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Where Should Advisors Go for Crypto Education?

A growing number of services and resources offer advisors education on crypto, taking different approaches. Existing certification organizations, like the CFP Board, might also need to step in and provide clarity and education for their members.

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Finance

Proof of Learn Raises $15M in Round Led by New Enterprise Associates

The "learn-to-earn" platform will launch its first educational program by the middle of the year.

Proof of Learn co-founder Sheila Lirio Marcelo speaks during the 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference while she was CEO and founder of Care.com. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Finance

UPenn’s Wharton Taps Coinbase to Accept Crypto for Online Blockchain Course

Wharton said it will be the first Ivy League institution or U.S. business school to accept cryptocurrency from program participants.

Signage for the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School stands outside of the new campus in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, the 131-year-old business school in Philadelphia, is counting on a new West Coast campus to raise its high-tech profile. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Learning by Doing: A Different Kind of Graduate School for Blockchain

Work hard, innovate and find a real problem that needs solving. That’s it.

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UC Berkeley Ranks Third in CoinDesk’s Top Universities for Blockchain in 2021

UC Berkeley is offering its first-ever massive open online course (MOOC) on DeFi. The school has ranked third in CoinDesk's 2021 list of top universities for blockchain. Dawn Song, one of the course leaders and CEO of Oasis Labs, shares insights into the course offering and the importance of DeFi education.

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CoinDesk’s Top Universities for Blockchain: Which Schools Top the List in 2021?

CoinDesk has released its ranking of this year’s top 230 schools worldwide impacting the blockchain space. Reuben Youngblom, Stanford University Fellow and Cryptoeconomic Systems (MIT DCI) Managing Editor, discusses the key takeaways, including the methodology and importance of blockchain education.

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Do You Need to Go to College to Work in Crypto?

College dropouts sometimes become world-changing legends, including in crypto. But the big picture is a lot more complicated.

PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 7:  A general view of the Stanford University campus including Hoover Tower and Green Library taken on October 7, 2019 in Palo Alto, California.