Universities

London School of Economics Joins Hedera Hashgraph as Council Member

Existing members include Google, IBM and Deutsche Telekom.

News  ·  19 August 2021

Duke University’s Early Coinbase Investment Could Now Be Worth $500M: Sources

Duke’s direct exposure to Coinbase in one of its early investment rounds has probably increased 100x, two people familiar with the matter said.

Business  ·  26 March 2021
Coinbase

Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources

University endowments that backed blockchain VCs in 2018 have started buying crypto directly from Coinbase.

Business  ·  25 January 2021
UK

Forget Boat Races, Oxford and Cambridge Students Are Competing at Crypto Trading

Students from both universities will take part in an algorithmic trading competition hosted by investor analytics firm APEX:E3.

Markets  ·  26 November 2020
Cosmos

Cosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto Resurgence

Cosmos and its ATOM token are finding success among university students in India during the 2020 bull market.

People  ·  2 October 2020
News

A UK University Is ‘Fingerprinting’ National Archives With Blockchain

A British university and the Open Data Institute have built a blockchain system to secure records of national video archives against tampering.

Tech  ·  29 May 2019
News

Duke University Collaborates for Blockchain Lab, Education Program

Duke University is teaming up with Citizens Reserve to help students learn about blockchain tech and get hands-on with real projects.

Markets  ·  22 March 2019
Investments

University of Michigan Considers Further Investment in A16z’s Crypto Fund

The University of Michigan, which has an endowment valued at about $12 billion, may further invest in Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund.

Business  ·  22 February 2019
Ripple

Ripple Teams With 10 New Universities for Blockchain Research Initiative

Ripple has partnered with another 10 top universities for its international blockchain research program, bringing the total to 29.

Markets  ·  7 February 2019
China

Ripple Partners With Chinese University for Blockchain Research Program

Ripple has teamed up with a top Chinese university for a research program focused on blockchain regulation and development.

Markets  ·  23 January 2019
Regulation

Lawyers Rush In: New UNH Blockchain Program Nabs Big-Name Speakers

“A crypto winter for the price is a crypto summer for attorneys." And University of New Hampshire Law School is now addressing that demand.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 January 2019
NEM

Malaysian Government, Universities Team to Put Degrees on a Blockchain

Malaysia's education ministry has formed a new consortium of universities to issue and verify degrees on the NEM blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 November 2018
Research

IBM Teams With Columbia to Launch Blockchain Research Center

Tech giant IBM is seeking to its widen blockchain research, development and education efforts through a partnership with Columbia University.

Markets  ·  17 July 2018
China

Universities to Build Blockchain DAO for Affordable Education

A group of top-tier Chinese universities plans to build a distributed organization to make educational resources more accessible and affordable.

Markets  ·  28 May 2018
China

Blockchain Research Lab to Combat Financial Fraud in Shenzhen

A group of universities in China are teaming up to research blockchain technology and its potential impact on financial fraud.

Business  ·  26 June 2017