Korea University is teaming up with the South Korean subsidiary of crypto exchange Huobi for “industry-academia” cooperation in the field of blockchain development, Seoul Daily reports, June 12. The agreement between one of South Korea’s most prestigious universities and Huobi Korea seeks to bridge academic research of the innovative technology with products useful for the industry. According to Seoul Daily, the head of Korea University’s Cryptography Center at the Graduate School of Information Security Professor Kim Hyung-jung said they hoped “to be able to conduct empirical research not only on [the] academic aspects of blockchains, but also on realistic applications …

Ripple (XRP) has unveiled their University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) consisting of a $50 mln donation to 17 universities globally to support education in blockchain and crypto, Ripple Insights reports June 4. Ripple will also contribute technical resources and expertise as part of the initiative, allowing the universities to collaborate with Ripple on blockchain research and blockchain and crypto-based curriculum formation. Among others, Princeton will work with the UBRI to research the policy impact of crypto and blockchain worldwide, UPenn will receive support for MBA-MS candidates for a dual-degree program that allows for work on crypto and blockchain, and the …

A new blockchain platform by an established company in the educational sector is going to enable users to earn crypto tokens as they learn – all the while making lessons exciting and ensuring billions of people around the world have access to talented instructors. Code of Talent’s team say they want to address multiple failings in the industry which have seen learners become disengaged in boring, generic and uninteractive classrooms. This also has huge ramifications for students attempting to enter the world of work or those seeking to change careers, as a disconnect between the theory they have learned and …

Jimmy Song, Bitcoin developer and venture partner at Blockchain Capital, has announced a new initiative called Platypus Labs, designed to educate and compensate Bitcoin (BTC) cryptocurrency developers. Platypus Labs will focus on training developers to specifically work with Bitcoin Core, but it could eventually expand to covering developing other altcoins. Blockchain Capital will be funding the education endeavor, as Song sees their position in the Blockchain “ecosystem” as “having a connection to a lot of different companies while maintaining independence.” As to where the inspiration came from for Platypus Labs, Song told Cointelegraph, “Part of my joining Blockchain Capital was …

Cointelegraph would like to offer you a non-exhaustive, but attentively collected list of reading - recommendations from those thought-leaders, whom we admire, and some editorial favorites. Brock Pierce, David Orban, Wang Binsheng and others contributed to this top-20 list, which includes works related to the crypto and Blockchain issues, but also those that could be useful as an inspirational tool for venture businessmen and women, fans of innovations and fintech dreamers. Reading is always a source for thinking and feeling, while thoughts and emotions are the base of creating. So we wish you always find time in the new 2018 …

A Nigerian group of experts from various fields of science and technology has teamed up to give a new impulse to the crypto industry in the African country. As the global awareness of Blockchain and it's applications continues to spread, the largest black nation in the world has chosen not to be left behind. Who is a CryptoNigerian? Adeolu Fadele, Founder and President of Cryptography Development Initiative of Nigeria (CDIN), tells Cointelegraph that his dream is for every citizen to become a CryptoNigerian. Fadele defines a CryptoNigerian in this manner: “A CryptoNigerian is a Nigerian that has acquired sufficient knowledge …

Holberton Software Engineering School announced it will become the first school to deliver academic certificates that are secured and accessible via Bitcoin’s blockchain. To this end, the school has collaborated with Bitcoin startup Bitproof that specializes in document certification on the blockchain. The new blockchain-powered certificates should make it easier for employers to verify job candidates’ backgrounds and reduce the number of false resumes. According to the information in Holberton school blog, each graduate will be given a paper certificate and a Digital Certificate Number (DCN). Graduates can include this number in their CV. Thus, the employer can easily verify …

Draper University of Heroes, venture capitalist Tim Draper’s eponymous entrepreneurship school in San Mateo, announced in a release Tuesday that it would begin to offer a free online course in Bitcoin. The course is powered through the school’s partnership with ZapChain and is designed to accommodate even those with no prior knowledge of Bitcoin or technical understand of things such as blockchains or cryptography. “This new exciting online course brings together a host of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and engineers from Silicon Valley all operating in the Bitcoin space,” the university said in its release. “With such a wide range of …

Note: Some minor corrections were made to this article shortly after publishing, further clarifying that the volunteers were not lobbying Congressional Members. The newly established Chamber of Digital Commerce descended on Washington D.C. on Friday with volunteers coming in from as far away as Texas and Florida. They handed out information to every Congressional Office on the hill, making sure that every member of Congress at least has had the opportunity to learn about Bitcoin and digital currencies. Full Disclosure: I attended the event as a participant. With 535 voting members of Congress, there was a lot of ground to …

This month, the number of educational institutions welcoming students who wish to pay using digital currency has increased substantially. This comes as no surprise, however, since the current academic year just ended, registration is opening up for the fall semester. The King’s College, NYC, US One of the leading institutions in the United States – The King’s College announced that it will be welcoming students who want to pay using Bitcoin. The King’s College is a Christian liberal arts college founded in 1938 by Percy Crawford, located in Lower Manhattan, New York. Now with help of New York’s Coin.co it …