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People Don’t Trust Blockchain Systems – is Regulation a Way to Help?
Blockchain technology isn’t as widely used as it could be, largely because blockchain users don’t trust each other, as research shows. Business leaders and regular people are also slow to adopt blockchain-based systems because they fear potential government regulations might require them to make expensive or difficult changes in the future. Mistrust and regulatory uncertainty… Read More
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Transparency and Privacy: Empowering People Through Blockchain
Blockchain has already proven its huge influence on the financial world with its first application in the form of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. It might not be long before its impact is felt everywhere. Blockchain is a secure chain of digital records that exist on multiple computers simultaneously so no record can be erased or… Read More
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Universities, Worldwide, Look to Blockchain to Back Up Credentials
Traditionally, when students decide to apply for a job or graduate school, or to transfer to another university, they need to contact their college bursar’s office for a copy of their transcript or academic record. This method is often not just time-consuming and inconvenient, but can also cost money — seeming like a last-ditch… Read More
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Universities Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition
A handful of universities across the world is currently accepting bitcoin for payments, with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland and FPT University in Vietnam being the two most recent additions. They join The King’s College in New York, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, the University of Cumbria in the UK,… Read More
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University of Arkansas’ First Blockchain Hackathon Surpasses Expectations
Image – Courtesy of the Sam M. Walton College of Business Where was the cotton grown in the jeans you are wearing? Where was the chicken raised that you will use in that grilled chicken salad tonight? Answers to both questions can readily be had through the use of blockchain, as students quickly discovered at… Read More
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University of Sydney Researchers Building Superfast Blockchain Technology That Could Revolutionize Cryptocurrency Transactions
Researchers from the University of Sydney’s School of Information Technologies are developing a superfast blockchain technology that they believe has the potential to make bitcoin-based transactions possible around the world. A blockchain is a virtual public ledger that processes and records transactions. Blockchain is the underlying technology for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency, but bitcoin hasn’t taken… Read More
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MIT Researchers Thwart Online Identity Theft by Piggybacking onto Bitcoin
MIT researchers have designed a solution to prevent online identity theft, using bitcoin blockchain technology. The system is called Catena, and the researchers are Alin Tomescu, a graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science and first author on the paper, and his thesis advisor Srini Devadas, the Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering… Read More
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Universities Are Vying for Blockchain Dominance
Since the launch of bitcoin in 2009, this cryptocurrency went from a geek phenomenon to a widely accepted solution for digital transactions. Blockchain is the technology behind bitcoin, and industry experts believe that blockchain will not only transform payment transactions but also provide solutions for many industries. So what is blockchain? Blockchain is a… Read More
