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Virginia Tech Programs to Focus on Blockchain
Virginia Tech is getting support to launch two initiatives to provide students and faculty with opportunities to explore blockchain technology. The university has received $546,800 in grants from the Growth and Opportunity (GO) for Virginia funding program. One of the grants will stand up the Blockchain Ecosystem Catalyst, a blockchain hub with the goal of teaching professionals in the region about the technology and attracting more blockchain companies to the Roanoke and New River valleys. The goal of the hub is to allow Virginia Tech to extend its resources to the local community. The program will be led by Kirk ... (full story)
