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Ripple’s UBRI Partnership With University Of Texas At Austin Has Been A Huge Blockchain Success

Ripple’s UBRI Partnership With The University Of Texas At Austin Has Been A Huge Success Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) continues to move forward. In a report from earlier today, a professor involved with the UBRI at the University of Texas at Austin acknowledged that Ripple’s program has been a success so far. In […] дальше »

2018-11-30 20:49


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On Campus: Professor Cesare Fracassi on University of Texas Austin’s Expanding Blockchain Initiative

On Campus is a new Ripple Insights series that highlights the institutions, people and research that make up Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), launched earlier this year to promote greater understanding of blockchain, crypto and digital payments through deeper engagement with academia. дальше »

2018-11-29 21:35


Indian Institute of Tech (IIT) Professor: A 51% Blockchain Attack on Bitcoin Isn’t Advantageous or Profitable

It seems that it might be more difficult than expected to perform a 51% attack on Bitcoin’s network. According to Professor Saravanan Vijayakumaran, an Associate professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, a 51% attack on Bitcoin’s network would require ‘significant expenditure’ and would provide ‘little financial returns.’ This information was released in […] дальше »

2018-11-28 00:16


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After Midterm Elections, ‘Experts’ Vehemently Oppose Blockchain Voting

After this week’s highly-fraught midterm elections, some commentators believe that blockchain is more useless than ever for voting. After Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections, commentators — many of them academics and researchers — reinforced the importance of traditional voting methods, offering a strong critique blockchain. дальше »

2018-11-10 15:00


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Researcher behind Monero’s crypto system awarded prestigious prize

An Australian researcher has received a prestigious award from the nation’s top computer society, specifically for his pioneering contributions to anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions. Associate Professor Joseph Liu of Monash University has been named the Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) researcher of the year at its annual disruptor awards last week. дальше »

2018-11-8 16:29


Saudi University Partners With Blocktech to Launch Blockchain Lab

As more areas open up to blockchain technology, we begin to see universities and other public services getting involved as well. This trend has extended into Saudi Arabia, where New York-based blockchain tech company, Blocktech, has partnered with Taibah Valley’s Taibah University in Madinah, where the two will launch the “Blockchain Lab. дальше »

2018-11-4 23:07


MIT Academics-Led Blockchain Startup Algorand Raises $62 Million for Enterprise Use

MIT Academics-Led Blockchain Startup Algorand Raises $62 Million for Enterprise Use Algorand, a blockchain startup launched earlier this year by an MIT computer science professor, has now raised $62 million and named a pair of high-profile Boston tech executives to lead the effort to commercialize its technology. The funding comes from a list of about […] дальше »

2018-10-25 04:57


Nouriel Roubini Cheated Crypto Investors In Saying Bitcoin Was A Bad Buy At $58 In April 2013

Nouriel Roubini is famous for a lot of things. The Stern School professor is widely recognized as an economist around the world, while he’s spoke ill of Bitcoin and the rest of the industry. He’s called Ethereum a scam and has even accused builders within blockchain technology as being “greedy kids” for their work. However, […] дальше »

2018-10-15 11:08


Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


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Law School Professor: “Smart Contracts Can Kill”

While artificial intelligence is being touted by many as the technology that may end humankind in the not-so-distant future, little attention has been put towards how blockchain technology could contribute to a dystopian future where faulty smart contracts could wrongly interact with the Internet of Things (IoT) to the detriment of humans. дальше »

2018-9-6 13:00


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Can Blockchain Technology and Video Games Inspire a Universal Basic Income?

Indiana video games and virtual economies University Professor Edward Castronova published a whitepaper in 2016 about the nature of video games and the future of work. While the gaming industry is one predominantly for leisure, Castranova argued that video games will have a significant impact on the future of work as it will act as a haven for low-skilled workers. дальше »

2018-8-6 18:00


Professor Whitfield Diffie on the Challenges of Securing Data on the Blockchain

Blockchain technology has come a long way since it was introduced as the underlying technology driving Bitcoin. As the field continues to advance, modern blockchains such as Ethereum, EOS, NEO, Cardano and others are becoming software platforms where startups can build entire products and utilize decentralized features inside their own applications. Today, blockchain technology is […] дальше »

2018-7-10 16:00