I've been doing a lot of reading about what money is. Here are some thoughts. Looking for more high-quality suggestions, as well! nehanarula.org/2025/08/28/r...

It will be open-source, free to reuse, and available for any CS lecturer to audit and hopefully teach. The goal: build global technical capacity & long-term research collaborations.

We’re looking for students, faculty, researchers, nonprofits, and funders to join us!

GitHub - mit-dci/cde-2025: Cryptocurrency Design and Engineering class Fall 2025 Cryptocurrency Design and Engineering class Fall 2025 - mit-dci/cde-2025

We’re starting with a joint MIT–University of Brasilia course: Cryptocurrency Design & Engineering (github.com/mit-dci/cde-...)

But how widespread is the impact? Are there also risks or harms that come along with this change? And how can we design these systems to truly help people financially flourish?

DCI Global is our attempt to answer these questions. We're seeking collaborators, especially from the global south.

We hear real stories about how digital currencies like Bitcoin and stablecoins are helping activists get paid, enabling cheaper remittances, and offering alternatives to inflationary currencies.

A new research network for Bitcoin and digital currency — MIT Digital Currency Initiative We’re creating a new global research network to 1) study Bitcoin and stablecoin use, especially in the global south, 2) build technology capacity, and 3) understand how to better design applications a...

We’re launching DCI Global, a nascent research network to study real-world Bitcoin & stablecoin use, starting with a joint MIT–UnB open-source course to build global capacity.

www.dci.mit.edu/dci-news/new...

“Life is short. And there are much more pressing–and actually interesting–questions than ‘Are you less human than me?’”

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Here's a writeup I did on how Ark, a scaling solution for Bitcoin, works. Includes comparisons to Lightning and rollups and different design variants:

nehanarula.org/2025/05/20/a...