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University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 11:03:32 AM
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Just found this and thought it would be of interest!
'Cumbria University is to allow some students to pay their tuition fees with the digital currency, Bitcoin.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-25824968
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 03:22:26 PM
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Thanks! Great news.
Please post more of those in the press sub-forum.
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 03:27:49 PM
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Quote from: Sutters Mill on January 23, 2014, 11:03:32 AM
Just found this and thought it would be of interest!
'Cumbria University is to allow some students to pay their tuition fees with the digital currency, Bitcoin.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-en
gland-cumbria-25824968
Very unusual for UK to accept the Bitcoin, as normally it will be quicker adopted in USA.
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 03:29:32 PM
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Bitcoin Addiction has travelled to United kingdom university even.
That's great news. Wish many universities should accept bitcoins.
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 03:53:52 PM
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Quote from: FeedbackLoop on January 23, 2014, 03:22:26 PM
Thanks! Great news.
Please post more of those in the press sub-forum.
Will do, thanks.
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 03:54:54 PM
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Quote from: web-project on January 23, 2014, 03:27:49 PM
Quote from: Sutters Mill on January 23, 2014, 11:03:32 AM
Just found this and thought it would be of interest!
'Cumbria University is to allow some students to pay their tuition fees with the digital currency, Bitcoin.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-en
gland-cumbria-25824968
Very unusual for UK to accept the Bitcoin, as normally it will be quicker adopted in USA.
Yeah, it's because the courses are related to it in terms of the economics of it all. Not a bad way to teach about it.
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 04:44:07 PM
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That's great news. Bitcoin getting more popular
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January 23, 2014, 06:26:13 PM
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Quote from: krishatnet on January 23, 2014, 04:44:07 PM
That's great news. Bitcoin getting more popular
Yeah I thought so. I'd like to see what the conclusion of the classes are. Sounds interesting.
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 06:29:09 PM
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Quote from: web-project on January 23, 2014, 03:27:49 PM
Very unusual for UK to accept the Bitcoin, as normally it will be quicker adopted in USA.
Based on what? That huge precedent of virtual currencies that predate Bitcoin? Oh, wait..
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 06:30:02 PM
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http://rt.com/news/cumbria-bitcoin-university-fee-977/
Woops forgot to add that to the newsfeed
Edit In: Was already there under different source
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=425539.0
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Re: University accepting Bitcoin to pay fees!
January 23, 2014, 10:08:48 PM
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Good to see bitcoin being accepted in more and more places.
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