Trustless education? A blockchain system for university grades.
We have implemented a blockchain system based on Ethereum for use by a university to store student grades and to provide a cryptocurrency. Based upon an exploratory, qualitative evaluation we have found several tensions between the concept of a university as an organization and the concept of distri...
| Publicado en: | Ubiquity (2045-6271) Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 83 - 89 |
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Intellect Ltd.
2019
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