Education

Bitcoin

London Student Mines Dogecoin With University’s Computers – They Don’t Know, Yet

Each night, one student sneaks into his university's computer suite to mine dogecoin after hours.

Business  ·  3 March 2014
Bitcoin

Penn State Students Launch Bitcoin Club with Grand Ambitions

The founders say there’s more to digital currencies than personal profit. How about a little philanthropy?

Business  ·  24 February 2014
Startups

Money2020 ‘Bitcoin World’ Brings Bitcoin and Finance Leaders Together

Over 5,000 people from 2,000 companies will have the opportunity to engage with bitcoin at the 2014 summit.

Business  ·  10 February 2014
News

NYC Bitcoin Center Hosts its First Hackathon

The Center held the developer event to further educate the technically inclined about the power of distributed money.

Business  ·  22 January 2014
UK

University of Cumbria First in UK to Accept Bitcoin

The university will accept bitcoin payments for two new programmes linked to the study of cryptocurrencies and complementary currencies.

Business  ·  21 January 2014
Startups

Removing Barriers from Bitcoin’s Evolution Will Accelerate its Adoption

It’s time to order and simplify what bitcoin is, what it’s not, and what it could be.

Business  ·  8 January 2014
Europe

University in Cyprus Receives First Tuition Payment in Bitcoin

The University of Nicosia has become the world’s first accredited university to accept fees paid in cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  6 December 2013
News

University of Nicosia in Cyprus Becomes First in the World to Accept Bitcoin

A university in Cyprus has announced that it will accept bitcoin for the payment of tuition and other fees.

Business  ·  21 November 2013
Australia

Australian company announces bitcoin scholarship contest

Digital currencies and the future: will bitcoin change the world? Australian company launches essay competition to find answer.

Markets  ·  8 November 2013
Startups

Online education site Khan Academy now accepts donations in bitcoin

The Khan Academy now supports donations in bitcoins, using Coinbase's merchant tools.

Business  ·  5 August 2013
News

Draper ‘entrepreneur heroes’ University welcomes tuition in bitcoins

It's no wonder that Draper University of Heroes, based in Silicon Valley, is the first school to accept fees for tuition in bitcoins.

Markets  ·  18 June 2013
News

Khan Academy launches bitcoin videos

Cryptography expert Zulfikar Ramzan hosts a new series of educational bitcoin videos at Khan Academy.

Markets  ·  3 May 2013