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Cornell University campus
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Education
Ripple Teams With 10 New Universities for Blockchain Research Initiative
Ripple has partnered with another 10 top universities for its international blockchain research program, bringing the total to 29.
Cornell University campus
By Yogita Khatri
Feb 7, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2019
EducationRippleAcademic ResearchNewsUniversities
Tsinghua university campus
Markets
China
Ripple Partners With Chinese University for Blockchain Research Program
Ripple has teamed up with a top Chinese university for a research program focused on blockchain regulation and development.
Tsinghua university campus
By Yogita Khatri
Jan 23, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2019
ChinaRippleAcademic ResearchFundingNewsUniversities
Graves
Markets
Academic research
More Than Half of ICOs Fail Within 4 Months, Study Suggests
A new study suggests that, while many ICOs become inactive soon after launch, there are rewards for investors willing to take a risk.
Graves
By Daniel Palmer
Jul 10, 2018 at 2:51 p.m. UTC
Jul 10, 2018
Academic ResearchNewsTradingTokensICOsrepublished
students
Markets
Education
Ripple Pumps $50 Million Into Academic Research on Blockchain
Ripple is setting aside millions of dollars to fund university-based research into blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.
students
By Daniel Palmer
Jun 4, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2018
EducationRippleAcademic ResearchFundingNewsTechnology News
fish
Markets
Ethereum
Major Blockchains Are Pretty Much Still Centralized, Research Finds
Researchers wade into the centralization debate, setting out data analysis they think could help shed light on the issue.
fish
By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 5, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2018
EthereumVitalik ButerinAcademic ResearchBitcoinGovernanceFeaturesTechnology News
keys, cryptography
Markets
Economics
Institutional Cryptoeconomics: A New Model for a New Century
Researchers at RMIT speculate on the potential impact of blockchain technology, theorizing it could undo centuries of business thinking.
keys, cryptography
By Chris Berg, Sinclair Davidson and Jason Potts
Sep 16, 2017 at 2:46 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2017
EconomicsAcademic ResearchBitcoinCryptoeconomicsFeaturesTechnology News
pencil eraser
Markets
Mining
Research Finds Design Flaws in Scaling Proposal Bitcoin Unlimited
New research has provided a rare academic lens to the conversation on how to best scale bitcoin's technology for more users.
pencil eraser
By Pete Rizzo
Jul 19, 2017 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2017
MiningAcademic ResearchBitcoinNewsBitcoin UnlimitedSegwitx2Technology News
shutterstock_373762951
Markets
China
Blockchain Research Lab to Combat Financial Fraud in Shenzhen
A group of universities in China are teaming up to research blockchain technology and its potential impact on financial fraud.
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By Chuan Tian
Jun 26, 2017 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2017
ChinaAcademic ResearchNewsUniversitiesuse-cases-verticalsbusiness news
needle, hay
Markets
Privacy
You Can Link Monero Transactions – But Which? And What's the Impact?
A new paper provides a technique to link transactions from the privacy-centric cryptocurrency. Should users be worried?
needle, hay
By Corin Faife
Apr 22, 2017 at 10:40 a.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2017
PrivacyTechnologyAcademic ResearchMoneroMoneroLinkFeaturesTechnology News
MIT, bitcoin
Markets
Mit
That Time We Gave $500,000 in Bitcoin to College Kids...
A thriving bitcoin community emerged at MIT after two students put together a $500,000 bitcoin distribution project.
MIT, bitcoin
By Dan Elitzer & Jeremy Rubin
Apr 21, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2017
MITAcademic ResearchDigital Currency InitiativeBitcoin Milestones SeriesFeaturesThe Milestones: Bitcoin's Biggest Turning Points