The US has started teaching students about Bitcoin and blockchain in colleges
A top college in the US has decided to add Bitcoin education as part of its curriculum. It is not yet clear how many students have enrolled in this course, but this is a positive sign for the Bitcoin community.
New Delhi,UPDATED: 16 Jan 2023 16:23 IST
US college starts Bitcoin education
By Emerging Tech Team: As the global use of cryptocurrency increases, educational institutions have also started to incorporate crypto into theirs
curriculum as one of the top colleges in the US has started teaching students about how Bitcoin works.
According to a report in Cointelegraph, Texan A&M is offering a Bitcoin course to many of its students. The announcement was made by
Associate Professor Korok Ray at the Mays Business School, who will teach the course “Bitcoin Protocol” to students in
College of Engineering and May’s Business School.
I will be teaching the first ever Bitcoin class at Texas A&M this spring! — Korok Ray (@KorokRay) 12 January 2023
Ray talked about the curriculum in a 4-part tweet thread saying the “Programming Bitcoin” series will follow the Bitcoin protocol where students will be taught how to “build a Bitcoin library from scratch.”
It was not easy to convince the committee
The professor added that it was not easy to convince the college to add the Bitcoin course to the curriculum, and he had to wait several months to get the program approved by the college’s curriculum committee body. However, it is not yet certain how many students have signed up for this course.
It has been observed that the lack of crypto knowledge is one of the biggest reasons why the public is wary of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For people to take crypto to the next level, high-quality crypto education needs to be incorporated into school and college curricula. Josh Cowell, who is a crypto researcher, also believes that the introduction of such courses can improve one’s financial competence.
It is also necessary that students are taught the legal and regulatory implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies which play a central role in understanding the crypto industry.
Crypto education in India?
Aruna Sharma, who is a Practioner Development Economist and former Secretary General, GoI believes that “crypto has achieved a ‘Ponzi’ phenomenon among people who have no exposure to what adds value to it and how it helps to strengthen and expand blockchain. Proper objective knowledge is today’s need, and the entrepreneurs who understand well will be able to
to use it effectively.”
Currently, there has been no push for crypto or blockchain education in India as anti-crypto sentiment still prevails.
With the RBI also pushing for a crypto ban, will India ever get its own blockchain education program?
