Crypto in Academia

[arcticlava]

Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences.

[Mobius]

Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences.

Several universities are incorporating bitcoin into both their economics and computer/IT related classes. To a less extent some universities have courses that teach bitcoin specifically.

I have also seen many posts about people writing graduate level papers about bitcoin and writing their desertion (to get their PhD) on bitcoin.

[iluvpie60]

Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences.

Several universities are incorporating bitcoin into both their economics and computer/IT related classes. To a less extent some universities have courses that teach bitcoin specifically.

I have also seen many posts about people writing graduate level papers about bitcoin and writing their desertion (to get their PhD) on bitcoin.

dissertation my good sir.

but yes, universities are talking about crypto currency. economics classes that would talk about the supply and demand and the deflationary nature of btc. it would also be kind of appropriate to put it in a businesses class not just computer/it.

i would imagine something like emerging technologies or computer science classes might teach people how to make their own?

[hannscryo]

I didn't know that bitcoin would have been studied in the universities, I think that it is great for btc future because in this way more young people will be involved.

[bitsmichel]

I didn't know that bitcoin would have been studied in the universities, I think that it is great for btc future because in this way more young people will be involved.

There are some master-level courses in crypto since this or last year. I think you can learn much more from hacking around with the codes though - everything you want to know is online.

[Harley997]

There is a university near me which accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment for a course, I can't quite remember what course that would be for though.

[cryptworld]

I just know some groups that have courses to give an initiation to bitcoin

[BitcoinAccepted]

There are some nice academic articles now floating around on the subject of cryptocurrencies.

If you attend a University you can probably access Emerald or JSTOR or similar online portals.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/search.htm?st1=bitcoin&ct=all&ec=1&bf=1

http://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=bitcoin&acc=off&wc=on&fc=off

An overview by Konrad Graf I found useful.

http://konradsgraf.com/storage/On%20the%20Origins%20of%20Bitcoin%20Graf%2003.11.13.pdf

[CharHill]

Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences.

I don't think, that universities have formal courses about that, but some IT specializations have courses where studets to meet with including in crypto currecy for selflearn.