Ripple gains 10 new partners for the University Blockchain Research Initiative

Another 10 top universities have joined Ripple’s blockchain research program, the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI).
UBRI is going to help grow the blockchain technology ecosystem.

Rajarshi Mitra Independent Analyst

Ripple’s blockchain research program, the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has gained 10 new top university partners. The universities are Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Morgan State, Kansas, Michigan and Northeastern universities in the U.S., and the National University of Singapore and the University of Sao Paulo internationally.

UBRI currently has 29 university members. Their main aim is to help grow the blockchain technology ecosystem. According to Ripple’s SVP of global operations, Eric van Miltenburg:

“In less than a year, our initial UBRI partners hit the ground running with the launch of new research projects, events, course offerings and more. ..Expanding the ecosystem to a more global, diversified network of UBRI partners will only continue to enrich these projects.”

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Rajarshi Mitra

Independent Analyst

Rajarshi entered the blockchain space in 2016. He is a blockchain researcher who has worked for Blockgeeks and has done research work for several ICOs. He gets regularly invited to give talks on the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

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