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