Kraken, in partnership with The Economist, asked MBA programs from around the world the following question:
You have $1M to invest across bitcoin and ether. You cannot touch your investment for the next 5 years. How much of that $1M do you invest in each? Why?
Each of the thirteen participating teams produced both a 5 minute video and a detailed, analytical paper explaining their answer and reasoning. Watch the short videos that each team presented to argue their case. Then help us determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of the contest by voting for your favorites below. $18,000 in total prizes go to the top 3.
How to vote
Note: poll closes 6pm PDT on December 14th
Vote by filling out this anonymous form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHgcEM8BYJp0OQx4pk6ALlUAFz3VZr8YLeKvXA5v6DaxnClw/viewform
Watch Kraken CEO Jesse Powell explain the contest
Review the school presentations
Playlist of all videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1fKlftNZ_xEJFfEgz6obng-VkypH1OaK
BYU Marriott School of Management (78% bitcoin / 22% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dESOtEY_2M
Full solution: http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/the_digital_asset_of_the_future__team_byu.pdf
Creighton University, Heider College of Business (70% bitcoin / 30% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysfYDWmX0M0
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/creighton_university_kraken_case_study.pdf
FIA Business School (70% bitcoin / 30% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY4EmC1eEm4
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/fia__the_navigators__kraken_investment_case_analysis__full_submission.pdf
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (50% bitcoin / 50% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NuD4BGbm2E
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/carey_business_school_submission.pdf
Middlebury Institute of International Studies (70% bitcoin / 30% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA4CVn32X6w
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/written_submission_middlebury.pdf
Porto Business School (20% bitcoin / 80% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpnzitDi5mA
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/pbs_economist_squad_20161017.pdf
Rutgers Business School (20% bitcoin / 80% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBTffHGeujI
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/economist_2016_case_competition_rbs_final_report.pdf
Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School of Management (69% bitcoin / 31% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alhyMgAm1o8
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/the_future_of_cryptocurrency.pdf
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (91% bitcoin / 9% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZOE4_9Hme8
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/investment_case_study_competition_2016__tuck_school_of_business_at_dartmouth.pdf
Tulane University, Freeman School of Business (67% bitcoin / 33% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWSYFZ2Fbno
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/tulane_university_report_kraken_investment_case_comp.pdf
University of North Texas (60% bitcoin / 40% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7LiA7UJQNg
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/unt_case_study_submission.pdf
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Robert A. Foisie School of Business (100% ether)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PBSw0BmNaU
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/economistcasestudywpi_final.pdf
Ivey Business School at Western University (No investment recommendation)
Video summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNwe-E660GQ
Full solution:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/economist_case_comp_ivey.pdf
See Kraken’s investment challenge on The Economist website:
http://www.economist.com/whichmba/mba-case-studies/investment-case-study-competition-2016
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