University Teams Choose Bitcoin over Ethereum as a Long-Term Investment

University Teams Choose Bitcoin over Ethereum as a Long-Term Investment

University business school teams competing in the Kraken Case Study competition predicted two to one that a bitcoin-weighted portfolio will outperform one that is Ethereum-weighted, according to The Economist. The competition invited students to choose which blockchain technology is the better long-term buy. The students were asked if they have a million dollars to invest in the two blockchain technologies and they cannot touch their investment for the next five years, how much of that sum do they invest in each, and why? Economist Serves MBA Education. The students’ submissions are hosted....


Related News

University Teams Choose Between Bitcoin and Ethereum

San Francisco-based Kraken, partnering with The Economist, initiated an interesting case study with university MBA groups from around the globe. The teams from multiple universities were asked to submit investment proposals for bitcoin or ether for a chance to win $10,000. Which Investment Will Be More Lucrative: Bitcoin or Ethereum? The school teams....

Bitcoin or Ether? College Teams Compete in $10k Crypto Investment Contest

Students from 13 colleges worldwide are vying for a $10,000 first prize in a cryptocurrency investment contest. Sponsored by digital currency exchange Kraken and curated by The Economist, the “Kraken Case Study Competition” sees teams aiming to craft what they believe is the most effective strategy for investing $1m in a digital currency portoflio. Participants must choose whether to stock their portfolios with bitcoin, ether (the cryptocurrency of the ethereum platform) or some combination of the two. From there, they'll need to defend their choice, not just for the short-term but the....

Six Universities to Compete in Cross-Campus Blockchain Trivia

The first annual Blockchain Madness, a live-streamed cross-campus student trivia tournament hosted by the Blockchain Education Network, starts March 15. Six teams of blockchain and Bitcoin all-stars from elite universities across North America will compete in this year’s tournament, fighting for the Blockchain Cup and prestige. Teams from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University and the University of California-Berkeley representing the United States will battle it out against three Canadian teams from the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University and Queen’s....

Top 3 Portfolios Favor Bitcoin Over Ether in Kraken Investment Challenge

Kraken, a top 10 digital asset exchange by volume, has recently partnered with The Economist in an effort to provide an answer to one of the most frequently asked question in the cryptocurrency investment space: Bitcoin, Ether or both? $1 Million into Bitcoin? Ether? or Both? A competition was created and the following question was put forward to thirteen participating teams from various MBA (Master of Business Administration) programs around the world: You have $1M to invest across bitcoin and ether. You cannot touch your investment for the next 5 years. How much of that $1M do you invest....

'Stripe' Lead Engineer: Bitcoin is a Long-Term Investment

Earlier today (27th March), San Francisco-based online payments provider Stripe made a game-changing announcement, revealing that it is now testing bitcoin support with online data backup service Tarsnap. The big picture implication of the move - that online bitcoin merchants would have yet another potential processing partner to choose from - was clear. However, many questions about the specifics of exactly how Stripe - which has traditionally focused on making online credit card acceptance easier - would adapt its service remained unanswered. Now, Stripe has provided new details. In a....