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September 05, 2014, 02:05:58 PM |
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Two top-ranked US universities, New York University and Duke University, are offering courses on cryptocurrencies for the first time. Professor Geoffrey Miller taught the first class of NYU’s new course, The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies, yesterday. 35 students attended the session – the first in a series of 14 – which covered the fundamentals of money. http://www.coindesk.com/top-us-colleges-begin-offering-bitcoin-courses/As soon bitcoin will get an institutional integration it will be accepted by the society.
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September 05, 2014, 04:18:41 PM |
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That's a good news. Educating general public about cryptos is nice idea to spread awareness.
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September 05, 2014, 05:40:28 PM |
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That's a good news. Educating general public about cryptos is nice idea to spread awareness.
It's not really the "general public"... it's a few select students at a couple of universities. That being said, another small step forward for bitcoin.
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September 05, 2014, 05:56:39 PM |
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Seems like a pretty cool idea. I'd be curious to see what exactly they plan on teaching though.
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September 05, 2014, 06:31:57 PM |
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I have seen some places where business students, specially the MBA students are taught about cryptos and they are mainly introduced to bitcoins. Some of them have even softwares to practice trading[with virtual money ofcourse]
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September 05, 2014, 07:01:49 PM |
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Are there any online courses on Bitcoin?
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September 05, 2014, 09:20:42 PM |
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Wow, thta's a great news! I think the next generation will choose bitcoin for sure.
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September 05, 2014, 09:24:31 PM |
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This is some great news. It may not be many people who are taking the courses and definitely not the general public however it's something and could soon gain an interest if those that take the courses start to let others know about it.
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September 05, 2014, 09:58:06 PM |
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I hope they have decent material. Bitcoin really is a very interesting hands-on example when it comes to protocols, cryptography, statistics, probabilities, randomness, etc. It can be used very well as an example for an application of those things!
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I should have gotten into Bitcoin back in 1992...
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September 05, 2014, 10:12:22 PM |
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If in the general sense, bitcoin were to keep behaving, IE minimal govt interference, and p2p transactions for low cost, bitcoin will continue to grow. I can realistically transfer $100 from point A-B and get it all in one piece. Volatility is not always the best but hopefully as it grows(there might be 2 year period where everyday it is worth more than the day before, good luck not losing any coin in that time period.)
but as we have seen, it also has the ability to be quite stable for extended durations of time.
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September 06, 2014, 04:53:12 AM |
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This will likely result (in the medium to long term) that we will see new advances in the crypto currency world, either in bitcoin or in some other alt coin or in the way that bitcoin is handled by users. Or potentially changes to the way that mining works (not the algo, but in terms of how miners are built and operate).
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September 06, 2014, 04:56:42 AM |
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Two top-ranked US universities, New York University and Duke University, are offering courses on cryptocurrencies for the first time. Professor Geoffrey Miller taught the first class of NYU’s new course, The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies, yesterday. 35 students attended the session – the first in a series of 14 – which covered the fundamentals of money. http://www.coindesk.com/top-us-colleges-begin-offering-bitcoin-courses/As soon bitcoin will get an institutional integration it will be accepted by the society. Won't be too long before they offer a major in cryptocurrency. A course in how to market and operate pump and dump scheme will be useful also.
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September 06, 2014, 05:02:03 AM |
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Anyone have a syllabus for the class? They're probably going to teach kids why crypto currencies will fail.
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September 06, 2014, 12:08:42 PM |
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Bitcoin is definitely cross disciplinary intersecting the study of computer science, technology, finance, law, sociology all together. An astounding innovation and achievement: a digital-based public ledger on a globally decentralized p2p network
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September 06, 2014, 05:41:03 PM |
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Love this because if Bitcoin is going to be succesfull it will need the brightest minds in the younger generation on board. Learning about it today leads to a much smoother transition to Bitcoin in the future.
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September 06, 2014, 07:31:54 PM |
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Anyone have a syllabus for the class? They're probably going to teach kids why crypto currencies will fail.
I would doubt this would be the only thing they teach. I think the classes will likely be somewhat more balanced then the views about bitcoin on this forum, but I also don't think they will teach that crypto currencies will certainly fail eventually. I think the classes will most likely teach the pros and cons behind crypto currencies, the risks and potential rewards of using a crypto currency as well as the technical aspect as to how they work.
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September 07, 2014, 03:31:20 AM |
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Anyone have a syllabus for the class? They're probably going to teach kids why crypto currencies will fail.
I would doubt this would be the only thing they teach. I think the classes will likely be somewhat more balanced then the views about bitcoin on this forum, but I also don't think they will teach that crypto currencies will certainly fail eventually. I think the classes will most likely teach the pros and cons behind crypto currencies, the risks and potential rewards of using a crypto currency as well as the technical aspect as to how they work. You may be right but if you have taken many upper level college courses you quickly learn that some professors like to teach from text books they wrote. That forces you to literally study what they think. While most of them attempt to be unbiased that seldom happens. I was a UTA for two years. Part of my little suck butt job as a UTA (other than fetch cups of coffee) was to help several assholes professors teach their courses. I have seen two different professors teach the same material with two different synopsis. Their final exam questions were even tailored toward what they wanted you to believe.
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September 07, 2014, 04:21:51 AM |
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Thanks! I can see a few places where the instructor could sway the class toward his opinion. Subjects of discussion will be: Who does Bitcoin appeal to? The instructor could lean toward, "radical nut job government subversives" or toward, "patriots disillusioned with societal flaws looking for a working solution". Others that can be aimed include: Bitcoin as a stateless currency with no monetary policy. Which regulators should be watching over Bitcoin? Money laundering for narcotics, terrorism, tax evasion, and other purposes. The final course wrap up is a biased bitch! I'm going to show you an unbiased way to write each question next to it. The world market for currencies – does Bitcoin fit in at all? - How will Bitcoin eventually or does it currently fit in the world market for currencies? What intrinsic value would justify investing in Bitcoin? - I'm not even going to rewrite this one. This question is like saying: Who would be fucking stupid enough to invest in Bitcoin? How does Bitcoin measure up on a risk/return basis? - Comparisons between Bitcoin and other like financial instruments. Does Bitcoin’s trajectory resemble fads and bubbles from financial history? - Does Bitcoin resemble any other financial platforms in financial history? The professor is going to slam Bitcoin.
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