Colleges and Universities Now Offer Crypto and Blockchain Courses

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Sep 06, 2019, 09:30 ET

NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 06, 2019 -- Ten years ago, cryptocurrencies were largely unknown to the world’s general population. This all changed in 2009 with the creation of Bitcoin. Driven by rising awareness of cryptocurrencies and increasing demand from students, colleges and universities around the world are increasing the number of blockchain- and cryptocurrency-related courses they offer, according to the 2nd Annual Coinbase Report on Higher Education, released today. Recently, Nina Willdorf, Director of Content and Editorial at Coinbase, teamed with YourUpdateTV, to discuss how cryptocurrency is entering the mainstream.

A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/TJ0R_TyMt2E

Leading higher education institutions around the world, including Cornell, MIT, and Stanford, have begun offering courses on cryptocurrency and blockchain. Today, more than half of the world’s top 50 universities offer at least one course on crypto or blockchain.)

Here are some key stats showing continued growth in interest and where some of that interest comes from.

  • 56 percent of the world's top 50 universities now offer at least one course on crypto or blockchain—up from 42 percent in 2018
  • Twice as many students report having taken a crypto or blockchain course than they did in 2018
  • Nearly 70 percent of crypto and blockchain classes are in departments outside of computer science, including law, the humanities, and economics
  • Cornell University tops the Coinbase 2019 Leaders in Crypto Education list
  • Original Coinbase research includes a Qriously survey of 735 U.S. students age 16 and older, a comprehensive review of courses at 50 international universities, analysis of research citations and non-coursework offerings, and interviews with professors and students

For more information, please visit Coinbase.com

About Coinbase:
Coinbase is the easiest and most trusted place to buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies, offering a suite of products for individual investors, active traders, businesses and institutions. Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase has built the world's leading compliant crypto company serving more than 30 million accounts in more than 100 countries. Coinbase has raised more than $525M in funding from leading investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, IVP, USV, DFJ and NYSE, and has grown to more than 700 employees. Headquartered in San Francisco, Coinbase also has offices in Portland, New York, London, Dublin, and Tokyo.

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