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MIT, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a university and research center located in Cambridge, MA, USA. MIT is one of the most prestigious technological educational establishments both in the USA and in the world. MIT is also popular for its innovative activity directed on robotics and artificial intelligence. Also, the university has its own MIT cybersecurity course. In terms of MIT and cryptocurrency, blockchain technology at MIT is being considering as a system of awarding digital diplomas in addition to traditional ones and, besides that, the university has its own standards and certificates for blockchain. Also, the university is origin place of MIT Bitcoin Expo, which is a big conference concerned with using innovative technologies in the financial sphere.

Startup Aims to Make Blockchain Mainstream With Brick and Mortar Stores

Startup Aims to Make Blockchain Mainstream With Brick and Mortar Stores

MAY 23, 2018 | by Bala Murali Krishna

A startup plans to bring cryptocurrencies and blockchain to the masses by opening brick-and-mortar stores in global cities where people can open a crypto accoun...

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Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

APR 26, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

MIT Technology Review published an article proposing three ways to “destroy Bitcoin”. Here’s why any of those won’t work.

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MIT Comes Up With Three Ways To Destroy Bitcoin

MIT Comes Up With Three Ways To Destroy Bitcoin

APR 24, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

The MIT Technology Reviews explores three hypothetical ways that Bitcoin could be “destroyed” in a new article.

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Why MIT Implemented Bitcoin Blockchain to Distribute Diplomas Instead of Permissioned Ledgers

Why MIT Implemented Bitcoin Blockchain to Distribute Diplomas Instead of Permissioned Ledgers

OCT 22, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has started to issue diplomas through its Blockcerts platform, a Bitcoin Blockchain-based application.

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MIT Issues First Digital Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology

MIT Issues First Digital Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology

OCT 21, 2017 | by Lisa Froelings

MIT issues Blockchain-based diplomas, ensuring easily transportable and tamper-proof graduate records.

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Australian University Allows Students to Earn Ethereum from Campus Purchases

Australian University Allows Students to Earn Ethereum from Campus Purchases

OCT 20, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

An Australian university is replacing points with Ether, hoping students will be more motivated to spend if rewarded with digital currency.

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Toyota and MIT Partner To Make Blockchain Future Of Autonomous Driving

Toyota and MIT Partner To Make Blockchain Future Of Autonomous Driving

MAY 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Toyota has announced it is exploring Blockchain use cases for self-driving cars in a partnership with MIT Media Lab.

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Melbourne University To Trial Blockchain Student Records Management

Melbourne University To Trial Blockchain Student Records Management

MAY 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockchain student records and employment perspectives is getting a pioneering trial at the University of Melbourne in July.

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MIT “Disobedience Award” Gives Rule-Breakers $250k Prize

MIT “Disobedience Award” Gives Rule-Breakers $250k Prize

MAR 10, 2017 | by William Suberg

‘Ethical disobedience’ is the subject of a new award by MIT, which will give $250,000 to outstanding rule-breakers.

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MIT Report: Blockchain for Banks - New Era or Lipstick on Pig?

MIT Report: Blockchain for Banks - New Era or Lipstick on Pig?

SEP 05, 2016 | by Jacob J

Could rapid innovation in the fintech space lead to the end of banks as we know them? A recent report from MIT explores these possibilities.

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Blockchain as Part of the Web: Does It Fit in?

Blockchain as Part of the Web: Does It Fit in?

MAY 13, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Schools are now using Bitcoin technology to record and verify candidates' credentials; and to track the creation or transfer of physical assets, shareholdings, ...

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MIT's John Clippinger Talks Bitcoin’s Inherent Politics

MIT's John Clippinger Talks Bitcoin’s Inherent Politics

SEP 24, 2015 | by Matchpool

Bitcoin is supposed to change how money works, but it may change social systems too. Or so claims ID3 Executive Director and MIT research scientist John H. Clip...

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AUG 26 DIGEST: Big Mining Pools Oppose Bitcoin XT Fork; Tor Vulnerability Suspends BTC Black Market Operations

AUG 26 DIGEST: Big Mining Pools Oppose Bitcoin XT Fork; Tor Vulnerability Suspends BTC Black Market Operations

AUG 26, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

A significant chunk of mining pools has taken a fierce stand against Bitcoin XT; the largest currently operating bitcoin black market has decided to halt operat...

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AUG 7 DIGEST: G7 Pledges Support for 'Appropriate' Bitcoin Regulation; Market Research Analyst Qualtrics Adds BTC Rewards

AUG 7 DIGEST: G7 Pledges Support for 'Appropriate' Bitcoin Regulation; Market Research Analyst Qualtrics Adds BTC Rewards

AUG 07, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

G7 representatives announced support for “appropriate regulation” of virtual currencies; online survey giant Qualtrics added bitcoin as a rewards option and mor...

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Former White House Advisor: Elimination of ‘Double-Spend’ is Bitcoin’s True Innovation

Former White House Advisor: Elimination of ‘Double-Spend’ is Bitcoin’s True Innovation

JUL 30, 2015 | by William Suberg

A former senior White House advisor has become the latest authority to speak out in favor of Bitcoin and blockchain technology.

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MIT Comes Up With Three Ways To Destroy Bitcoin

MIT Comes Up With Three Ways To Destroy Bitcoin

APR 24, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

The MIT Technology Reviews explores three hypothetical ways that Bitcoin could be “destroyed” in a new article.

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Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

APR 26, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

MIT Technology Review published an article proposing three ways to “destroy Bitcoin”. Here’s why any of those won’t work.

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Why MIT Implemented Bitcoin Blockchain to Distribute Diplomas Instead of Permissioned Ledgers

Why MIT Implemented Bitcoin Blockchain to Distribute Diplomas Instead of Permissioned Ledgers

OCT 22, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has started to issue diplomas through its Blockcerts platform, a Bitcoin Blockchain-based application.

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Toyota and MIT Partner To Make Blockchain Future Of Autonomous Driving

Toyota and MIT Partner To Make Blockchain Future Of Autonomous Driving

MAY 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Toyota has announced it is exploring Blockchain use cases for self-driving cars in a partnership with MIT Media Lab.

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Australian University Allows Students to Earn Ethereum from Campus Purchases

Australian University Allows Students to Earn Ethereum from Campus Purchases

OCT 20, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

An Australian university is replacing points with Ether, hoping students will be more motivated to spend if rewarded with digital currency.

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MIT Issues First Digital Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology

MIT Issues First Digital Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology

OCT 21, 2017 | by Lisa Froelings

MIT issues Blockchain-based diplomas, ensuring easily transportable and tamper-proof graduate records.

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Startup Aims to Make Blockchain Mainstream With Brick and Mortar Stores

Startup Aims to Make Blockchain Mainstream With Brick and Mortar Stores

MAY 23, 2018 | by Bala Murali Krishna

A startup plans to bring cryptocurrencies and blockchain to the masses by opening brick-and-mortar stores in global cities where people can open a crypto accoun...

  8806   |     1
Melbourne University To Trial Blockchain Student Records Management

Melbourne University To Trial Blockchain Student Records Management

MAY 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockchain student records and employment perspectives is getting a pioneering trial at the University of Melbourne in July.

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MIT to Take Over Funding of Three Bitcoin Core Developers

MIT to Take Over Funding of Three Bitcoin Core Developers

APR 23, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

The three Bitcoin core developers who were, up until now, funded by the Bitcoin Foundation will join the MIT Media Lab's newly established Digital Currency Init...

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After Hectic Week for Foundation, MIT Offers to Host a Bitcoin Standards Center

After Hectic Week for Foundation, MIT Offers to Host a Bitcoin Standards Center

APR 12, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could become an important pillar for Bitcoin in the near future, as director of the MIT Media Lab Joi Ito has pr...

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Bitcoin heats up at MIT, College Cryptocurrency Network Aims Higher

Bitcoin heats up at MIT, College Cryptocurrency Network Aims Higher

JUN 28, 2014 | by Carlo C

"We're trying to get some of the brightest minds of the generation using Bitcoin and experimenting with it on a deeper level.” - MIT Bitcoin Club

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MIT Computer Scientists Can Predict the Price of Bitcoin

MIT Computer Scientists Can Predict the Price of Bitcoin

OCT 24, 2014 | by Carlo C

Two computer scientists from MIT claim to have developed a “machine learning algorithm” that can potentially be used to predict the price of Bitcoin.

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APR 16 DIGEST: Peter Todd Foresees Greater State Interference in Crypto, Stellar adopts SCP Protocol

APR 16 DIGEST: Peter Todd Foresees Greater State Interference in Crypto, Stellar adopts SCP Protocol

APR 16, 2015 | by Charlie Richards

Peter Todd has outlined his view that more regulation on all levels is on the way for the digital currency sector; Stellar adopts SCP protocol; Gavin Andresen h...

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The Bitcoin Community Reacts to the NY BitLicense

The Bitcoin Community Reacts to the NY BitLicense

JUN 04, 2015 | by Tom Jackson

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) yesterday released the third and final revisions to its BitLicense legislation.

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Former White House Advisor: Elimination of ‘Double-Spend’ is Bitcoin’s True Innovation

Former White House Advisor: Elimination of ‘Double-Spend’ is Bitcoin’s True Innovation

JUL 30, 2015 | by William Suberg

A former senior White House advisor has become the latest authority to speak out in favor of Bitcoin and blockchain technology.

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MIT Comes Up With Three Ways To Destroy Bitcoin

MIT Comes Up With Three Ways To Destroy Bitcoin

APR 24, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

The MIT Technology Reviews explores three hypothetical ways that Bitcoin could be “destroyed” in a new article.

  53937   |     36
Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

APR 26, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

MIT Technology Review published an article proposing three ways to “destroy Bitcoin”. Here’s why any of those won’t work.

  24547   |     7
Why MIT Implemented Bitcoin Blockchain to Distribute Diplomas Instead of Permissioned Ledgers

Why MIT Implemented Bitcoin Blockchain to Distribute Diplomas Instead of Permissioned Ledgers

OCT 22, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has started to issue diplomas through its Blockcerts platform, a Bitcoin Blockchain-based application.

  23208   |  
MIT Issues First Digital Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology

MIT Issues First Digital Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology

OCT 21, 2017 | by Lisa Froelings

MIT issues Blockchain-based diplomas, ensuring easily transportable and tamper-proof graduate records.

  17359   |     2
MIT Report: Blockchain for Banks - New Era or Lipstick on Pig?

MIT Report: Blockchain for Banks - New Era or Lipstick on Pig?

SEP 05, 2016 | by Jacob J

Could rapid innovation in the fintech space lead to the end of banks as we know them? A recent report from MIT explores these possibilities.

  284   |     2
Australian University Allows Students to Earn Ethereum from Campus Purchases

Australian University Allows Students to Earn Ethereum from Campus Purchases

OCT 20, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

An Australian university is replacing points with Ether, hoping students will be more motivated to spend if rewarded with digital currency.

  17363   |     1
Startup Aims to Make Blockchain Mainstream With Brick and Mortar Stores

Startup Aims to Make Blockchain Mainstream With Brick and Mortar Stores

MAY 23, 2018 | by Bala Murali Krishna

A startup plans to bring cryptocurrencies and blockchain to the masses by opening brick-and-mortar stores in global cities where people can open a crypto accoun...

  8806   |     1