{"id":12463,"date":"2019-03-18T21:03:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=12463"},"modified":"2019-03-18T21:03:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T21:03:03","slug":"first-academic-blockchain-laboratory-set-up-in-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/first-academic-blockchain-laboratory-set-up-in-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"First academic blockchain laboratory set up in Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York-based blockchain technology company Blocktech and the French University in Armenia have announced the launch of the country&#8217;s first academic blockchain laboratory. The laboratory will undertake an interdisciplinary study that includes the involvement of the departments of finance, law, computer science and applied mathematics. Research will examine the prospects for introducing blockchain technology as well as the various aspects of its architecture, including smart contracts, tokenized accounting and cryptoeconomic design models. Such research is considered important as blockchain has led to the emergence of a fundamentally-new ecosystem around the world. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-12463 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Georgia works to balance demand for online loans with proper regulations'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/georgia-works-to-balance-demand-for-online-loans-with-proper-regulations\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180510173033-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-9868\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-9868'>\n\t\t\t\tGeorgia works to balance demand for online loans with proper regulations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (29th June \u2014 8th July)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-29th-june-8th-july\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/307e88af-5cc9-03d1-8d4b-2bf8e8cdd0941-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16152\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16152'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (29th June \u2014 8th July)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='What is blockchain, and why is it growing in popularity?'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/what-is-blockchain-and-why-is-it-growing-in-popularity\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/screen-shot-2017-11-01-at-15-37-22-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-3681\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-3681'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is blockchain, and why is it growing in popularity?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York-based blockchain technology company Blocktech and the French University in Armenia have announced the launch of the country&#8217;s first academic blockchain laboratory. The laboratory will undertake an interdisciplinary study that includes the involvement of the departments of finance, law, computer science and applied mathematics. 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