Blockchain Goes to College
How schools are experimenting with blockchain tech in their operations and working out how to teach it in the classroom.
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This piece has been updated with comment from Imperial College Professor William Knottenbelt. Imperial College London has established a research center dedicated to blockchain initiatives. Announced in the university's summer newsletter, the Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering grew out of previous Imperial College efforts aimed at exploring bitcoin and the blockchain. The university, founded in 1907, is considered one of the world's top technical institutes. The notice explained: "With an overwhelming response from staff and students, the Centre will now coordinate research....
The University of Nicosia in Cyprus made headlines last year when it announced it was accepting bitcoin for tuition payments. Now, a higher education institution right here in the United States is following suit. The King's College - a Christian college located in the heart of New York City's financial district - has announced Friday that it has signed on with Coin.co to become the first accredited college in the country to accept bitcoin for tuition bills, donations, and other expenses. Says the institution in their announcement today: As the first institution of its kind to make this....
The Blockchain Education Network, formerly known as the College Cryptocurrency Network, is a global network of students and young professionals leading the movement of grassroots blockchain education. BEN organizes cross-campus events, local and global hackathons, and provides educational resources for students starting a new chapter on their campus. Bitcoin Magazine caught up with Dean Masley, the executive director of BEN, to talk about the reason behind their rebranding and their plan for the upcoming year. Bitcoin Magazine: So the College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN) recently rebranded....
CoinAcademy, a content provider in cryptocurrency education, has partnered with the College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN). The partnership is expected to bring cryptocurrency education to college campuses across the United States. Under the arrangement, Coin Academy will provide their original digital currency courses to participating students and institutions in the College Cryptocurrency Network. The director of the College Cryptocurrency Network said that he was "delighted" to be working with Coin Academy in fulfilling the goal of enabling blockchain and cryptocurrency education. He....
Jeremy Gardner is the cofounder and Executive Director of the College Cryptocurrency Network - an international non-profit dedicated to blockchain education, innovation, and development that has taken root at MIT and has since then grew into a global network. The CCN was established to help nascent, burgeoning, and not-yet existing college organizations build a presence on their respective campuses, receive administrative recognition and funding, and help students connect with similar college groups. Gardner also runs a small angel investing and consulting firm, Ausum Ventures.....