LightPaycoin announcements and even the pretend PhD all say that they are the first EVER to partnership with a University. Check that fact against the following. Don't take my word for it. Just compare what they say to the following actual facts.
RIpple's $50 million dollar partnership with 17 Universities
https://cryptovest.com/news/ripple-launches-50m-fund-to-support-blockchain-research-in-17-universities/Cryptovest
Ripple Launches $50M Fund to Support Blockchain Research in 17 Uni...
Ripple announced the launch of University Blockchain Research Initiative, a $50 million fund that will support 17 universities in their blockchain research programs.
Dash's Partnership with Arizona State University?
https://coinjournal.net/dash-announces-new-business-partnerships-us300k-rd-initiative-arizona-state-university/Coinjournal
Dash Announces New Business Partnerships And US$300K R&D Initiative...
Cryptocurrency Dash has announced three new business partnerships with GoCoin, Strike Social and Piiko to enable Dash holders to pay for good and services at additional partnering companies. Dash has also unveiled a new US$300,000 initiative with the Arizona State University ...
IOHK and the Tokyo Institute of Technology
https://coinjournal.net/iohk-signs-partnerships-universities-scotland-japan-advance-cryptocurrency-blockchain-research/Coinjournal
IOHK Signs Partnerships with Universities in Scotland and Japan to...
Blockchain startup IOHK has signed two partnership deals with the two universities to further advance cryptocurrency, blockchain research.
SALT and Regis University
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/06/06/salt-lending-nonprofit-partners-with-regis.htmlDenver Business Journal
SALT Lending nonprofit partners with Regis University to offer blo...
The course filled up in 24 hours.
VeChain and the University of Oxford
https://www.crypto-economy.net/en/vechain-changes-its-brand-and-announces-its-partnership-with-bmw-and-the-university-of-oxford/Crypto Economy
Vechain changes its brand and announces its partnership with BMW a...
Vechain (Ven) is a platform that is dedicated to bringing products and information to the blockchain, with it we can monitor all types of articles and verify their authenticity
Chain's partnerships with Cornell University, Cornell Tech, UC Berkeley, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the Technion...
https://chain.com/press-releases/chain-partners-with-initiative-for-cryptocurrency-and-contracts-ic3/Sequence by Chain
The database for the token economy.
Collinstar Capital's partnerships with Monash University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
https://www.monash.edu/it/about-us/news-and-events/latest/articles/2017/monash-and-collinstar-sign-multi-million-dollar-agreement-to-develop-blockchain-cryptocurrencyInformation Technology
Monash and Collinstar sign multi-million dollar agreement to devel...
And over a hundred more crypto/University partnerships throughout the world, many of which will show up in a Google search if these results aren't enough. I'm pretty sure that most, if not all of these, are "well known across the US".