The blockchain revolution: will universities use it, or abuse it?

Web 3.0 could revolutionise the way higher education is delivered, but will it be used as a force for good, asks Martin Hall

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November 28, 2016
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Martin Hall
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#1 Submitted by TheLittleDuke on November 28, 2016 - 10:38pm
I wrote about the use of blockchains in higher ed back in June of 2014 and how they could be leveraged for transcripts https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140610145602-8682641-the-use-of-bitcoin-blockchains-in-higher-education

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