Crypto Club: Dr. Nir Kshetri

Описание: The guest speaker this Sunday, April 3, is
Professor Nir Kshetri of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
He has written several books on blockchain and smart contracts (his bio below).

The meeting is open to all former X-Culture participants.

Professor Ksherti will talk about:
• The latest developments in the crypto, blockchain, and smart contracts world
• The advantages and risks of investing in cryptocurrencies
• Bitcoin vs. other cryptocurrencies
• Other novel applications of the blockchain beyond cryptocurrencies
• The role of governments and the future of cryptocurrencies


Guest Speaker's Bio:

Prof. Kshetri has authored nine books and published over 150 research articles in various journals.

Prof. Kshetri recently won the Blockchain Connect Conference’s Most Influential Blockchain Research Paper. He is a two-time winner of the Pacific Telecommunication Council’s Meheroo Jussawalla Research Paper Prize.

Prof. Kshetri has provided consulting services to the Asian Development Bank, various UN agencies, and a number of private companies. Nir has been quoted/interviewed and/or his work has been featured by hundreds of media outlets worldwide such as Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Public Radio International, Scientific American, Bloomberg TV, Channel News Asia, CBS News, TV Mundo (Peru), ABF TV (Brazil), Fortune, Time, Fast Company, Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, SF Gate, U.S. News & World Report, New Boston Post, Observer, International Business Times, Business Standards, Slate and Salon.

Prof. Kshetri gave a TED Talk about the potential roles of cryptocurrencies in fighting poverty.