2017 | Top 5 University Bitcoin Courses

[secco]

Gaining a better understanding of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency ecosystem can be a daunting task. It is rather easy to get overwhelmed by all of the information, and finding the right starting point for your quest is not easy. Thankfully, there are a few mainstream Bitcoin courses people can take advantage of. Most of these efforts focus on the US crowd, but international recognition is gaining traction as well...

http://themerkle.com/top-5-university-bitcoin-courses/

[St.Peter-Ben]

It's interesting that the most prominent in the article thought to be provided by University of Nicosa in Cyprus.

[secco]

University of Nicosia was the first one to accept BTC for tuition, back in 2013.

[mia]

This course gave me a good understanding of Bitcoin and fundamental mechanisms of main alternative cryptocurrencies. A good balance between theory and programming assignments helps to to deepen the understanding of matter. I found particularly interesting the explanation of how Bitcoin achieves decentralization. I was also surprised to find how many different applications could benefit from a decentralized infrastructure similar to the Bitcoin network.