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'Decentralization Under Centralization': How Chinese Universities Teach Blockchain

President Xi wants China to be the world’s leader in blockchain technology but has banned its most popular uses. Students and faculty wonder whether universities can successfully teach blockchain with Chinese characteristics, and if graduates can find jobs. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week

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Introducing Education Week: How to Learn About Web3

Technology moves fast. How will we keep up?

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Opinion

Why Rankings – Including University Rankings – Are Crap

I developed CoinDesk’s Best Universities for Blockchain rankings in 2020, and have been tortured to some degree by them ever since.

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Autodidacts Welcome!

Universities may teach blockchain but the crypto community will always embrace the self-taught. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Where In the World Is the Most Research Being Produced?

Asia dominates the global blockchain research landscape in 2022. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: CoinDesk’s Methodology

The massive effort to rank the efforts of universities to teach the fast-growing and potentially transformative emerging technology of blockchain comes down to making informed choices. This article is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

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Tell Us What You Know About Crypto and Blockchain Education

CoinDesk is seeking community opinions by Sept. 7 about the universities and colleges that produce the most brilliant and influential thought leaders, researchers, working professionals or students in the blockchain and crypto industries.

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Why Athletes Are Taking Compensation in Bitcoin

From UFC to soccer, sportspeople continue to see the attraction of BTC, despite the faltering market. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week.

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