Tsinghua University and Bitcoin Company Huobi Launch Digital Assets Research Initiative

Tsinghua University and Bitcoin Company Huobi Launch Digital Assets Research Initiative

Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance and Bitcoin exchange Huobi have launched a joint Digital Assets Research Initiative. With this initiative, Tsinghua University joins MIT and technology giants IBM and Samsung as one of the world's major institutions conducting research and development of blockchain technology, decentralized systems and digital....


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