Director of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative Neha Nerula sits down with Bitcoin Magazine Technical Editor Shinobi at the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2025 to discuss the history of the school's digital currency research program as well as what challenges (and opportunities) exist for Bitcoin research within academia.Connect with Neha on X: https://x.com/neha?lang=enLearn more about the Digital Currency Initiative and MIT Media Lab: https://dci.mit.edu/Connect with Shinobi on: https://x.com/brian_trollzRecorded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the 2025 MIT Bitcoin Expo

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