True, it could be really good for LTC. If you weren't aware, Charlie Lee recently quit Coinbase to work on LTC full time. That's even more good news means a lot for the development of LTC.
And as a Computer Science college student, I wish I could take classes focusing on Blockchain tech. So I think it's awesome they're doing it at MIT. Maybe other colleges will start doing more research on Blockchains. :)
RE: BIG CRYPTO NEWS !!!!