The first university graduate course on Bitcoin has ended. Here’s the assigned reading, grading structure and lessons learned — from the lecturer himself.
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The cryptocurrency market is growing and offers a growing number of unique and useful products, which is garnering the attention of every possible sphere, from the financial to the medical industry. Still, the use of digital money (and cryptocurrency, in particular) haven’t become widespread for average consumers. There are several reasons for this, but the most important is the entry threshold and lack of education in this newly-developed sphere. Cryptocurrency education and the use of blockchain in education is a growing market. According to the latest news on cryptocurrency education, such giants as Sony and IBM are working on blockchain-based educational services, Australian high schools gave a cryptocurrency educational presentation and the Hyperledger project, which includes more than 200 companies like IBM, Intel and Airbus, describes cryptocurrency education as one of the primary goals of the platform.
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- NewsThe former Binance chief emphasized the leverage generative AI brings to crafting educational courses that are free and accessible to a global audience. 6072
- NewsLomond School becomes the first in the UK to accept Bitcoin for tuition and launch a curriculum in BTC and Austrian economics with Saifedean Ammous. 9315
- NewsBitcoin expands its footprint in education systems worldwide through curriculum integrations and institutions establishing BTC treasuries. 5157
- NewsEl Salvador’s Bitcoin Office touted the CUBO AI program as the only public education initiative that leverages top-tier industry experts. 6104
- NewsThe blockchain firm still faces legal action in appellate court from the SEC as its CEO plans to attend a crypto summit at the White House on March 7. 7924