<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDcvNTAxN2E5MTYtYWFiZS00NmYzLTliYTEtY2QxNmZiMzJkNGE1LmpwZWc=.jpeg"></p><p>The university reluctantly paid €200,000 in Bitcoin in December 2019 to avoid losing critical research data and resources. </p>