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Educational institutions worldwide are beginning to focus their attention on blockchain and cryptocurrency. Several universities have begun offering courses on both topics. It now seems some business schools are looking for ways to get in on the action, which is pretty interesting. Educating the Masses on Bitcoin and Blockchain Even though there has been … Read more
According to a study released by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis entitled “A Lost Generation”, millennials will never be able to recover from the Great Recession and the 2008 financial crisis. The Fed stated that families headed by someone born in the 1980s have net worths that are 34 percent lower than expected. The report read: We found … Read more
Today’s Bitcoin in Brief features several examples of harnessing crypto and blockchain technologies to improve quality of life around the world. The United Nations is involved in a crypto-funded project to power Moldova’s Technical University with solar energy. Initiatives in Malta and India will employ blockchain technologies to create more reliable public transportation and land … Read more
A major Sao Paulo institution is launching what has been reported as Brazil’s first Master’s degree in cryptofinance. The course comes amid an increasing embracement of virtual currencies on the part of the Brazilian universities, with themes pertinent to cryptocurrency increasingly being incorporated into mainstream tertiary finance studies. Also Read: FSA Study Reveals 3.5 Million Cryptocurrency … Read more
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 … Read more
During March 16th through till March 20th of this year, The Student Loan Report teamed with Pollfish to survey 1,000 current university students with related loan debt, asking one question: Have you ever used student loan money to invest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? The results surprised even the pollster. Also read: Bitcoiners Demand More Crypto CFDs … Read more
The fall of the Silk Road marketplace continues to vertebrate around the world, this week leading to a number of university students going to jail for many years. The young men have been found guilty of selling party drugs and tranquilizers online for bitcoin. Also Read: Swiss Officials Fear ICOs Will Tarnish Reputation of ‘Crypto … Read more
Hosting the CME, the Cboe and many investment funds, Chicago is an American and global financial trading powerhouse. As such it should come as no surprise that students in the region are clamoring to learn about a major part of the economy of the future, bitcoin. Also Read: Nasdaq-Listed Marathon Begins Bitcoin Mining Operations, Stock … Read more
The Venezuelan government has opened a school in the capital city to teach its citizens how to buy, sell, and mine cryptocurrencies, including courses on the nation’s oil-backed currency, the petro. Meanwhile, President Nicolas Maduro has approved resources for universities across the country to establish mining farms. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as … Read more
As both cryptocurrency and blockchain technology become more and more mainstream, several projects are pioneering the push to incorporate this revolutionary tech into economies, markets, and industries worldwide. As international conglomerates, financial institutions, and national governments begin to incorporate blockchains, it is likely that this fusion will only grow. One such cryptocurrency that has already seen adoption in … Read more
