Content written by Simon Chandler and published by Cointelegraph. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Knowledge is power, particularly in the Information Age, where an understanding of ‘the new’ can provide an edge over the competition. This is why, barely a year since crypto exploded into mainstream awareness — and long before it's likely to enjoy blanket adoption — it’s … [Read more...]
Top MBA programs beef up cryptocurrency courses to keep up with demand
Content written by Kate Rooney and published by CNBC. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Some of the top MBA programs in the world are adjusting their curriculum after last year's mania around bitcoin. Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business are expanding classes in digital … [Read more...]
Elite Business Schools Are Teaching MBAs About Bitcoin’s Blockchain — This Is Why
And executives are flocking to courses on the disruptive digital ledger. There are few more thrilling topics in the world of high-finance than blockchain, the digital ledger that emerged with the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Advocates tout the blockchain's potential uses in revolutionizing the way money is moved around the world by slashing the costs and time required for cross-border transfers, … [Read more...]
FINTECH: 6 Elite Business Schools Exploring Blockchain And Bitcoin
2016 has been the year of the blockchain. The revolutionary potential of bitcoin’s underlying technology is the sexist topic in finance. So it should be no great shock that business schools are trying to decode the complex digital ledger. “Blockchain and new financial technologies in general open a number of new opportunities both for start-ups as well as for incumbents,” says Christian … [Read more...]
Bitcoin Blockchain: Elite B-Schools Set To Launch New FinTech MBA Programs
Two top-ranked US business schools are developing fintech programs for MBAs, BusinessBecause has learnt — highlighting the growing enthusiasm at elite schools for the business world’s sexiest topic. UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business this year introduced a new course on fintech for MBAs that explores topics such as payments and the blockchain — the record of asset ownership that underpins … [Read more...]
Business Schools Bring Bitcoin Into MBA Classrooms | BusinessBecause
The vision for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency traded through untraceable digital transactions, is starting to fade but business schools are slowly deploying the concept in their classrooms. Two leading US business schools are trialling bitcoin classes for MBA students, as the controversial currency has risen in profile in the wake of the financial crisis. Duke University’s Fuqua School of … [Read more...]