I think you will be wasting your time, effort, and money if you pursue a formal education. You can just study cryptography, programming, C++, DSA, databases, and networking. You could easily acquire knowledge in these subjects through workshops and YouTube videos that are much cheaper and can be studied at your own pace.
It depends on the purpose of @OP. I think he wanted his achievements to be documented and his education to be certified just in case in future endeavors he decided to apply for work in a certain cryptocurrency company, he can present a more formal portfolio than people who are just self-learned. Nothing is wasted when it comes to getting a degree or proof of formal education because it will benefit an individual wherever he goes.
I don't know, maybe I am just sick of the current educational system we have now. Sometimes, the internet, especially YouTube videos, is way better than those PhD professors in my university.
But hey that's just me!
Who are not
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but we really cannot ignore the importance and potentials of having a certifications and degree of a formal education.