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Bitcoin White Paper First Released 14 Years Ago Today

The Bitcoin white paper was released 14 years ago today under an MIT public license for all to learn from, share and enjoy. "The Hash" panel discusses the importance to remembering the digital gold's humble beginning, the evolution of the crypto industry in the past 14 years and outlook for the industry.

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Top Blockchain University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ranked fifth, MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative serves as the epicenter of blockchain research in the United States.

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PayPal Exec: Most Central Banks Don't Have Appetite to Own Technology

During a 1:1 session at Consensus 2021, PayPal's VP & GM, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, believes central banks know what they are doing on the technology side but doesn't think they have an appetite to own the technology stack and handle millions of consumer accounts.

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Digital Native Laws and Strategies in Wyoming

MIT Computational Law Report Executive Director Dazza Greenwood and Wyoming State Senator Chris Rothfuss discuss Wyoming’s newly passed laws formalizing how individuals and organizations can use digital identities and the broader philosophy behind them.

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The Best Blockchain University Programs Actually Pay Students to Learn

Leading student blockchain clubs do more than meet up to eat pizza: they work directly with crypto startups to solve problems.

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MIT Develops 'Spider' Tech to Enable More Efficient Off-Chain Crypto Transactions

The researchers say their new routing scheme can help avoid congestion on off-chain cryptocurrency networks.

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MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito Steps Down Over Epstein Financing

The chief of MIT Media Lab, which runs a digital currency initiative, reportedly concealed funding from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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MIT Fellow Says Facebook 'Lifted' His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency

MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year.

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MIT's 'Fiat Cryptography' System Automates the Process of Securing Almost Anything

Gone are the days of manual encryption as MIT researchers create a way to automatically generate security algorithms.

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