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Op Ed: 10 International Teams to Compete in Blockchain Madness

Blockchain Madness, the annual intercollegiate blockchain game show tournament, is returning this March. The tournament is hosted by the Blockchain Education Network (BEN) and...

The Russian University That Wants to Take Blockchain Research Global

P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University held its first Blockchain Conference this month. Experts and representatives of business, industry and government and of university and...

ValueShuffle Brings Together the Best of Both Worlds for Privacy

In the quest for privacy and fungibility in Bitcoin, two researchers (from Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany and Indiana’s Purdue University) presented a promising...

Economists Propose a Digital Currency for Scotland, Backed by Scottish Parliament and Banks

Economists at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland, have warned that Scotland’s financial sector needs to accelerate its adoption of technology to avoid a future...

Holberton School Begins Tracking Student Academic Credentials on the Bitcoin Blockchain

Educational institutions are turning their attention to the public blockchain to record and verify student credentials. Under normal circumstances, recording student achievements using paperwork...

South African Startup Raises Funding to Fight Digital Media Piracy With Bitcoin

According to the latest Theatrical Market Statistics report released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), global box office revenues reached $38.3 billion...

The Bank of England’s RSCoin: An Experiment for Central Banks or a Bitcoin Alternative?

This is a guest post by Leah Zitter.On February 21, 2016, the Bank of England reported that it had partnered with researchers at University...

Six Universities to Compete in Cross-Campus Blockchain Trivia

The first annual Blockchain Madness, a live-streamed cross-campus student trivia tournament hosted by the Blockchain Education Network, starts March 15.Six teams of blockchain and...

Technical Roadblock Ahead? New Research Paper Warns of Future Bitcoin Network Scaling Concerns

MIT Technology Review is weighing in again on the issue of Bitcoin scalability with an article titled “Technical Roadblock Might Shatter Bitcoin Dreams.” The...

Bitcoin Engineering Course at Stanford University Introduces Hands-on Approach with the 21 Bitcoin Computer

Dr. Balaji Srinivasan and Dr. Dan Boneh started their new course, “Bitcoin Engineering” at Stanford University on Monday, January 4th.The class is a companion...
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