Ripple expands Canadian engineering activities with U of Toronto XRP validator

Canada’s largest university is the third in the country to partner with Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative.

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Ripple Seals Major Partnership With Canada’s Biggest University to Launch XRP Ledger Validator

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Canada’s Top University Initiates XRP Validator in Groundbreaking Collaboration with Ripple

Ripple Joins Forces with Canada’s Leading University to Launch XRP Validator In an innovative collaboration, Ripple has teamed up with the University of Toronto, the largest educational institution in Canada, to establish an independent XRP ledger validator.

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Canada's Largest University Starts XRP Validator in New Partnership With Ripple

The partnership between University of Toronto and Ripple is part of the latter's University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in Canada.

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Canadian university launches online cannabis cultivation courses

The University of Guelph in Canada now offers an online cannabis cultivation course as part of its horticulture program. Finally! An education you can actually use. This fall semester the university will officially launch it’s “Cannabis Production” course geared towards both commercial and home growers.

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Researchers develop a new way to track blood pressure… with selfies?

A team of researchers in Canada and China are working on a revolutionary new way to track blood pressure: a selfie. The teams, based at the University of Toronto and the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, just published a proof of concept that allows smartphone users to track blood pressure by taking a short video.

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nuco.cloud ICO

The nuco. cloud (short term of nubes computatrum) is a cloudbased distributed computing network developed by the Iron Eagle Capital GmbH, based on BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing), the scientific computing cloud of the University of California, Berkeley, and Gridcoin.

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Canadian University SAIT And ODEM Blockchain Marketplace To Use DLT For Diplomas Issuance

Earlier this week, we reported a story about the University of British Columbia (UBC), launching Canada's first blockchain and distributed ledger technology training path for graduate students. The aim of this program will be to train master's and Ph.

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University of British Columbia Adds Blockchain Program for Master’s and PhD Students

One of Canada’s leading research universities is launching a blockchain tech training path for graduate students.

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University of Waterloo Researchers Increase Hyperledger Fabric Transaction Speeds

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada have managed to increase the speed of Hyperledger Fabric blockchain transactions almost sevenfold through a series of optimizations. Waterloo Researchers Give Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain a Boost According to a blog post on the University of Waterloo website, researchers have increased transaction speeds on the Hyperledger FabricRead MoreRead More.

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Energy Incentives Make Bitcoin Mining a Natural Fit for B.C., Canada

When it comes to bitcoin mining, Canada is a natural.  A temperate climate helps to keep mining equipment cool, and plentiful renewable energy from hydroelectric dams gives Canadian provinces like British Columbia a natural advantage with cheaper electricity costs.

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Receives Honorary Doctorate

Vitalik Buterin left academia four years ago to pursue a career in crypto. Now, the Ethereum founder’s contributions to the industry (and the computer science field at large) have earned him an honorary Ph.

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Canadian University Shuts Down Entire Network After Mining Attack

Last week St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada reportedly shut down its entire computer network for four days due to an attempted mining attack. St. Francis Xavier, a Canadian university, shuts down its IT network to deal with a cryptocurrency mining malware infectionhttps://t.

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University of Guelph Joins Left to Build Mesh Networks in Canadian North

The School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph has partnered with an award-winning startup to revolutionize connectivity across Northern Canada. The Maple Ridge-based tech company Left has teamed up with the University of Guelph to launch a $2.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Malware Sends Canadian University Network in Lockdown

St. Francis Xavier University in Canada shut down its entire system for more than three days last week because of a crypto jacking attack. Some of the services have been partially restored.

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Study Reveals Growing Sophistication in Malicious Mining of Cryptocurrency

Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: More Than an Academic View of Progress

This past week has seen progress in two aspects of Bitcoin: privacy and payments. Attitudes toward blockchain technology are also showing progress as two surveys reveal.

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Facebook is teaching AI to talk you through directions

Facebook is developing a “Talk the Walk” AI capable of giving walking directions without knowing a user’s location. What it is: A team comprised of a researcher from the University of Montreal in Canada and Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) scientists recently published a white paper describing a neural network capable of giving a person plain language directions without the use of GPS or other location tracking aids.

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Trade rules are deeply flawed but Trump’s tariff fixation is hurting America and the rest of the world

New steel tariffs could hit the Tenaris seamless pipe mill in Bay City, Texas, hard. AP Photo/David J. Phillip Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University There’s no end in sight to the tariffs President Donald Trump will impose on imports from the nation’s best customers.

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A new world is dawning, and the US will no longer lead it

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the contentious G7 Leaders Summit in Canada in June. AP/Jesco Denzel/German Federal Government Gordon Adams, American University School of International Service From pulling out of treaties to denigrating allies to starting trade wars, the impulsive actions of President Donald Trump are upending the […]

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