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Business graduate school INSEAD is partnering with online education platform Coursera to create a blockchain-focused curriculum, aimed at transforming those with zero technical experience into crypto pros.

At the SXSW Blockchain Conference, SEC Senior Advisor Valerie Szczepanik explained how regulation can ultimately boost the cryptocurrency space, and may turn the tide on the year long crypto winter.

Banking technology firm Avaloq has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). The EEA is a global non-profit consortium of companies hailing from several major industries, including  technology, banking, government, healthcare, energy,…

Central  banks around the world have been notably removed from all things blockchain, and are more than mildly averse to serving cryptocurrency-related businesses. While large banking conglomerates like JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America…

Yale openlab received a $150K grant from Social Alpha Foundation to launch a blockchain based carbon emissions data solution.

Distributed ledger technology sits at the intersection of two stereotypes.Tech is a playground for nerdy college boys. And finance is a game for old men. Web meets Wall Street.And although blockchain is an innovation lauded for its…

Facebook coin is the second creepy uncle at the crypto wedding this year, after JPMorgan picked out Lady In Red by Chris de Burgh and winked at the maid of honor.Nate Popper's New York Times piece provided confirmation by Facebook…

Cryptocurrency isn’t known for being environmentally friendly (well, not Proof of Work mechanisms like Bitcoin), but a new blockchain project could help save endangered species—at a discount.The Newton Project, which seeks to replace…

Smart contract insurance is still a long way off, but one Bitcoin hodler is protecting his gains the old-fashioned way.  An Ohio man is attempting to claim $16,000 of stolen Bitcoin under his Homeowner’s Policy, justifying the claim under…

In August of 2018, Gallup released a report which claims 36% of workers in the United States work within the “gig economy.” That’s 57 million Americans who’ve traded traditional employment for work on a per-project-basis.Freelancers in…

Origin Protocol has launched its markeplace dApp and beta version on the Ethereum mainnet. It has set it sights on taking the middlemen out of the sharing economy.In essence, Origin Protocol is a platform for developers, who will create…

Reddcoin launched its ReddID wallet to the public yesterday and says its one step closer to the ultimate goal of becoming the monetized ‘Like’ button of the internet.Tipping online creators is nothing new and Patreon leads the way, but…

China's latest crackdown on cryptocurrency trading won't stop the determined few. China is set to lose the best and brightest of its current digital crop as they head off as crypto refugees. There is just one problem: they're taking the…

It doesn’t seem like the transportation industry could be completely disrupted by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Of course, the idea of both Lyft and Uber dominating local transportation industries across the globe seemed laughable a decade…

Cryptocurrency is an unpredictable industry. Some people are skeptical of getting involved as a result of the risky market. Crypto Briefing has explored the positive impact cryptocurrency has in the world, but the fact is many people don't…

The markets are down today. The debate over the value of Bitcoin rages hard, as some experts predict its demise and others celebrate its impending ascent. Its true value may be a highly debated topic among investors and traders, but to some…