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The venture capital firm a16z is now accepting applications for its Crypto Startup School (CSS) 2024 spring course, which is set to be held in London, the same city as its headquarters. According to a16z, participants of the 12-week accelerator…

In this piece, we discuss how blockchain technology is improving the sector and how the ISTE conference could shape the future of ed-tech

In a collaboration under Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in Canada, the University of Toronto, Canada's largest university, has announced its intention to establish an autonomous XRP ledger validator.

Binance has announced the launch of Binance AMP, a summer-intern program aimed at educating young people who want to work in the blockchain industry.

Pearson Plc has revealed plans to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology.

The Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, or FSBC, is working towards improving the standard of digital ledger technology (DLT). Amid the expanding blockchain scene, several stakeholders are enacting modalities to ensure a continuous supply of skilled workforce in the novel sector.…

Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s Telecom and IT minister says the National Informatics Centre (NIC) — a parastatal of the country’s IT ministry, to pursue greater blockchain adoption in the country’s primary education sector. Authorities in India continue to encourage blockchain…

Australia’s Monash University in Melbourne has announced the launch of a blockchain research lab along with peer universities in the Asia-Pacific region. Joseph Liu has been appointed director of the Monash Blockchain Technology Centre (MBTC) and will coordinate efforts to…

PundiX (PXS), a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform that claims to be dedicated to transforming retail businesses with its blockchain-based point of sale solutions, and Borghese Ventures, a Cyprus-based artificial intelligence (AI), are partnering with the government of Cyprus, for…

Zilliqa (ZIL) a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to be focused on building a next-generation, high throughput blockchain, has joined forces with the University of Oxford to conduct its Blockchain A-Z, program at the university. Blockchain A-Z is…

The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCPPD) has added video lessons to its official digital platform that gives insight into the potential of blockchain technology and major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH),…

The University of Malta, the highest educational institution in bitcoin-friendly Malta, has launched a master’s degree program in blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). The course is aimed at equipping students with the skills they need to function in the…

Blockchains have showcased they have that capability to transform entire industries by minimizing the requirement for human trust and instead rely on immutable data. Education is an underpenetrated sector with regards to distributed ledgers, but this is quickly changing as…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched a series of mini-courses covering emerging topics ranging from blockchain and artificial intelligence to 3D printing and robotics. According to Ledger Insights, the course named MIT Horizon will be available for enterprise-use as…

In an effort to curb illegal use of bitcoin and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, and make it easier for law enforcement agents to recognize and fight crypto-fueled crimes, the Indonesian government is hosting an international conference made up of Turkey, Singapore,…