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Bitcoin News caught up with Nick Assimenos from the University of Nicosia at Blockchain Live 2018, where he discussed the university’s leading blockchain and technology programs, as well as the crucial nature of education to legitimize the industry.

In an area unfortunately tainted by misinformation, education can also help provide a solution, but Assimenos thinks it is problematic that most universities haven’t recognized these technologies like Nicosia has since around 2012:

”Everybody heard about Bitcoin and said “oh, it’s gambling money, drugs money, for Silk Road, kidnapping money”, we saw it and recognized this huge opportunity that is going on.”

The University of Nicosia offers a Master of Science degree in Digital Currencies, which has been followed by over 30,000 students so far. One of the lecturers of the course includes the renowned Bitcoin advocate and expert, Andreas Antonopoulos. It is the only university to offer a degree in the field at this academic level, but they recognize this won’t be the case forever and are keen to stay competitive.

To read more: https://bitcoinnews.com/exclusive-university-of-nicosia-on-vital-nature-of-blockchain-education-and-its-future/

Not sure if a degree in "Digital currency" is the right way to legitimize the blockchain industry. The blockchain technology goes far than just the use in finance. I believe the blockchain tech will be a lot more used in different industries compared to the currencies. In fact crypto could be very minimal compared to the whole blockchain world.