Education
Students Offered Free Bitcoins in Coinbase Giveaway
Inspired by a similar giveaway at MIT, the digital wallet provider is handing out bitcoin to some students.

Bitcoin Embassy Launches In Poland’s Capital Warsaw
The world's latest bitcoin embassy has opened in Europe with the aim of promoting the digital currency.

Iowa State University Hit by Bitcoin Mining Malware
The University suffered a massive security breach which compromised student personal data and attempted to mine bitcoins.

University of Nicosia Launches Free 'Introduction to Digital Currencies' Online Course
The Massive Open Online Course also offers accelerated sessions for the fast-learning and time-poor.

London Student Mines Dogecoin With University's Computers – They Don’t Know, Yet
Each night, one student sneaks into his university's computer suite to mine dogecoin after hours.

Penn State Students Launch Bitcoin Club with Grand Ambitions
The founders say there’s more to digital currencies than personal profit. How about a little philanthropy?

Money2020 'Bitcoin World' Brings Bitcoin and Finance Leaders Together
Over 5,000 people from 2,000 companies will have the opportunity to engage with bitcoin at the 2014 summit.

NYC Bitcoin Center Hosts its First Hackathon
The Center held the developer event to further educate the technically inclined about the power of distributed money.

University of Cumbria First in UK to Accept Bitcoin
The university will accept bitcoin payments for two new programmes linked to the study of cryptocurrencies and complementary currencies.

Removing Barriers from Bitcoin's Evolution Will Accelerate its Adoption
It’s time to order and simplify what bitcoin is, what it’s not, and what it could be.

