Washington, D.C., August 24, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education surrounding emerging technologies, today announced the completion of its inaugural Digital Asset Case Study Course at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School.
Developed by DSA in collaboration with Professor Charles C.Y. Wang, Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Giveback Backpack, the four-session program introduced high school students to real-world questions at the intersection of technology, markets, governance, and public policy.
The program concluded on Saturday, August 22, with a case study class on Axie Infinity and Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff Zirlin. Students examined the company’s business model and evolution while considering broader questions surrounding digital ownership, community-driven economies, leadership, and the challenges confronting businesses operating at the frontier of Web3.
Professor Wang, a leading scholar in accounting, digital assets, and capital markets, brought the case method into the high school classroom, giving students an opportunity to examine complex decisions through discussion, analysis, and debate. Rather than delivering traditional lectures, he challenged students to take positions, defend their reasoning, question one another’s assumptions, and work through the ambiguity inherent in real business decisions.
The four-session program explored digital assets, capital markets, trust, leadership, and the future of business in a Web3 world. Students examined cases involving Alibaba, Coinbase, and Wells Fargo, gaining exposure to different questions surrounding technology, finance, governance, leadership, and emerging business models.
Over the course of the program, students progressed from analyzing individual companies to considering broader questions about how technology can reshape markets, institutions, and business models. The case-based format gave students the opportunity to approach these questions not simply as observers, but as active participants in the discussion.
“Students learn best when they have the chance to apply ideas to the real world,” said Adrian Wall, Managing Director of DSA. “This program gave students the opportunity to move beyond learning about digital assets in the abstract. That is the lasting value of this program: equipping the next generation to engage critically and confidently with technologies that will increasingly influence business, public policy, and society.”
With the completion of the four-session program, DSA introduced students to a practical framework for thinking about some of the defining business and technology questions of the digital economy. The initiative is part of DSA’s broader educational mission to equip young people with the critical-thinking skills needed to understand emerging technologies and engage thoughtfully with the opportunities and challenges they present.
About Digital Sovereignty Alliance
The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA) is a nonprofit social welfare organization committed to advocating for public policies that support ethical innovation in decentralized technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and artificial intelligence. DSA conducts research, organizes educational events, and promotes policies that prioritize public welfare and digital sovereignty.
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