Big Industry Names Join Group to Promote Blockchain Education

Christopher Zenios16/02/20203min
A working group that aims to promote education in the area of blockchain recently announced that eleven new members have been welcomed into its Blockchain Education Alliance.

One major new member is Mastercard, in addition to the card network other new members include the innovation arms of payments start-up Ripple and crypto exchange Binance; and representatives from Neo, KuCoin and Ethereum scaling solution Matic Network.

The new members will be joining the existing thirteen companies including Stellar, TRON and Wanchain who joined the initiative when it was announced in October 2019.

The Blockchain Education Alliance is apart of the university program by MouseBelt. The initiative aims to train the next generation of blockchain developers across the globe in more than eighty student associations. Members of the group offer funding and educational aids to help both students and professors to develop curriculums and stay up to date with industry developments and progress.

Ashlie Meredith, director of MouseBelt University commented:

The members all share our ethos: The best way to invest in the space is to make long-term investments in education,

She added,

The better the education, the better developers and projects we will see.

The Blockchain Education Alliance initially began as an affiliation of more than 13 universities in North America, it has now expanded to include an estimated 70 schools across America, Asia and Europe.

Head of developer relations at Ripple’s Xpring incubator Warren Paul Anderson commented that joining the alliance allowed it to prepare prospective developers with the skills and resources they need. Anderson commented:
“Mousebelt’s mission to promote blockchain technology at the curriculum level within universities is directly aligned with that of Xpring,”

The new companies that have joined the alliance strengthen the cause. Mastercard is one of the worlds largest payment providers, the company handles more than $14 trillion worth of payments every year. Over the past few years, the company has made several forays into the area of blockchain technology. One of the most notable is as one of the founding members of Facebook’s Libra Association.

This alliance comes at a time when demand for blockchain jobs are higher than even with blockchain being the most sought-after skill in 2020. Due to this students continue to call for education in blockchain.

Christopher Zenios

Christopher has always been a pioneer, a first adopter when it comes to technological advancements. Over the years, his expertise surrounded the real estate and digital markets and their evolution in today's society. After being the editor to various professional business news portals and blogs, he was selected to become the chief editor for HWC. Contact Christopher at +357-22029786 ext: 6110 or by email at [email protected] for editorial related questions.



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