Digital Currency Initiative
@mitDCI
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Our mission: Create a future in which moving value across the Internet is as intuitive and efficient as moving information, @ MIT Media Lab
Cambridge, MA
Joined September 2018
New paper released in collaboration with the @bankofengland titled “Enhancing the Privacy of a Digital Pound”. Read it here:
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In case you missed it, our 4th quarter newsletter was sent last week. Read about our 2 new Bitcoin core developers, our new paper with the Bank of England, Neha's selection for the Bellagio Center residency, and student Ishaana's Bitcoin scholarship!
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DCI Director @neha Narula has been selected for the @RockefellerFdn 2025 #RFBellagio Center Residency, joining the ranks of alumni like RBG and Maya Angelou! Neha’s project will explore a computer science approach to money as a system.
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@bankofengland Researchers from @bankofengland and @mitdci studied the possible application of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) to a potential digital pound, with the aim of identifying potential technical challenges, trade-offs, opportunities and risks of using PETs to support privacy.
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ColliderScript is a novel approach to Bitcoin covenants that works today, with no soft-fork required. The resulting ouputs, though, are hugely computationally expensive to spend.
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Why does innovation in financial services matter to everyone, and how can the public sector support its advancement? MIT’s DCI was privileged to host Dr. Agustín Carstens, General Manager of @BIS_org at the @medialab for a fireside chat on this and the future of money. #finternet
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Preserving privacy is essential as digital transactions increase. Today #JoachimNagel President @bundesbank announced a new collaboration with DCI to explore privacy-preserving designs for central bank digital currency during a speech @medialab. More info:
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RT @CoinDesk: Could this piece of Bitcoin programming unleash a wave of building on the world's biggest blockchain? @JamieCrawleyCD talks t…
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In today's DCI newsletter, Bitcoin security, PArSEC extension, staff updates, and more! Read it and subscribe here:
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Programmability, new students, Bitcoin Core, and more in the DCI's quarterly newsletter! Read + subscribe here:
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