Khan Academy launches bitcoin videos
Khan Academy -- the not-for-profit, online learning site whose mission is "a free world-class education for anyone anywhere" -- has leapt with both feet into the theory and technology of bitcoin. Earlier this week, the academy uploaded seven instructional videos about bitcoin onto its Finance and Capital Markets section. (The videos also appear on Khan Academy's YouTube channel.) Ranging in length from 10:14 to 12:14, all the videos are presented by computer security and cryptography expert Zulfikar Ramzan. Currently the chief scientist for the cloud technology group at Sourcefire, Ramzan....
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The Khan Academy now supports donations in bitcoins. The news was announced last week on Coinbase's blog, as the non-profit educational website is using the US company's merchant tools to accept bitcoin payments. The Khan Academy offers a large range of educational resources. There are videos and exercises for students. Lessons are hosted on YouTube and offered up on the Khan Academy website in formatted courses. There's even a course about bitcoin, among all the other courses in world history, physics, mathematics, etc. There are also tools for tutors to interact with students. According....
Bitcoin is a complicated subject, it really is, that's why it may sound so unfeasible if whenever you try to explain it to someone, or someone tries to explain it to you. As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth 24 pictures per second! With that in mind, we have scoured the web in search of explanatory videos, infographics and podcasts to help you get a better understanding of Bitcoin. Videos. The Khan Academy. The famous E-learning institution has a course on Bitcoin (which we've already featured). The course is split over nine videos between nine....
A leading Venezuelan aviation academy announced its inception into cryptocurrency adoption after enabling bitcoin payments. Caracas Air is now accepting crypto payments for those who want to take any of their courses. Academy Started Its Operations in 2015 According to the announcement made by its CEO, Oliver Laufer, the academy will also offer discounts and financing plans for those who opt to pay with bitcoin (BTC). Overall, Caracas Air is known as the most prominent emerging and certified aviation academy in Venezuela. On its customer base, the firm teaches almost 900 students per year,....
CoinDesk's founder Shakil Khan joined a panel to discuss the future of digital currency at LeWeb '13 Paris. Shak was joined by Garrick Hileman, an economic historian at LSE. Together, they explored where the evolution of global digital currencies currently stands, and where it's heading in the next 10 years. You can now watch the video of yesterday's panel (CET): Image of Shakil Khan and Anthony Gallippi courtesy of LeWeb. LeWebParisShakil Khan
A newly launched website, Coin Academy, says it is the first digital currency education platform to bring both original courses and curated materials together under the one roof. Coin Academy co-founder, alternative economics expert Stephen DeMeulenaere, said, "The sudden emergence of digital currencies, like bitcoin, left the education and training market struggling to keep up." He added: "We found a number of good tutorials and interviews on the web, but we found a lot more poorly produced unprofessional pieces." The company currently offers three original courses on bitcoin and digital....