The saying goes that you never really forget your roots. But that might not be the case for hip-hop legend turned billionaire Jay-Z, according to residents of Brooklyn’s Marcy Park Housing Project.

An educational program for residents of Marcy Houses, a public housing complex in Brooklyn, New York. Launched in 2022 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and artist Jay-Z (Shawn Carter), who grew up ...

Free classes include “What Is Cryptocurrency?” and “What is Blockchain?” Free classes include “What Is Cryptocurrency?” and “What is Blockchain?” is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and ...

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey and rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter are teaming up to launch the Bitcoin Academy, an educational program designed to teach participants about financial ...

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey is teaming up with artist Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) to launch The Bitcoin Academy at Marcy Houses, the public housing complex in Brooklyn, New York where Jay-Z ...

Insider profiled Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy at the conclusion of its program for Marcy Houses in Brooklyn. At the end of the courses on Wednesday, Marcy residents who enrolled in the ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The Bitcoin Academy is inviting residents of Marcy Houses to ...

In a Wednesday (September 7) tweet, Dorsey proudly exclaimed “An update! At tonight’s graduation class, @sc and I offered each student a grant of $1,000 in bitcoin. Students can save, spend, or send ...