Cryptocurrency

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Neil Johnston
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Dear University of Wales Trinity St David,

Under the Freedom of Information Act I seek the following information:

1. Has the university accepted payment of tuition fees in cryptocurrency, such as but not limited to Bitcoin, Etherium, Tether etc, for each of the following calendar years 2020/2021/2022.

If so please provide the number of students who paid this way for each year and state the cryptocurrency used and its value in cryptocurrency (if possible) at time of payment.

In each case please state whether the student was an undergraduate or postgraduate, the course they were studying and if they were a UK or foreign national. In the case of foreign nationals please state which country they were from.

2. If possible in each case please state if the payments were converted to pounds immediately or held as investments.

3. For each of the following years 2020/2021/2022 has the university or any subsidiaries purchased any cryptocurrencies such as but not limited to Bitcoin, Etherium, Tether etc.

If so please state the type of cryptocurrency, the value of the cryptocurrency in cryptocurrency at time of purchase.

Please also state whether the investment is still held or if it has been sold and if so what its value was when it was sold.

4. Does the university currently have any investments in cryptocurrency, such as but not limited to Bitcoin, Etherium, Tether etc, or Non-fungible tokens.

If so please state the holdings and their purchase value.

Yours faithfully,

Neil Johnston

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Paul Osborne, University of Wales Trinity St David

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Dear Neil,

 

Thank you for your freedom of information request received by this office
and the compliance email address of University of Wales on 7^th December
2022, our joint response is in red narrative beneath:

 

1. Has the university accepted payment of tuition fees in cryptocurrency,
such as but not limited to Bitcoin, Etherium, Tether etc, for each of the
following calendar years 2020/2021/2022.  No

 

If so please provide the number of students who paid this way for each
year and state the cryptocurrency used  and its value in cryptocurrency
(if possible) at time of payment. N/A

 

In each case please state whether the student was an undergraduate or
postgraduate, the course they were studying and if they were a UK or
foreign national. In the case of foreign nationals please state which
country they were from. N/A

 

2. If possible in each case please state if the payments were converted to
pounds immediately or held as investments. N/A

 

3. For each of the following years 2020/2021/2022 has the university or
any subsidiaries purchased any cryptocurrencies such as but not limited to
Bitcoin, Etherium, Tether etc. No

 

If so please state the type of cryptocurrency, the value of the
cryptocurrency in cryptocurrency at time of purchase. N/A

 

Please also state whether the investment is still held or if it has been
sold and if so what its value was when it was sold. N/A

 

4. Does the university currently have any investments in cryptocurrency,
such as but not limited to Bitcoin, Etherium, Tether etc, or Non-fungible
tokens. No

 

 

You may request a review of the information contained within this freedom
of information response from my colleague Dr Errietta Bissa
([1][email address])  If you remain dissatisfied following the review
you may appeal to the Information Commissioner at ico.org.uk.
Alternatively, you may write to the ICO at:

 

Head Office

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a
national rate number

 

Yours sincerely,

Paul Osborne   BSocSc(Hons) LLM,
Solicitor                                                                                                            

Swyddog Diogelu Data   /  Data Protection Officer

Campws Busnes Abertawe SA1 1NE Cymru DU/ Swansea Business Campus, SA1 1NE,
Wales, UK

Llinell Uniongyrchol / Direct Line: 01792
481180                                               

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