{"id":127092,"date":"2025-04-13T14:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T14:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127092"},"modified":"2025-04-13T14:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T14:16:44","slug":"bitcoin-standard-author-to-develop-austrian-economics-curriculum-for-uk-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127092","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bitcoin Standard\u2019 author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsLomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author Saifedean Ammous to introduce a new curriculum focused on Bitcoin and Austrian economics.<br \/>\nAmmous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, is developing an educational curriculum combining the principles of Bitcoin (BTC) and Austrian economics.<br \/>\n\u201cI&#8217;m going to be working with Lomond School to develop a curriculum for bitcoin and Austrian economics,\u201d Ammous wrote in an April 12 X post, sharing his excitement for \u201cmaking the material widely available worldwide.\u201d<br \/>\nSource: Saifedean AmmousLomond School Principal Claire Chisholm confirmed the collaboration on April 12, writing that she was \u201cthrilled to be working with Dr. Ammous\u201d and appreciative of the \u201cpositivity of the Bitcoin community.\u201d<br \/>\nThe news comes a day after Lomond School announced it would accept BTC for tuition payments starting from the autumn semester of 2025, becoming the first school in the United Kingdom to adopt BTC payments.<br \/>\nSource: Saifedean AmmousAmmous is best known for The Bitcoin Standard, which was first published in 2018. The book outlines the economic philosophy behind Bitcoin and contrasts it with fiat currency systems. It has sold more than one million copies and has been translated into 38 languages, according to Ammous.<br \/>\nCointelegraph has contacted both Ammous and Lomond School for additional details regarding the upcoming curriculum.<br \/>\nRelated: New York bill proposes legalizing Bitcoin, crypto for state payments<br \/>\nBitcoin education is gaining momentum worldwide<br \/>\nEducational institutions around the world have increasingly embraced Bitcoin as both a subject of academic study and a financial tool.<br \/>\nSchools and universities have been launching Bitcoin-based courses since as early as 2013 when the University of Nicosia in Cyprus launched its Master\u2019s in Digital Currency program, which is accessible both in-person and online.<br \/>\nNew York University\u2019s Stern School of Business launched \u201cThe Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies\u201d course in 2014 \u2014 one of the first Bitcoin-specific courses in the US.<br \/>\nStanford University also launched its \u201cBitcoin and Cryptocurrencies\u201d course in 2015, focused on the technological and economic aspects of the world\u2019s first cryptocurrency.<br \/>\nRelated: Swedish MP proposes Bitcoin reserve to finance minister<br \/>\nIn February 2025, the University of Austin announced launching the first first-of-its-kind Bitcoin investment fund of over $5 million as part of the institution\u2019s larger $200 million endowment fund.<br \/>\nSource: Eric BalchunasThree months before the University of Austin\u2019s announcement, a regulatory filing revealed that Emory University accumulated over $15 million worth of Bitcoin via Grayscale\u2019s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 28.<br \/>\nMagazine: SCB tips $500K BTC, SEC delays Ether ETF options, and more: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Feb. 23 \u2013March. 1<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/lomond-school-bitcoin-curriculum-btc-tuition-ammous-uk?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsLomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author Saifedean Ammous to introduce a new curriculum focused&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127092"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}