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The Government of Gibraltar recently launched the New Technologies in Education (NTiE) Advisory Group, a group responsible for addressing the growing demand for skills in the emerging technology sector. According to the Gibraltar Chronicle’s article published on October 19, 2018, one of their focus areas is to create educational material on innovative technologies like blockchain. Government Partners with University of…

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There is perhaps no doubt that blockchain, cryptocurrency’s underlying technology, has soared in popularity over the past few years. Top colleges, including Princeton University, the University of California Berkeley and Cornell University, are now offering courses dedicated to cryptography and blockchain. Even MIT’s edX online platform hosts a variety of courses on the topic, in partnership with Berkeley and The…

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Many leading academic players including Harvard University, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have reportedly invested in crypto-centric funds. The revelation indicates the shift of interest of institutional investors towards the growing asset class. University Endowments Invest “Millions of Dollars” in Crypto As per the report published by tech news website The Information, it was revealed that endowments…

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Education Ecosystem, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based ecosystem for professional development in emerging technologies has joined two non-profits, namely – Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and The Linux Foundation, according to a press release published on September 25, 2018. Implications of the Membership The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance membership will allow Education Ecosystem to collaborate directly with industry giants such as…

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Coursera online learning platform has allied with the ConsenSys blockchain project to launch a distributed ledger technology and cryptography course for everyone interested in learning about the burgeoning technology, according to a news release by Coursera on September 5, 2018. Blockchain and Cryptography for All Nations Coursera, the online learning platform that offers users from all over the globe courses, specializations,…

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Sifting through the large number of books available on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies can be a daunting process when you are trying to find resources to learn more about these innovative new technologies. In this guide, you will find a list of the best blockchain books you could read to become more knowledgeable about the subject matter. Blockchain Books for…

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Blockchain and cryptocurrency-related courses are increasingly gaining popularity among the students of top global universities, according to a new Coinbase study conducted in collaboration with London-based ad-tech company Qriously. Published on Aug 28, 2018, the study concludes that four out of ten of the top 50 universities across the world today offer at least one course on blockchain technology or…

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The world’s first university powered by blockchain could soon set up shop in Malta, and academics from some of the world’s best universities have already signed up according to an August 24, 2018, report from Medium. World’s First Blockchain-Powered University Woolf University, the brainchild of an Oxford research fellow Joshua Broggi, could become the first blockchain-powered university in the world….

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The boom in cryptocurrencies last year propelled many to move towards crypto verse. Even people with little or no knowledge jumped on the crypto bandwagon either to make a quick buck or lured by the underpinning technology.   Filling the Demand for Blockchain Knowledge  But as the investments started pouring in a lot of people started taking an interest in…

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As the demand for highly skilled developers, engineers, and innovators in the blockchain and cryptocurrency arenas is rising faster than Bitcoin, itself, many higher education institutions are stepping up to the plate offering courses, clubs, research lab opportunities, and even degrees. How Is Higher Education Keeping up with Blockchain? It is no longer a question of if blockchain will impact…

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