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Binance has announced a series of educational initiatives to increase awareness of blockchain technology and digital assets among Indian investors, especially the student community.
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, on Friday announced a series of educational initiatives to increase awareness about blockchain technology and digital assets among Indian investors, especially the student community. Binance seeks to provide investors with open access to blockchain and cryptocurrency learning through three core educational initiatives:
As a follow-up to the Binance Campus BUIDLers program launched in October 2021, the platform has partnered with the Inter-Institutional Inclusive Innovation Center (i4c) to launch the ‘Blockchain for Good’ Ideathon. This collaboration will provide students studying at various universities across the country with a platform to present solutions that will make the blockchain space more inclusive and accessible to all.
As part of this initiative, Binance most recently partnered with IIT Delhi to organize various cryptocurrency trading and NFT (Non-fungible Token) art competitions at ‘Rendezvous’, a three-day cultural festival held from April 24 to 26. . Binance, through this collaboration, spreads awareness of the various uses of blockchain, such as NFT tickets, NFT certificates, fan tokens, and POAP (Proof Of Attendance Protocol).
Binance also announced that it will host a free public webinar titled “Cryptocurrency for Everyone” on May 1 at 6pm to teach attendees basic concepts about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The session will be attended by leading financial influencers including Neha Nagar, Kashif Raza and Aditya Saini. Those attending the seminar will be provided with a certificate of participation that Binance NFT will issue via blockchain. Additionally, Binance will be hosting several competitions on the webinar.
Contest winners will receive prizes in Bitcoin and Binance Coin.
Leon Foong, Head of Asia Pacific (APAC), said, “Binance’s vast resources of academy content and learning and monetization programs provide the right incentives for users to conduct more thorough research and make better-informed investment decisions. “I hope I can do it,” he said. Via press release from Binance.
Leon highlighted the Learn and Earn program, where participants get the opportunity to earn cryptocurrency while learning about important topics related to the blockchain industry. Participants are rewarded with cryptocurrency in exchange for completing tasks such as watching video clips, reading articles, and passing quizzes.
“India has one of the largest populations in the world, with an average age of 28 years. This represents a tremendous opportunity for us to play a role in training India’s future innovators and builders,” Leon said.
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