Global Leadership Institute Enters the Bitcoin Ecosystem
Just in this morning, theGlobal Leadership Institute has taken the step to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for educational products and services. With the mission to, "facilitate leadership conferences and workshops that enable committed executives to more effectively lead their companies and organizations," the GLI is moving forward and providing....
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A university in the UK has announced that it will accept bitcoin payments for two new programmes linked to the study of cryptocurrencies and complementary currencies. The courses are run by the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability at the University of Cumbria. The institute's director, Jem Bendell said: "We are accepting bitcoin as a way of experimenting [with] how it works for a major organisation with many departments." The two programmes run by the institute are a certificate in sustainable exchange and a post-graduate certificate in sustainable leadership. The first is taught at....
The University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom will reportedly begin accepting bitcoins for two new programs related to the study of cryptocurrencies. According to CoinDesk, the programs are being run by the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability at the University. "We are accepting bitcoin as a way of experimenting how it works for a major organisation with many departments," said Jim Bendell, who is the director of the Institute. One of the courses is said to be a certificate in sustainable exchange course, and the other a post-graduate certificate in sustainable leadership. The....
The SWIFT Institute is offering research teams €15,000 to investigate how bitcoin's underlying distributed ledger technology could impact the global securities ecosystem. The institute is a financial services research group backed by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), which provides a network for global financial institutions to send and receive information about financial transactions. The grant follows the SWIFT Institute's call for information on the risks associated with bitcoin as a digital currency in 2014 and comes amid a broader shift in....
The global financial industry continues to study the block chain with increasing vigor. The SWIFT Institute, a La Hulpe, Belgium-based financial research organization, is seeking proposals for a pair of research grants on block chain capabilities. Each 15,000 EUR grant is for block chain research, one in securities and the other in intraday liquidity. Proposals must be submitted by Aug. 7. In each case, the institute will pay half of the 15,000 euros immediately and the balance on acceptance of a working paper. The institute will publish each working paper to the global financial industry....
Huobi Global is the third major cryptocurrency exchange to pen a blockchain ecosystem development agreement with the South Korean city. South Korea’s ‘blockchain’ city of Busan continues to establish agreements with cryptocurrency industry heavyweights as Huobi Global enters the development ecosystem.Huobi Global and its Korean branch became the latest exchange to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Busan Metropolitan City government to participate in the growth of its blockchain industry.According to an official announcement from Huobi, the partnership will see the company provide....