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Last year, the startup Learning Machine launched a program at Sloan and the Media Lab that placed important documents, like transcripts and diplomas, on the blockchain. Now, reports Danny Crichton for TechCrunch, the company is working with the Media Lab on an initiative called BlockCerts, “an open source and open standard securing credentials on the blockchain.”

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