{"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='Kazakhstan increasingly moving to remote payment channels'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/kazakhstan-increasingly-moving-to-remote-payment-channels\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/surfing-the-internet-concept_1325-252-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-8896\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/surfing-the-internet-concept_1325-252-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/surfing-the-internet-concept_1325-252-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/surfing-the-internet-concept_1325-252.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-8896'>\n\t\t\t\tKazakhstan increasingly moving to remote payment channels\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Visa awards Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan for successful launch of Beeline card'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/visa-awards-alfa-bank-kazakhstan-for-successful-launch-of-beeline-card\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/woman-credit-shopping-smartphone-manager_1262-2761-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-8587\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-8587'>\n\t\t\t\tVisa awards Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan for successful launch of Beeline card\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (15th \u2014 23th April)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-15th-23th-april\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4d51c76e-c4d8-4aae-8515-0b44ce0c7d921-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15994\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15994'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (15th \u2014 23th April)\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. 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