Yale is said to be one of the investors that has helped to raise $400 million for a major new crypto-focused fund
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Yale University Invested in New $400 Million Crypto-Focused Fund, Says Report
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The Weekly: Coinbase Increases Limits, Shapeshift Acquires Bitfract, Okex Launches Coinall
In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief we reported about Coinbase increasing trading limits, Shapeshift acquiring Bitfract, Okex launching a white label platform called Coinall, and much more. The most commented-on article during the week covered the ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ author, Robert Kiyosaki, which came out in favor of cryptocurrencies. Also Read: […]
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Universities Racing to Provide Lectures on Crypto: Opportunities and Pitfalls
More universities are offering crypto courses, but what kind of knowledge do they provide?
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Three Russian Universities Add Crypto Courses and Diplomas
More academic institutions in Russia are starting educational courses and even postgraduate programs in crypto and blockchain technologies. Three universities will be teaching related subjects like cryptography and digital economy during the new academic year beginning in September. Some of the courses will be conducted in English and with guest lecturers from Europe, India, and […]
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Craig Wright Referenced as Satoshi in Chinese University Textbook
According to reports a Chinese economics textbook that’s used in some of China’s leading universities states that the notorious Dr. Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. The university textbook authored by Frederic Mishkin calls Wright an “Australian geek” who invented the cryptocurrency bitcoin almost ten years ago. Also Read: “I Am the Real […]
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Control of Highly Demanded Crypto Classes May Spark Turf War at Universities
Can only a law professor teach about smart contracts? Universities have faced several challenges with adding crypto classes to their curriculum such as a scarcity of knowledgeable lecturers and an ecosystem that develops much faster than they can reprint books. Now they also have to worry about different departments bickering over control of the multifaceted […]
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Bitcoin in Brief Wednesday: German Banks Trade Cryptos, US Universities Invest in Crypto Hedge Funds
In today’s Bitcoin in Brief, regulators in Berlin have revealed that at least six German financial institutions are involved in cryptocurrency trading. Also, it has been reported that American universities have started investing in crypto hedge funds. The investments are on a limited scale but nevertheless indicate a growing interest from academic institutions. And, authorities […]
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Bitcoin in Brief Tuesday: Bank Wires, Tickets, and Diplomas on Blockchain Tech
The prospect of transferring an entire national payment system to blockchain technology deserves attention and we are covering the story in today’s Bitcoin in Brief. Reports that Russia may transform its version of SWIFT as early as next year coincided with the news that the US banking giant JP Morgan has applied for a blockchain […]
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Brazil’s First Crypto-Finance Master’s Degree Launches In São Paolo
Crypto gains momentum in Brazilian academia, as major university launches country’s first crypto-finance MA. #NEWS
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Report Details Surge in Crypto Mining on College Campuses
A report published by cybersecurity company Vectra has detailed what it describes as an “alarming surge in cryptocurrency mining on college campuses.” Also Read: Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Lose Over 20 Percent This Week Colleges Become Hotbed for Mining Activities Vectra’s report asserts that opportunistic students, malicious hackers, and even cryptocurrency mining scripts hosted by websites, are sapping […]
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