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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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...

 2
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 | 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 | 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...

 1
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 | 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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Microsoft Hosts bitcoinless Bitcoin 2.0 Event for 'Social Good' (Op-Ed)

Microsoft Hosts bitcoinless Bitcoin 2.0 Event for 'Social Good' (Op-Ed)

JUL 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

In another splash into the Bitcoin space for Microsoft, the tech giant's Civic Innovation team organized a Bitcoin event in New York earlier this week.

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MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

JUL 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The MIT Media Lab said that it is working on a Bitcoin-based encryption system that lets users securely share data over a decentralized network.

 4
Columnist Leaves WSJ for MIT's Digital Currency Initiative

Columnist Leaves WSJ for MIT's Digital Currency Initiative

JUL 10, 2015 | Matchpool

Senior columnist Michael Casey is leaving his 18-year old seat at the Wall Street Journal to advise the MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative.

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MAY 13 DIGEST: MIT Names 'Critical Flaws' in BitLicense, Euro Banking Assoc. Releases ‘Cryptotechnologies’ Report

MAY 13 DIGEST: MIT Names 'Critical Flaws' in BitLicense, Euro Banking Assoc. Releases ‘Cryptotechnologies’ Report

MAY 13, 2015 | Diana Ngo

MIT cites major flaws in the NY BitLicense, Euro Banking Association issues a report on 'Cryptotechnologies,' Denmark will discontinue the printing of new fiat ...

 1
Peter Todd on BitGo’s Patenting of Multisig, MIT’s Funding of Core Development, and Innovation

Peter Todd on BitGo’s Patenting of Multisig, MIT’s Funding of Core Development, and Innovation

MAY 05, 2015 | Allen Scott

CoinTelegraph spoke to Peter Todd about the issue, along with the topics of centralized blockchains and Bitcoin core development funding.

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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 | 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...

 6
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 | 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 | William Suberg

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

 4095
MIT “Disobedience Award” Gives Rule-Breakers $250k Prize

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

MAR 10, 2017 | William Suberg

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

 248
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 | 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.

 35   |    2
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 | William Suberg

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

 33
Blockchain as Part of the Web: Does It Fit in?

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

MAY 13, 2016 | 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, ...

 11
Microsoft Hosts bitcoinless Bitcoin 2.0 Event for 'Social Good' (Op-Ed)

Microsoft Hosts bitcoinless Bitcoin 2.0 Event for 'Social Good' (Op-Ed)

JUL 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

In another splash into the Bitcoin space for Microsoft, the tech giant's Civic Innovation team organized a Bitcoin event in New York earlier this week.

 8
MIT to Take Over Funding of Three Bitcoin Core Developers

MIT to Take Over Funding of Three Bitcoin Core Developers

APR 23, 2015 | 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...

 6
MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

JUL 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The MIT Media Lab said that it is working on a Bitcoin-based encryption system that lets users securely share data over a decentralized network.

 4
MIT's John Clippinger Talks Bitcoin’s Inherent Politics

MIT's John Clippinger Talks Bitcoin’s Inherent Politics

SEP 24, 2015 | 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...

 2
MAY 13 DIGEST: MIT Names 'Critical Flaws' in BitLicense, Euro Banking Assoc. Releases ‘Cryptotechnologies’ Report

MAY 13 DIGEST: MIT Names 'Critical Flaws' in BitLicense, Euro Banking Assoc. Releases ‘Cryptotechnologies’ Report

MAY 13, 2015 | Diana Ngo

MIT cites major flaws in the NY BitLicense, Euro Banking Association issues a report on 'Cryptotechnologies,' Denmark will discontinue the printing of new fiat ...

 1
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 | 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...

 1
Peter Todd on BitGo’s Patenting of Multisig, MIT’s Funding of Core Development, and Innovation

Peter Todd on BitGo’s Patenting of Multisig, MIT’s Funding of Core Development, and Innovation

MAY 05, 2015 | Allen Scott

CoinTelegraph spoke to Peter Todd about the issue, along with the topics of centralized blockchains and Bitcoin core development funding.

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Columnist Leaves WSJ for MIT's Digital Currency Initiative

Columnist Leaves WSJ for MIT's Digital Currency Initiative

JUL 10, 2015 | Matchpool

Senior columnist Michael Casey is leaving his 18-year old seat at the Wall Street Journal to advise the MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative.

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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 | 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...

 –
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 | 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.

 35   |    2
MIT to Take Over Funding of Three Bitcoin Core Developers

MIT to Take Over Funding of Three Bitcoin Core Developers

APR 23, 2015 | 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...

 6
Peter Todd on BitGo’s Patenting of Multisig, MIT’s Funding of Core Development, and Innovation

Peter Todd on BitGo’s Patenting of Multisig, MIT’s Funding of Core Development, and Innovation

MAY 05, 2015 | Allen Scott

CoinTelegraph spoke to Peter Todd about the issue, along with the topics of centralized blockchains and Bitcoin core development funding.

 –
MAY 13 DIGEST: MIT Names 'Critical Flaws' in BitLicense, Euro Banking Assoc. Releases ‘Cryptotechnologies’ Report

MAY 13 DIGEST: MIT Names 'Critical Flaws' in BitLicense, Euro Banking Assoc. Releases ‘Cryptotechnologies’ Report

MAY 13, 2015 | Diana Ngo

MIT cites major flaws in the NY BitLicense, Euro Banking Association issues a report on 'Cryptotechnologies,' Denmark will discontinue the printing of new fiat ...

 1
Columnist Leaves WSJ for MIT's Digital Currency Initiative

Columnist Leaves WSJ for MIT's Digital Currency Initiative

JUL 10, 2015 | Matchpool

Senior columnist Michael Casey is leaving his 18-year old seat at the Wall Street Journal to advise the MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative.

 –
MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

MIT's 'Enigma' Uses Bitcoin Blockchain to Create Privacy-Enhancing, Decentralized Computation Platform

JUL 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The MIT Media Lab said that it is working on a Bitcoin-based encryption system that lets users securely share data over a decentralized network.

 4
Microsoft Hosts bitcoinless Bitcoin 2.0 Event for 'Social Good' (Op-Ed)

Microsoft Hosts bitcoinless Bitcoin 2.0 Event for 'Social Good' (Op-Ed)

JUL 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

In another splash into the Bitcoin space for Microsoft, the tech giant's Civic Innovation team organized a Bitcoin event in New York earlier this week.

 8
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 | William Suberg

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

 33
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 | 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...

 1
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 | 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...

 –
MIT's John Clippinger Talks Bitcoin’s Inherent Politics

MIT's John Clippinger Talks Bitcoin’s Inherent Politics

SEP 24, 2015 | 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...

 2
Blockchain as Part of the Web: Does It Fit in?

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

MAY 13, 2016 | 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, ...

 11
MIT “Disobedience Award” Gives Rule-Breakers $250k Prize

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

MAR 10, 2017 | William Suberg

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

 248
Melbourne University To Trial Blockchain Student Records Management

Melbourne University To Trial Blockchain Student Records Management

MAY 01, 2017 | William Suberg

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

 4095
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 | 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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