University Teams Choose Between Bitcoin and Ethereum

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....


Related News

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....

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....

On Scaling Decentralized Blockchains

This article summarizes a technical paper on scaling blockchains. I do not disaggregate the entire work, but I definitely get under the hood. So if you do not have the time, spoiler alert! “Here is the takeaway. Blockchains must be massively more scalable than the current tech that supports Bitcoin. We start scaling slowly or quickly. And if we choose the latter, it will “require fundamental protocol redesign.”” If you choose to read on, you will see the aforementioned again. Ready? As the classic joke goes, what do you get when you mix the Initiative for CyrpoCurrencies and Contracts....

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....

Is DAO Technology Viable For Funding eSports Teams?

There is an apparent correlation between gaming and cryptocurrency, although this direction is not explored all that often. ESports are becoming a global trend, with tournaments and sponsors providing competitive gamers with a lot of money. But what if we were to use the concept of a DAO to run various eSports teams? DAO for eSports Is Worth Considering.....