Ed3 Weekly Issue #177: Blockchain Around the World
How blockchain is reshaping learning around the globe
Hello blockchain enthusiasts,
Sometimes it feels like blockchain is everywhere all at once—popping up in classrooms, finance systems, and grassroots networks. What makes it different from so many past waves of technology is that it doesn’t stop at borders.
A payment made in Jakarta, a scholarship in Colombo, or a summit in Honolulu all ripple out into the same global conversation. That’s the real power here: networks of collaboration and learning that aren’t constrained by geography or politics.
This week, we see Arizona State University teaming up with Aethir on a global AI and blockchain education program, Indonesia using blockchain payments to open access for 50,000 students, and Sri Lanka launching a new chapter of the Bybit Rising Fund to prepare youth for a Web3 economy.
And in our deep dive, we turn to the Pacific Blockchain Summit, where leaders from Hawaiʻi to Asia are gathering to ask how blockchain can expand trust, support communities, and shape the next generation of digital-first learning.
Let’s dig into the highlights for this week.
Aethir Partners with Arizona State University to Launch Global AI and Blockchain Education Program
Blockchain Payments Streamline Access to Education for Indonesia’s Unbanked
Bybit Rising Fund Joins Forces with Ceylon Cash to Ready Sri Lankan Youth for Web3-Enabled Economy
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🤖 AI News
Aethir Partners with Arizona State University to Launch Global AI and Blockchain Education Program
🔗 Aethir's decentralized GPU cloud has partnered with Arizona State University (ASU) to launch a landmark global AI and blockchain education initiative. Read
⛓️ Blockchain News
Blockchain Payments Streamline Access to Education for Indonesia’s Unbanked
🔗 Indonesian conglomerate Indomobil Group has partnered with Space Time Foundation to launch an initiative aimed at providing verifiable education to over 50,000 Indonesian students. Read
🪙 Web3 News
Bybit Rising Fund Joins Forces with Ceylon Cash to Ready Sri Lankan Youth for Web3-Enabled Economy
🔗 Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is pleased to reveal the Sri Lankan chapter of the Bybit Rising Fund initiative in collaboration with Ceylon Cash, the driving force behind Web3Ceylon, Sri Lanka's largest community-led blockchain education and adoption program. Read
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🤿 Deep Dive
Leading the dialogue on blockchain and digital assets in the region
This website features the Pacific Blockchain Summit, an event I’m excited to attend this week. The gathering of founders, investors, and policymakers offers an opportunity to explore how Web3 will shape education and opportunity across the Pacific. By bringing together leaders from Hawaiʻi to Asia and beyond, the summit highlights how blockchain can expand access, build trust, and prepare the next generation for digital-first economies. From tuition payments in crypto to Indigenous data sovereignty and real-world blockchain applications, the conversations sparked here connect directly to the classroom, where learning is becoming increasingly global, decentralized, and community-driven. Read
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