Bitcoin or Ether? College Teams Compete in $10k Crypto Investment Contest

(CoinDesk) – Students from 13 colleges worldwide are vying for a $10,000 first prize in a cryptocurrency investment contest. Sponsored by digital currency exchange Kraken and curated by The Economist, the “Kraken Case Study Competition” sees teams aiming to craft what they believe is the most effective strategy for investing $1m in a digital currency portoflio. Participants must choose whether to stock their portfolios with Bitcoin, ether (the cryptocurrency of the ethereum platform) or some combination of the two.