Mastercard, Ripple and Binance join Blockchain Education Alliance.
The Blockchain Educational Alliance, created by the MouseBelt blockchain accelerator, has gained several noteworthy new members.
Ashley Meredith, director of the MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator University program, told Cointelegraph on February 11 that the new entrants included Behemoth Mastercard, a payment processing company, Binance X, an innovative large-scale cryptocurrency exchange unit, Ripple Spring accelerator and KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange.
NEO’s smart contract platform, IoTeX’s Internet of Things startup, Quantstamp blockchain security company, and Constellation Labs big blockchain chain service have also joined the alliance.
According to the official website, the Blockchain Education Alliance aims to support education “so that students gain the skills, connections, and knowledge needed to contribute to the blockchain ecosystem.”
At the time of its launch in October 2019, the alliance included the Star Development Fund, Tron, Hedera, Icon, Ontology, Wanchain, Harmony One, Nervos, Orbs, LTO Network, Emurgo, Nem and ETC Labs.
In August 2019, MouseBelt launched an initiative to create blockchains on three campuses of the University of California system.
Blockchain and crypto need education
The blockchain and cryptocurrency industry has long been plagued by a lack of specialized workforce capable of pushing space forward. At the end of August 2019, Ken Weber, head of the Ripple Social Impact Service, said universities around the world should expand their educational programs to offer courses on blockchain and digital resources.
Last month, Nikolai Musheghyan, a former MakerDAO member and Carnegie Mellon graduate, allocated 10,000 MKR — worth less than $ 5.65 million. The United States at the time of printing was its alma mater to develop a research program for decentralized applications. In October 2019, a master’s degree in blockchain technology and distributed ledger was opened at the University of Malta.
Mastercard, the innovative divisions of Ripple and Binance, and eight other other companies, have joined the alliance that supports blockchain education at universities around the world.
MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator announced that it has accepted 11 founding members to its Blockchain Education Alliance. In addition to Mastercard, Ripple and Binance, the alliance included representatives of Neo, KuCoin and the Matic Network. They will join 13 companies, including Stellar, TRON and Wanchain, which have already become part of the alliance since its inception last October.
The Blockchain Education Alliance is part of the MouseBelt University program. This is an initiative to train the next generation of blockchain developers in more than 80 student associations around the world. Alliance members provide funding and educational resources that help students and teachers develop curricula and keep abreast of the latest developments in the industry.
