BitRuble’s QIWI & Moscow High School of Economics Launch Blockchain Master Classes
Payment service provider and future BitRuble issuer Qiwi are launching a series of blockchain focused master classes called “Promising Distribution,” which in partnership with the Laboratory of High School of Economics in Russia (HSE.Lab), could help the Russian government better understand Bitcoin’s underlying technology and its potential. The High School of Economics is renowned for to its academic supervisor Yevgeny Yasin, Russia’s former Economics Minister, and Alexander Shokhin, former Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, and one of the leaders of the ruling party “Edinaya....
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Russian payments provider Qiwi has revealed it wants to launch a domestic blockchain consortium it compared to the 44-member banking consortium R3CEV. In statements today, Qiwi CTO Alexei Arkhipov expanded on his company’s work with blockchain tech, reiterating how the company has developed its own prototypes for payments processing. Originally nicknamed ‘BitRuble’, the project caused concern among local regulators, who have been moving to formally ban the use of blockchain-based digital currencies. Arkhipov, however, said that sentiment regarding the technology is now changing, and that....
While the number of major global banks announcing blockchain tech trials continues to escalate, Russian payments startup Qiwi remains a rarity in its home country of Russia. The payment service announced last September it had built a proprietary digital currency called the ‘BitRuble’, a project that received widespread interest due to the negative climate for the technology in Russia. There, the country’s legislative assembly has been working for over a year on a law that would outlaw some uses of bitcoin. In a new interview, however, Qiwi indicated that it is still seeking to move forward....
Qiwi, a Russian payment system operator and one of the country’s most active cryptocurrency players, will launch a test to track energy transactions using blockchain technology in partnership with Tavrida Electric, one of the world’s leading suppliers of circuit breakers and a global energy smart grid supplier. Each Tavrida Electric transaction will be recorded on the blockchain, according to Moscow-based Rambler News Service. The transactions will be visible to regulatory agencies and other energy companies on the blockchain. Qiwi said it could extend the project to other energy....
Russian payment service provider Qiwi has registered all domain names such as bitrouble.com, bitrouble.org, bitru.rf, and bitrub.li, according to the Russian newspaper “Kommersant.” This is good news for cybersquatters who may earn millions of rubles on domains containing a semblance to “BitRouble.” One such domain is "bitrubl.rf" whose price may reach 1 million Rubles, according to domain names investor Pavel Gross-Dneprov. Qiwi has also tried to register similar domain names in .ru and .rf. “However, it turned out that they are already registered,” the article continues. “And the company....
Alternative eSports Curriculum At Norwegian School Could Soon Include Bitcoin And Blockchain Classes
There is no denying our educational system will need to be turned upside it’s head if teachers want to cope with the growing demand of our society. Droning on about the same topics over the past thirty years has left a huge gap in the job market, especially where IT and finance are concerned. A Norwegian high school will be adding both gaming and esports on their timetable. Perhaps Bitcoin and blockchain will make an appearance on curriculums in the future as well? Revamping The Educational System With Esports. Many readers will remember the days when they attempted to play video games....