I don't think bitcoin is part of Economics class here in our country because bitcoin is still not that popular in my country though there are already plenty of people who know about it but not really familiar what is bitcoin and what kind of technology is it.
Yeah right, I do not know especially in my country in economy class that discuss bitcoin. I agree with your reason that bitcoin is still unpopular so bitcoin taught in economy class is impossible. But I'm sure there are some countries that teach bitcoin or at least discuss it in the discussion. Maybe someday if bitcoin is popular and known to many people in the world making it possible to use learning in economy class. 
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I don't think bitcoin is part of Economics class here in our country because bitcoin is still not that popular in my country though there are already plenty of people who know about it but not really familiar what is bitcoin and what kind of technology is it.
Do you think they are talking about bitcoin in your basic ECON class?
Do you think they are talking about bitcoin in your basic ECON class?
Definitely, Bitcoin is being mentioned in some business courses. I am sure some schools have adjusted their curriculum to accommodate the cryptocurrency as a whole.snd not just Bitcoin alone. Honestly, it will be a good thing if more countries adopt Bitcoin into their financial system...
There are certainly a few number of universities who does that however we still don't know if the matter is one sided or not. what i have observed is people who lacks knowledge
about bitcoin or cryptos tend to think negatively about it resulting to a one sided discussion. the teachers here in my country mainly follows what the books or curriculum that the
department of education gives so i doubt they'll mention bitcoin as it is not there.
Where from this statistics of 500 thousand? If it's indeed true then the number is even commendable and these people can easily get the others in the known rather quick if they decide to. I think there might be universities in your country where they must have mentioned Bitcoin one way or the other without you knowing about because it can never be excluded from our present day economics classes. Just as commodities on the stock exchange are taught in those classes there's no way they'd mention other commodities like gold, silver etc. without Bitcoin.
Do you think they are talking about bitcoin in your basic ECON class?
Definitely, Bitcoin is being mentioned in some business courses. I am sure some schools have adjusted their curriculum to accommodate the cryptocurrency as a whole.snd not just Bitcoin alone. Honestly, it will be a good thing if more countries adopt Bitcoin into their financial system...
There are certainly a few number of universities who does that however we still don't know if the matter is one sided or not. what i have observed is people who lacks knowledge
about bitcoin or cryptos tend to think negatively about it resulting to a one sided discussion. the teachers here in my country mainly follows what the books or curriculum that the
department of education gives so i doubt they'll mention bitcoin as it is not there.
Do you think they are talking about bitcoin in your basic ECON class?
Definitely, Bitcoin is being mentioned in some business courses. I am sure some schools have adjusted their curriculum to accommodate the cryptocurrency as a whole.snd not just Bitcoin alone. Honestly, it will be a good thing if more countries adopt Bitcoin into their financial system...
There are certainly a few number of universities who does that however we still don't know if the matter is one sided or not. what i have observed is people who lacks knowledge
about bitcoin or cryptos tend to think negatively about it resulting to a one sided discussion. the teachers here in my country mainly follows what the books or curriculum that the
department of education gives so i doubt they'll mention bitcoin as it is not there.
There's a lot of anti-capitalist, pro-socialist, propaganda taught in economics classrooms these days.
If bitcoin was covered in classrooms, it would likely parallel the anti crypto propaganda stance portrayed by the media.
Education might have been about learning, knowledge and facts once. Those days are gone. Education doesn't function as anything more than mind control in most cases.
If bitcoin was covered in classrooms, it would likely parallel the anti crypto propaganda stance portrayed by the media.
Education might have been about learning, knowledge and facts once. Those days are gone. Education doesn't function as anything more than mind control in most cases.
I am sure the curriculum in colleges is influenced by the country you are in and the government which is in power.
If you are in a socialist country, then the economics classroom is likely to teach anti-capitalist, pro-socialist, propaganda.
There's a lot of anti-capitalist, pro-socialist, propaganda taught in economics classrooms these days.
If bitcoin was covered in classrooms, it would likely parallel the anti crypto propaganda stance portrayed by the media.
Education might have been about learning, knowledge and facts once. Those days are gone. Education doesn't function as anything more than mind control in most cases.
If bitcoin was covered in classrooms, it would likely parallel the anti crypto propaganda stance portrayed by the media.
Education might have been about learning, knowledge and facts once. Those days are gone. Education doesn't function as anything more than mind control in most cases.
Do you think they are talking about bitcoin in your basic ECON class?
Definitely, Bitcoin is being mentioned in some business courses. I am sure some schools have adjusted their curriculum to accommodate the cryptocurrency as a whole.snd not just Bitcoin alone. Honestly, it will be a good thing if more countries adopt Bitcoin into their financial system...
I'm sure that bitcoin and crypto-assets are hot now in every university and some schools
You correctly noticed that this is only in some universities and schools. The fact is that it turns out a very narrow circle of people. And for general education, even our teachers do not have enough professors in this field.
I'm sure that bitcoin and crypto-assets are hot now in every university and some schools
Maybe the old world fears bitcoin.
Old article, but a good short read:
"Bitcoin Really Is an Existential Threat to the Modern Liberal State"
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2013-04-05/bitcoin-really-is-an-existential-threat-to-the-modern-liberal-state
Old article, but a good short read:
"Bitcoin Really Is an Existential Threat to the Modern Liberal State"
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2013-04-05/bitcoin-really-is-an-existential-threat-to-the-modern-liberal-state
Schools are always teaching programme which is approved by the government. If you know that the government does not recognize the crypto currency. Why then include it in the curriculum. But this is not a problem. If a person is interested in this you will always find information on the Internet.
School dont have to wait for government approval to teach courses. There are certain standards that many school have to meet, but most colleges and universities are privately owned and courses are chosen by the school boards. Cryptocurrency courses can be easily implemented if enough interest and initiative is shown by the students. The only issue I see is determining what criteria to judge someone under to determine if they knowledgeable enough to teach a class about the subject.
I recently graduated in Economics and bitcoin was mentioned in passing but its hardly discussed.
Most of the features that bitcoin offer are counter to what basic economics courses suggest are good for a healthy economy. Deflation in a currency is considered one of the worst things (bitcoin is still inflationary at the present date though). A central bank having control over a national currency is also considered important to stabilize the ups and downs in the economy. Volatility in bitcoin is also horrible for a currency.
These features just scratch the surface of why standard economics will see more downsides than upsides to a currency like bitcoin. According to standard economic theory if bitcoin were the currency used worldwide we would see stronger boom and bust cycles than currently.
So your teachers basically said that bitcoin is a bad example of a currency because it is volatile and eventually will become deflationary currency which like ultimate flaw for a currency to have.Most of the features that bitcoin offer are counter to what basic economics courses suggest are good for a healthy economy. Deflation in a currency is considered one of the worst things (bitcoin is still inflationary at the present date though). A central bank having control over a national currency is also considered important to stabilize the ups and downs in the economy. Volatility in bitcoin is also horrible for a currency.
These features just scratch the surface of why standard economics will see more downsides than upsides to a currency like bitcoin. According to standard economic theory if bitcoin were the currency used worldwide we would see stronger boom and bust cycles than currently.
That is not exactly the best introduction to a whole new alternative economy, don't you think? And yet you are here on bitcointalk thinking that bitcoin will have bright future.
I would like to see what those old school teachers will say in the 10 or 20 years from now when bitcoin will be so strong and popular to rival standard fiat currencies.
It is likely Bitcoin is being mentioned on a daily basis in economic classes all over the world because just as the stock exchanges and their commodities are taught as well as financial investment of other commodities and Forex then it makes sense to suggest that bitcoins will also be taught or mentioned in such classes because it is significant in our finances globally.
We already have some classes related to bitcoin in the economics master degree. With the currency becoming regulated and more people gaining interest into it, I can only see more classes like this one being introduced in a near future.
I'm not surprised if someday they will teach bitcoins in their economics class because as the technology getting more highly advantage. I hope they will make a book for the school about bitcoin and introduce it to the teenage students. I think this is the stop to make the bitcoin as well-known to most of the people while they were learning they can still make a profit from it. 
If the professor is bitcoin enthusiast, then I think he can inject some discussion it in his class or even require some of his students to go and research it. But for most of professor who are not into bitcoin, I doubt bitcoin will be touch as subject matter. Bitcoin is still in its infancy and only a small percentage of the population knew it. Maybe in the next decade or so we may need more class discussion specially in economy.
No we can see many university professors are working on altcoin projects as consults and advisors on different aspects of cryptocurrency systems. Bitcoin enthusiasts are everywhere hence must be there in academic levels too. That is the reason already some universities in Europe and North America are having blockchain technology as an elective paper. Yes, bitcoin and blockchain technology already became subjects for students.But to evaluate the effectiveness of these must need some time but we can be sure it will help many students get into blockchain technology and those people will take bitcoins and entire cryptocurrencies into new levels for sure.
If the professor is bitcoin enthusiast, then I think he can inject some discussion it in his class or even require some of his students to go and research it. But for most of professor who are not into bitcoin, I doubt bitcoin will be touch as subject matter. Bitcoin is still in its infancy and only a small percentage of the population knew it. Maybe in the next decade or so we may need more class discussion specially in economy.
Bitcoin in economic class is a good subject because it is the time where the students will study about the latest type of technology that can help our country and also to know the possible opportunities that can help their selves like bitcoin which is one of the most well known cryptocurrency in the internet and also the most popular one.
Actually in economics lessons discuss much about how to form accounting bookkeeping, As well as bitcoin is a technological development that can take account of cryptography based on the basic knowledge of accounting. But so far economic lessons have not been discussed about bitcoin because its popularity can not be known to everyone and only certain people who know it.
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