MIT Media Lab Announces Launch of MIT Digital Currency Initiative, Headed by Former White House Senior Adviser
A few days ago Bitcoin Magazine reported that Joi Ito, director of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, was about to unveil a plan for the institute to become what he called an independent, neutral home to help with Bitcoin standards development. "I think within a couple of weeks we'll be announcing something which will....
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Lead Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen, chief scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation, has announced that he and other Bitcoin Core developers are joining the MIT Digital Currency Initiative. A few days ago Bitcoin Magazine reported that the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab announced the launch of a Digital Currency Initiative, to be directed by former White House senior adviser for mobile and data innovation Brian Forde. The MIT Digital Currency Initiative will integrate researchers across the institute and leading experts at other universities around the world....
MIT Media Lab has announced the launch of Digital Currency Initiative, a three-pronged program aimed at increasing awareness of the technology on campus and abroad while providing research to promote policy and standards initiatives. The news was first detailed in a post penned by former White House senior advisor and Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde, who today officially joined the university-run research laboratory. Forde previously worked with the administration of current US president Barack Obama to help the government leverage emerging technologies. Media Lab director....
A few weeks ago, Bitcoin Magazine reported that the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab announced the launch of a Digital Currency Initiative, to be directed by former White House senior adviser for mobile and data innovation Brian Forde. Soon afterward, lead Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen announced that he and other Bitcoin Core developers were joining the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, which gives MIT the roles of leadership, funding and co-ordination of Bitcoin technical development. In parallel, Bitcoin policy think tank Coin Center claimed the role of....
The MIT Media Lab's first digital currency director is transitioning out of his role as the leader of the research initiative. To be announced later today, former White House senior advisor Brian Forde will be migrating to MIT’s Sloan School of Management where he will serve as a senior lecturer and teach two classes on cryptocurrencies. Forde cited other factors as influencing the decision, such as his desire to move back to Los Angeles, his recent engagement to his fiancee and his desire to focus on a forthcoming book. Representatives of MIT's Digital Currency Initiative, first launched....
Wall Street Journal senior columnist Michael Casey is reportedly joining MIT Media Lab under their Digital Currency Initiative. Casey will be in charge of leading the group with their digital currency research and garnering more clients and students to study developments in the industry. "This was just too exciting an opportunity to pass up," Casey remarked. "I sincerely believe that this is one of those moments in which a new technological platform has the potential to facilitate explosive change. I saw a role for me in helping explain it and tell the story around it." MIT Media Lab....