Many articles lately on use of Blockchain to eliminate degree-forgery. Great idea, although it doesn't protect against worthless schools. Can't wait till Axact and co. start to offer Blockchain certification for every one of their worthless diplomas - like a "super-apostille!" All it would prove is that my MUST University degree was really issued by MUST University. Blockchain is a great idea and indispensable in some businesses - but as usual, new technology will spawn new crimes. Here are some articles you may find relevant: https://medium.com/bcdiploma/when-blockchain-and-degrees-become-compatible-with-the-gdpr-11b669d53419 https://www.forbes.com/sites/lamsharon/2017/10/08/how-blockchain-can-stamp-out-chinas-fake-diplomas/#2c3c64056854 https://community.blockcerts.org/t/blockchain-based-certificate-useless/473 https://bravenewcoin.com/news/diploma-mills-and-fake-degrees-are-a-global-problem-that-blockchain-tech-is-tackling/ https://factordaily.com/degree-certificates-india-blockchain-project/ And this one, warning of the dangers of blockchain-related crime: https://www.coindesk.com/hacks-scams-attacks-blockchains-biggest-2017-disasters/
As I type this, my eldest son and a friend of ours are in Tampa at classroom-based training for programmers who want to specialize in blockchain development. There's something like 14 jobs available for every competent blockchain programmer.
They're in the right place. I read somewhere that the average salary for blockchain developers is $156K.
Sounds about right. Of course, a lot of those positions are in Silicon Valley or San Francisco, where the cost of living is extreme. But some of them aren't, and a lot of them will be happy to negotiate with people who know what they're doing and are only interested in working remotely.
Next step on that path: do we know of any schools that accept bitcoins for tuition payment? King's College (NY) announced that they were the first to do so nearly four years ago, but I found no mention of it on their current website (tku.edu). --John Bear (the one on the left)
The University of Nicosia offers an MS in Digital Currency, and accepts Bitcoin for tuition fees: https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy
The list includes Swiss and German schools: https://futurism.com/schools-accepting-bitcoin-tuition/ And, as Dr. Bear mentioned, King's College NY https://www.coindesk.com/kings-college-new-york-now-accepting-bitcoin-tuition-payments/ And University of Cumbria in UK https://www.tun.com/blog/universities-accepting-bitcoin-for-tuition/ And FPT University in Vietnam http://international.fpt.edu.vn/fpt-university-accepts-bitcoin-payment/ ... and some high-end New York City PRE-schools, including this one! http://www.businessinsider.com/preschool-accepts-bitcoin-for-tuition-2017-11
OOPS. Like Dr. Bear said, there was no info on King's College site re: continuing with Bitcoin at present. So, I went to the site of the School's Bitcoin partner, Coin.co : https://coin.co/ Maybe they will - maybe they won't. Who knows?
