Classroom adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses continues to rise, with Texas A&M now the latest US College to offer Bitcoin courses to some of its 74,000+ students.
The news was announced on January 13 by Associate Professor Korok Ray of Mays Business School at Texas A&M, who will teach the course “Bitcoin Protocol” to students in the College of Engineering and Mays Business School when the Spring Semester begins in Jan. 17.
I will be teaching my first Bitcoin class at Texas A&M this spring!
— Korok Ray (@KorokRay) January 12, 2023
Ray stated in a 4-part Twitter thread that “Bitcoin Programming” will follow the Bitcoin Protocol, where students will learn to “build a Bitcoin library from scratch.”
The professor added that it was not easy to get approval from the relevant curriculum committee bodies, which came after “months” of hard work.
It took a month to get this class approved, but we made it! Getting Bitcoin into the curriculum is essential for the long game.
— Korok Ray (@KorokRay) January 12, 2023
A lack of high-quality crypto education has been cited as a major blocker in taking adoption to the next level, according to crypto researcher Josh Cowell, who suggests that it can improve financial literacy if done properly.
Cointelegraph reached out to Ray to ask how many students attended the class but did not receive an immediate response.
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The legal and regulatory implications of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are now also taught in US colleges.
Adjunct Professor Thomas Hook of Boston University Law School recently told Cointelegraph that the law school is now offering a “Crypto Regulation” course for students interested in learning how crypto-versed lawyers and companies can better deal with regulatory uncertainty. when taking products and services to market:
“It is intended to expose future lawyers to the potential issues they may face and the various approaches and regulations related to crypto. [and] that’s different [issues] that crypto companies can face around the globe.
Other universities that currently offer cryptocurrency courses include Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oxford University, National University of Singapore, Cornell University and University of California Berkeley.