Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced on Tuesday it has expanded its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) to Japan. According to Ripple, the expansion brings on new partners including Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo. While sharing more details about… Read More
Last week, tensions rose at the University of Oklahoma when a video of the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a racist chant hit the web. Within days, the university expelled two students involved and permanently shut down the fraternity. University of Oklahoma’s President Boren wrote in a statement: “To those… Read More
Last fall, Crowdfund Insider reported that the National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the NCAA was attempting to shut down a for-profit company known as FanPay, which was planning to launch a crowdfunding platform for pay-for-play college athletes. Despite these cease-and-desist letters from several schools and conferences, the… Read More
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