Honey, I orange-pilled the kids! BTC children's authors on learning about money
Three Bitcoin children's authors share the keys to teaching about Bitcoin and money, explaining why it's important to do so from a young age. Bitcoin is for everyone. That includes teenagers, children, toddlers and even newborns.When these kids grow up, they’ll use the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol, so it “makes sense to start to integrate Bitcoin into learning as early as possible.” At least, that’s according to Scott Sibley, one-half of the couple behind the creation of the Shamory Bitcoin game and the ‘Goodnight Bitcoin’ children’s bedtime book. He joins a growing list of Bitcoin children’s....
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