Bitcoin Classes: Over 60% Of Parents Want Their Kids To Learn Crypto In School
Bitcoin, the metaverse and NFTs are the talk of the town these days, but how much do you think it would help our children if they knew about this? A recent survey including more than 800 parents and 200 college graduates in the United States was conducted to gain a greater perspective and understanding of […]
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In a testament to the growing adoption of bitcoin across generations, a study revealed that younger parents are starting to use the cryptocurrency to give funds to their children. Some of these are used by their kids to make purchases on iTunes or as credits in online gaming apps while others rely on bitcoin for allowances. In particular, a third of the parents included in the poll opt to transfer a weekly amount into their children's digital bank accounts. This research was conducted by financial technology firm, Intelligent Environments, and included 2,000 parents in the survey. Bitcoin....
Last month I attended an interesting Orlando Bitcoin Meetup. The Meetup took place at Bright Learning Academy, a school for special needs students that works with children who need an alternative to traditional school settings. The school takes a technological approach to learning. It's no mystery that kids learn to understand technology much more easily than we do. That's just the way things go. Bright Learning Academy is teaching money management and free market principles with Bitcoin technology. They did it before MIT. Last winter, school teacher Robert Lefebure began signing up....
The tools, toys and games available to teach kids about sound money and the Bitcoin network — after all, they’re the ones who will use it. The crypto winter is here. It’s a trying time as prices grind down, but it’s the best moment to build and learn. For some Bitcoiners, the bear market is a time to plant trees or create memes. For those with kids, it’s a welcome recess used to broaden the minds’ of Bitcoin (BTC) minors. Cointelegraph spoke to the creators of popular Bitcoin-related games and educational tools to understand why teaching kids about sound money is critical, and some of the....
Whether people want to admit it or not, the educational system is changing as teachers embrace technology more and more. As a result of that stance, children are being introduced to various degrees of technology at an early age in the hopes of stimulating interest in figuring out how devices work, and creating a new wave of developers. It is no secret....
A new project on Kickstarter called ERNIT is a digital piggy bank that teaches kids to save money using bitcoin. It dubs itself as the piggy bank of the future, as it also allows fund management through the app. It also accepts credit or debit cards and bank transfers, aside from bitcoin. The app is connected to a physical piggy bank which uses light to show users how close they are to reaching their goals. The creators noted that children need to touch, see and hear to learn about financial value at an early stage, which is why ERNIT drew inspiration from traditional piggy banks. Bitcoin....