Press releases
BitDegree welcomes Danielius Stasiulis as the new CEO
2020 starts with a leadership change for BitDegree. Danielius Stasiulis, the former chief business development officer, will now lead the company as the CEO. This change also marks a shift in the company’s focus: from building the underlying technology to bringing it to the market. Danielius Stasiulis is a co-founder of BitDegree, and... Read more
BitDegree to compete for 1M EUR in the finals of EIC Horizon Prize for Blockchains for Social Good
BitDegree Scholarships solution was selected to appear among the 23 finalists in Brussels and will compete for 1M EUR prize in category ‘Aid & Philanthropy’. BitDegree has developed the first-ever transparent P2P blockchain system for scholarships tied to educational outcomes. Now, anyone can get paid to learn at BitDegree.org. The... Read more
How To Increase Success In Education With The Use Of Gamification
Learning by playing is like a motto of gamification, but what exactly is this educational phenomenon? Over the past years, the capability of technology has shown us that eventually, it might take over most of our day-to-day hustles. In the current education system, we can already see some digital methods used in daily learning processes. Although... Read more
The future is now: This blockchain verification solution will leave certificate forgers empty-handed
Here’s the sad news: an increasing number of certificates in the labor market are forged or issued by fake institutions. Even though there is a possibility for employers to check the authenticity of a local diploma, when it comes to verifying international diplomas and certificates, it’s not that practical. BitDegree is among the early... Read more
Learn How to Build a Website from Scratch with Space Doggos 2
BitDegree has released an interactive course that teaches you to create and host a simple website using HTML and CSS. The essential theory is provided in reasonable portions as you progress through the lessons. The course has a lot of gamification elements – from achievements, quests, and badges to monetary rewards for completing the objecti... Read more
Bringing Transparency to Education Donations with Blockchain-Powered Micro Scholarships
Each year approximately 102.5bn USD is donated for education in the US alone, based on the annual reports by CAE and Giving USA. However, there is little transparency as to how these donations are used by the intermediaries and what impact is achieved. Sponsors have no means of evaluating what difference their contribution has made to the cause th... Read more