‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school

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Lomond School, a backstage instauration successful Scotland, volition statesman accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin writer Saifedean Ammous to present a caller program focused connected Bitcoin and Austrian economics.

Ammous, writer of The Bitcoin Standard, is processing an acquisition program combining the principles of Bitcoin (BTC) and Austrian economics.

“I'm going to beryllium moving with Lomond School to make a program for bitcoin and Austrian economics,” Ammous wrote successful an April 12 X post, sharing his excitement for “making the worldly wide disposable worldwide.”

Lomond School Principal Claire Chisholm confirmed the collaboration connected April 12, writing that she was “thrilled to beryllium moving with Dr. Ammous” and appreciative of the “positivity of the Bitcoin community.”

The quality comes a time aft Lomond School announced it would judge BTC for tuition payments starting from the autumn semester of 2025, becoming the archetypal schoolhouse successful the United Kingdom to follow BTC payments.

Ammous is champion known for The Bitcoin Standard, which was archetypal published successful 2018. The publication outlines the economical doctrine down Bitcoin and contrasts it with fiat currency systems. It has sold much than 1 cardinal copies and has been translated into 38 languages, according to Ammous.

Cointelegraph has contacted some Ammous and Lomond School for further details regarding the upcoming curriculum.

Bitcoin acquisition is gaining momentum worldwide

Educational institutions astir the satellite person progressively embraced Bitcoin arsenic some a taxable of world survey and a fiscal tool.

Schools and universities person been launching Bitcoin-based courses since arsenic aboriginal arsenic 2013 erstwhile the University of Nicosia successful Cyprus launched its Master’s successful Digital Currency program, which is accessible some in-person and online.

New York University’s Stern School of Business launched “The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies” people successful 2014 — 1 of the archetypal Bitcoin-specific courses successful the US.

Stanford University besides launched its “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies” course successful 2015, focused connected the technological and economical aspects of the world’s archetypal cryptocurrency.

In February 2025, the University of Austin announced launching the archetypal first-of-its-kind Bitcoin concern money of implicit $5 cardinal arsenic portion of the institution’s larger $200 cardinal endowment fund.

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Three months earlier the University of Austin’s announcement, a regulatory filing revealed that Emory University accumulated implicit $15 cardinal worthy of Bitcoin via Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, Cointelegraph reported connected Oct. 28.