Digital Currency Related Courses are Going Mainstream

Digital Currency Related Courses are Going Mainstream

Bitcoin and digital currencies are going mainstream. The US already considers Bitcoin as a commodity. Banks are starting to accept and use cryptocurrencies and the momentum across the globe is bringing a lot of newcomers into the ecosystem. As more and more companies and other organizations start to use the blockchain technology, a demand for experts is increasing and many universities are taking notice and adding bitcoin courses to their syllabuses in order to keep up with the quickly changing fintech landscape. Real-world skills have long been an emphasis at top schools around the world,....


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