest university exams are quizzing students on Bitcoin

China, Korea, and Australia introduce blockchain and digital currency curricula to boost employment potential

Craig Wright’s university investigating reports of plagiarism in his PhD dissertation

Researcher: Craig Wright may have plagiarized several parts of his Ph.D. paper

Cardano’s-Parent IOHK donates $500,000 to the University of Wyoming

Yale Economics Professors advocate for Bitcoin portfolio allocation

Bitcoin mining profitability, electricity consumption, and efficiency—new data from the University of Cambridge

Manipulation rampant on decentralized crypto exchanges says latest research

Harvard endowment invests in Blockstack cryptocurrency tokens

A response to the claim “dark tetrad” personality types are drawn to Bitcoin

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