Ed3 Weekly Issue #163: It's Deep Stuff
Advances in technology go beyond the mechanics of school, it hits at the very way we think, behave, and learn
Hello blockchain enthusiasts!
In this issue, we explore how the convergence of AI and blockchain reshapes our thinking about education, leadership, and human potential.
AI has become an essential layer of our digital lives. Developing AI literacy alongside blockchain fluency is a core competency for the future. From Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to Ripple’s reimagining of philanthropy, the headlines this week highlight a world where tech can be a tool for systemic change.
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Vision 2030: Binance Academy Now Key To Saudi Workforce Blockchain Future Skills
Ripple Reimagines Giving with $25M Stablecoin-Powered Donation
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🪙 Bitcoin News
Jippi Launches Pokémon GO-Style AR Bitcoin Education Game at Vegas’s Bitcoin 2025
🔗 Jippi, a mobile augmented reality (AR) game developer, will debut its Bitcoin education game at the Bitcoin Conference 2025, held at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas from May 27-29. Read
⛓️ Blockchain News
🔗 The emergence of digital technology has led to a significant increase in the importance of educational credential storage, exchange, and verification for organisations, enterprises, and universities. Read
🌐 Web3 News
Binance Academy, IT Ministry partner to advance blockchain education in universities
🔗 Binance Academy, the educational arm of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has partnered with Pakistan’s Ministry of IT and Telecom (MoITT) to promote blockchain education across the country, aiming to empower 300 educators and reach 80,000 students in 20 universities by 2026. Read
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🤿 Deep Dive
The chance for ethical intellectualism: A note on education, AI, and the future of human autonomy
In an era where AI and blockchain are reshaping every facet of society, this essay issues a clear call: education must evolve from transactional knowledge transfer to cultivating polymathic, ethically grounded thinkers who can lead with vision in complex, decentralized futures. Just as Web3 demands cross-disciplinary fluency, systemic literacy, and autonomy from its builders and users, the future of education must prioritize intellectual integration over specialization, and human-AI collaboration over replacement. This means designing learning environments that treat AI not as a shortcut, but as an amplifier of curiosity, complexity, and purpose—mirroring the ethos of Web3 itself: open, trustless, participatory, and built on individual agency. Read
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