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   "name": "Blockchain Technologies and Cryptographic Tools",
   "level": "Master, 7.5 ECTS",
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   "about": "Whole course on cryptography behind Bitcoin, cryptocurrency design, smart contracts",
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   "country": "NO",
   "institution": "University of Oslo",
   "code": "IN5420",
   "name": "/ IN9420 Distributed Blockchain Technologies",
   "level": "Master / PhD, 10 ECTS, max 15 students",
   "term": "last run Spring 2026",
   "about": "Research seminar on Bitcoin, blockchain storage, consensus, security",
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   "editor_note": "APPROVED"
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   "country": "NO",
   "institution": "NHH",
   "code": "BAN435",
   "name": "Blockchain Technology and Applications",
   "level": "Master, 2.5 ECTS, English",
   "term": "Autumn 2026",
   "about": "Whole course on blockchain, incl. Solidity smart contracts",
   "url": "https://www.nhh.no/en/courses/blockchain-technology-and-applications/",
   "source": "https://www.nhh.no/en/courses/blockchain-technology-and-applications/",
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   "status": "approved",
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   "country": "SE",
   "institution": "KTH",
   "code": "DD2585",
   "name": "Programmable Society with Blockchains and Smart Contracts",
   "level": "Master, 7.5 ECTS",
   "term": "Spring 2027 (15 Mar–31 May 2027, per course page)",
   "about": "Whole course on DLT, smart contracts, blockchain nodes",
   "url": "https://www.kth.se/student/kurser/kurs/DD2585",
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   "checked": "2026-10-03",
   "status": "approved",
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   "country": "FI",
   "institution": "Tampere University",
   "code": "COMM.NET.500",
   "name": "P2P Systems and Blockchain Technologies",
   "level": "5 ECTS",
   "term": "2026–2027",
   "about": "About half the core content is blockchain, cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, smart contracts",
   "url": "https://opiskelijanopas.tuni.fi/en/tampere-university/curriculum/course-units/tut-cu-g-45503?year=2026",
   "source": "https://opiskelijanopas.tuni.fi/en/tampere-university/curriculum/course-units/tut-cu-g-45503?year=2026",
   "checked": "2026-10-03",
   "status": "approved",
   "editor_note": "APPROVED"
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   "country": "FI",
   "institution": "University of Eastern Finland",
   "code": "LT00DF90",
   "name": "Introduction to Blockchain",
   "level": "BSc/MSc, 4 ECTS",
   "term": "16.03–27.05.2027",
   "about": "Whole course on blockchain",
   "url": "https://opas.peppi.uef.fi/en/course/LT00DF90/119800?period=2026-2027",
   "source": "https://opas.peppi.uef.fi/en/course/LT00DF90/119800?period=2026-2027",
   "checked": "2026-10-03",
   "status": "approved",
   "editor_note": "APPROVED"
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   "country": "FI",
   "institution": "Aalto University (FITech)",
   "code": "CS-AJ0100",
   "name": "Blockchain Business Applications",
   "level": "Basic, 1 ECTS, online, English",
   "term": "Past run: 1 Aug 2025 – 16 Jul 2026 (ended)",
   "about": "Introductory, non-coding course on blockchain and its business uses: NFTs, ICOs, security tokens, smart contracts and private DLT systems.",
   "url": "https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-university-course-list/fitech-101-blockchain-business-applications",
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   "status": "approved",
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   "name": "Kryptokom",
   "institution": "Linköping University",
   "about": "",
   "activity": "Latest dated activity: LinkedIn post 26 Jul 2026. Disclosure: Kryptokom's website lists the crypto exchange Trijo as a partner and promotes Trijo's referral programme, so the association has a commercial partner.",
   "active": true,
   "url": "https://kryptokom.se/",
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   "status": "approved",
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   "country": "FI",
   "name": "Aalto Bitcoin",
   "institution": "Aalto University",
   "about": "",
   "activity": "Latest dated activity: LinkedIn posts 19 Oct, 4 Nov and 27 Nov 2025 (the website aaltobitcoin.com no longer resolves).",
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   "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aalto-bitcoin",
   "source": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aalto-bitcoin",
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   "status": "approved",
   "editor_note": "APPROVED by jQrgen 2026-10-05"
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   "country": "DK",
   "name": "CBS Bitcoin",
   "institution": "Copenhagen Business School",
   "about": "",
   "activity": "Latest dated activity: launch event 27 Apr 2026; LinkedIn post 1 May 2026.",
   "active": true,
   "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbs-bitcoin",
   "source": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbs-bitcoin",
   "checked": "2026-10-05",
   "status": "approved",
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   "country": "NO",
   "name": "Blockchain-UiO",
   "institution": "University of Oslo, Dept. of Informatics",
   "about": "Academic-industrial blockchain lab at UiO's Department of Informatics. According to its own pages, it aims to facilitate blockchain research at UiO, improve education in blockchain technology through courses, tutorials and master projects, and promote collaboration between academia and industry. The newest dated item on its website (blockchainlab.no) is an open day on 1 December 2021.",
   "url": "https://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/networks/blockchainlab/",
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   "checked": "2026-10-05",
   "status": "approved",
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   "country": "SE",
   "name": "Yggdrasil: Network Security for Blockchain and Decentralized Systems",
   "institution": "Chalmers University of Technology",
   "about": "Research project (2026–) on network-layer security of blockchains, cross-chain bridges and peer-to-peer networks.",
   "url": "https://research.chalmers.se/en/project/12829",
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   "status": "approved",
   "editor_note": "APPROVED by jQrgen 2026-10-05 (project page updated 16 Apr 2026; Chalmers participation 2026–)"
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   "country": "IS",
   "name": "RU FINTECH",
   "institution": "Reykjavík University",
   "about": "FinTech incl. blockchain, crypto, regulation",
   "url": "https://www.ru.is/en/research-center/ru-fintech",
   "source": "https://www.ru.is/en/research-center/ru-fintech",
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   "status": "approved",
   "editor_note": "APPROVED"
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