STUDENT RESEARCH PRIZES
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025-2026 Student Research Prize.
Erin Fitz (Colorado State University): A Behavioral Approach to Cryptocurrency Adoption in the United States
Margot Paez (Georgia Tech): Aligning load flexibility with emissions reduction: empirical insights from a multi-site study of cryptocurrency data centers
Cameron Peterson (Idaho State): Bitcoin Miner Heating: Evaluating Cost Efficiency and Practical Application
Honorable Mention:
Levi Johnson and Nolan Nachbar (University of Wyoming): Is Bitcoin Good Collateral? Evidenced by Corporate Treasury Programs
Salvador Ernesto Pineda Depaz (Cornell): Leveraging Bitcoin to Rebuild Economies and Strengthen Justice After Conflict
Anna Stenstrom (University of Alabama): College Savings and Bitcoin: expanding investment options for 529 plans
EVENTS
The Bitcoin Research Institute will run the following events. Particular event details will be posted here.
Annual Summer Workshop
Call for Abstracts open Oct 1-Dec 1, 2025. Workshop dates July 13-17, 2026.
Paper Prizes
Student Paper Prizes deadline September 30, 2025. Winners listed above.
Weekly Reading Group
Public Writing Prizes
Public Outreach Events
Join on October 23, 2025!
PUBLICATIONS
Books
: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin (Routledge)
Academic Papers
(Philosophy Compass)
(Philosophy Compass)
Educational Videos
(for the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Project for Wyoming public schools)
Op-eds
(Newsweek)
(USA Today) [] []
(Newsweek)
(Institute of Art and Ideas) [] []
(American Philosophical Association blog)
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(Blockworks)
(CoinDesk)
(Bitcoin Magazine)
[German translation ] (Bitcoin Magazine)
(CoinDesk)
(CoinTelegraph)
(Bitcoin Policy Institute)
