Blockchain Education Alliance Welcomes Industry Giants and Innovations

New Members Make Waves

The Blockchain Education Alliance, headed by the MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator, is boosting its ranks. On February 11, Ashlie Meredith, the director of university programs at MouseBelt, announced that heavyweights like Mastercard and Binance X are joining the party. Throw in Ripple’s accelerator Xpring, and the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, and we have quite the lineup!

Expanding the Family: Other Notable Additions

But wait, there’s more! The alliance isn’t just resting its laurels with financial giants. Adding some tech-savvy flair are NEO, a smart contract platform, IoTeX, an internet-of-things innovator, blockchain security expert Quantstamp, and big data pioneer Constellation Labs, all eager to dive into the educational pool of blockchain.

Aiming for Educational Excellence

What’s the grand purpose behind all this? According to their official manifesto, the Blockchain Education Alliance is on a mission to arm students with the skills, connections, and knowledge to thrive in the blockchain ecosystem. It’s like handing them a map to a treasure chest – only this treasure is made of decentralized networks!

A Brief History: Where It All Began

Flashback to October 2019. The alliance opened its doors with a host of members, including the Stellar Development Foundation, Tron, and a slew of other blockchain pioneers. They meant serious business from the start, and it shows in their growth and ongoing projects.

Why Education is Crucial

The blockchain and cryptocurrency sector has long suffered from a gaping hole: a lack of trained professionals. In a candid moment back in late August 2019, Ken Weber from Ripple argued for universities everywhere to step up their game – offering comprehensive courses focused on blockchain technology and digital assets.

As if on cue, Nikolai Mushegian, a former contributor to MakerDAO, recently dropped a whopping 10,000 MKR (that’s almost $5.65 million!) at his alma mater to spawn a research program dedicated to decentralized applications. And let’s not forget the University of Malta, which launched a Master’s degree in blockchain and distributed ledger technology around the same time.