Top Blockchain University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ranked fifth, MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative serves as the epicenter of blockchain research in the United States.
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The Best Blockchain University Programs Actually Pay Students to Learn
Leading student blockchain clubs do more than meet up to eat pizza: they work directly with crypto startups to solve problems.
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MIT Develops 'Spider' Tech to Enable More Efficient Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
The researchers say their new routing scheme can help avoid congestion on off-chain cryptocurrency networks.
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Feb 3, 2020 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
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MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito Steps Down Over Epstein Financing
The chief of MIT Media Lab, which runs a digital currency initiative, reportedly concealed funding from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sep 9, 2019 at 8:50 a.m. UTC
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MIT Fellow Says Facebook 'Lifted' His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency
MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year.
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Jul 26, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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MIT's 'Fiat Cryptography' System Automates the Process of Securing Almost Anything
Gone are the days of manual encryption as MIT researchers create a way to automatically generate security algorithms.
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Jun 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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MIT's Christian Catalini Said to Be Working on Facebook's Cryptocurrency
Prominent crypto researcher Christian Catalini is helping Facebook with its stablecoin efforts, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell CoinDesk.
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May 3, 2019 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
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ING Bank Launches Zero-Knowledge Tech for Blockchain Privacy
ING Bank has continued further down the road of advanced blockchain privacy with the release of its Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) solution.
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Oct 21, 2018 at 9:06 p.m. UTC
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Fear and HODLing at MIT: Blockchain Experts Weigh Impact of SEC Action
The SEC may cast an even wider net on the crypto space than thought just a week ago, but many remain optimistic about regulators’ growing involvement.
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Apr 24, 2018 at 2:30 a.m. UTC
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Why HODLing Is Hobbling Bitcoin's Prospects as a Common Currency
Bitcoin’s appeal as an investment could diminish its effectiveness as a currency, and alternative models should be tested, writes Michael Casey.
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