{"id":9779,"date":"2023-01-15T10:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T10:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=9779"},"modified":"2023-01-15T10:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T10:27:41","slug":"one-of-the-largest-us-colleges-has-begun-teaching-students-about-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=9779","title":{"rendered":"One of the largest US colleges has begun teaching students about Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p>Classroom adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses continue to skyrocket, with Texas A&amp;M now being the latest U.S. College to offer a Bitcoin course to some of its 74,000+ students.<\/p>\n<p>The news was announced on Jan. 13 by Associate Professor Korok Ray of Mays Business School at Texas A&amp;M, who will be teaching the \u201cBitcoin Protocol\u201d course to students in the College of Engineering and Mays Business School when the Spring Semester starts on Jan. 17. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will be teaching the first ever Bitcoin class at Texas A&amp;M this spring!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Korok Ray (@KorokRay) January 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Ray stated in the 4-part Twitter thread that \u201cProgramming Bitcoin\u201d will follow Bitcoin Protocol, where students will learn to \u201cbuild a Bitcoin library from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The professor added that it was no easy feat to receive approval from the school\u2019s relevant curriculum committee body, which came on the back of \u201cmonths\u201d of hard work.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It took months to get this class approved, but we made it! Getting Bitcoin into the curriculum is important for the long game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Korok Ray (@KorokRay) January 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A lack of\u00a0high-quality crypto education has been dubbed as a key roadblock in taking adoption to the next level, according to crypto researcher Josh Cowell, who suggested that it can improve upon one&#8217;s financial literacy if done correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Cointelegraph reached out to Ray to ask how many students signed up to the class but did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>University of Cincinnati turning crypto craze into educational curriculum<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Legal and regulatory implications of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are now being taught at U.S. colleges too.<\/p>\n<p>Adjunct Professor Thomas Hook of University of Boston Law School recently told Cointelegraph that the law school now offers a \u201cCrypto Regulation\u201d course for students interested in learning how crypto-versed lawyers and crypto companies can best navigate through regulatory uncertainties as they look to take their products and services to market:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s meant to expose future lawyers on the potential issues they may see and the myriad of approaches and regulations that exist as it pertains to crypto [and] the different [issues] that crypto companies may face across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other universities now offering cryptocurrency courses include Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oxford University, National University of Singapore, Cornell University and University of California Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/one-of-the-largest-us-colleges-has-begun-teaching-students-about-bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classroom adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses continue to skyrocket, with Texas A&amp;M now being the latest U.S. College to offer a Bitcoin course to some of its 74,000+ students. 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