The theme this week is “investor perspectives” or more specifically, investor sentiment. For a specific list of publicly traded, non-crypto companies that have some level of exposure to cryptocurrencies, either through investments, partnerships, or side ventures, check out Top Crypto Bets via Yahoo Finance.
Q1 this year was profoundly positive in venture funding for the crypto/blockchain sector. Roughly $3 billion was allocated to crypto projects. According to The Block, this quarter also had more crypto/blockchain venture deals greater than $100m than 2019 and 2020 combined...
Continue reading "Crypto Data Digest: Investors"...The theme this week is "blockchain development", specifically the relative rise of crypto. For more on Bitcoin development specifically, check out TradingView's Bitcoin/USD Timeline. Our next post will feature "investor perspectives."
The Bitcoin market cap now exceeds the GDP of 175 countries. In 2017, the bitcoin market cap was $15.66 billion dollars. It has since grown to $2 trillion as of April 5th, 2021. In short, it took the market over 3 years to grow from $500 billion to $1 trillion, but it recently doubled in market cap in just two months.
Bitcoin’s...
Continue reading "Crypto Data Digest: Blockchain Development"...The theme this week is "crypto use cases." For even more information on Blockchain use cases, see IBM's "Blockchain use cases" by Industry (segmented by Government, Insurance, Supply Chain, etc.). Check back next week for data on "blockchain development."
The ‘World Economic Forum’ anticipates that ~10% of global GDP will be stored on the blockchain by 2025.
Leaders are increasingly investing in blockchain and digital assets as a top five strategic priority, with 66% forecasting investments of $1 million or more in the next 12 months.
Because...
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Did you miss the print version of our Spring 2021 newsletter? Need a digital version to share with a friend or colleague?
Click on the title beside the PDF icon below to access the issue (or, from the main News Blog, click on the story headline to access the PDF).
Featured stories:
Deep in the Library Catalog: How MSU Librarians are Eliminating Harmful Language
New Collection in Vincent Voice Library Features Voices of the Black Imaginary: An Interview with Professor of English Julian C. Chambliss
Forthcoming Book by MSU Professor Digs Into Archives & Spotlights Long... Continue reading "Spring 2021 INSIGHT: The Newsletter of MSU Libraries"...
MSU Libraries Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisory Committee has awarded a second round of grants totaling $28,500 to ten MSU faculty. The announcement was made by Dean of Libraries Joseph A. Salem, Jr., who said the awards are designed to support the goals of the OER program, which aims to help instructors reduce costs for students, improve access to required texts, and increase student success.
“These awards have the potential to impact more than 4,300 students and save students $363,590,” Salem said. “That’s...
Continue reading "MSU Libraries Award $28,500 To MSU Faculty To Help Instructors Reduce Costs For Students"...The theme this week is "crypto holders and exchanges." Each week on Friday, we will explore one element of crypto and provide 2-5 relevant illustrative charts. Check back next week for data on "crypto use cases."
As of February 27, the monthly [cryptocurrency exchange] volume total stood at $1.05 trillion. That represents an increase of $143.9 billion — or 15.9% — from January when the previous monthly high was registered.
Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. It’s valued at more than $100 billion, and commands roughly 11% of the entire...
Continue reading "Crypto Data Digest: Exchanges"...In a historic and unprecedented maneuver for a group of independent universities, the University Library Deans and Directors of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) have committed to managing the separate collections of Big Ten university libraries as a single collection. As part of this effort, MSU Dean of Libraries Joseph A. Salem, Jr. was appointed to the BIG Collection Steering Committee. The announcement was made by the Library Directors of the BTAA.
“The BIG Collection is really about collaboration, impact, and...
Continue reading "MSU Libraries Join Other Big Ten Libraries to Create Collection Available to All Big Ten University..."...It doesn't feel like Spring right now with the pretty snow on the ground, but Spring semester is beginning and with it there will be a few GIS workshops. In Spring Semester 2021 all of our workshops will be held online. As usual, they are free and open to anyone who wants to attend. No experience with GIS is necessary. If you have any questions please contact Amanda Tickner via email: atickner@msu.edu
Make a Simple Color Shaded Map with QGIS
Friday, February 5th | 4:00-5:00
Learn the basics of QGIS, the free open source geospatial software—this workshop will...
Continue reading "Spring 2021 GIS Workshops"...Hughes, Infante et. al. Advances in understanding landscape influences on freshwater habitats and biological assemblages. American Fisheries Society, ©2019. Call Number: QH 541.5 .F7 A38 2019 c.2
Dudgeon. Freshwater biodiversity : status, threats and conservation. Cambridge University Press, ©2020. Call Number: QH 96.8 B53 D83 2020
Paul. Soil microbiology, ecology and biochemistry. Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, ©2015. Call Number: QR 111 .P335 2015 c.2
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Are you looking for a productivity application that's akin to Evernote or Trello? Want something better?
One of 2020's top note-taking apps for students is called Notion, a digital productivity application that provides easy-to-use features in task management, organization, and much more.
One of the best features of Notion is the ability to create new pages, each with their own subtopics. Notion also allows users to embed links, quotes, lists, files, and images. So it's perfect for linking to articles cited by your professor, or embedding tables and relevant screenshots from...
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