The professor announced a "Programming Bitcoin" course to "build a Bitcoin library from scratch" after the Bitcoin course.
At the moment, American educational institutions are also teaching students about the implications of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies for law and regulation.
With Texas A&M now being the newest U.S. College to offer a Bitcoin course to some of its 74,000+ students, the use of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the classroom is continuing to soar.
Associate Professor Korok Ray of Texas A&M's Mays Business School, who will be instructing the "Bitcoin Protocol" course to students in the College of Engineering and Mays Business School when the Spring Semester begins on January 17, made the announcement on January 13.
In the four-part Twitter discussion, Ray said that "Programming Bitcoin" would adhere to the Bitcoin Protocol and teach students how to "create a Bitcoin library from scratch."
The lecturer went on to say that it took "months" of arduous labour to finally win approval from the school's relevant curriculum committee body.
According to crypto researcher Josh Cowell, who asserted that it can enhance one's financial literacy if done properly, a dearth of high-quality crypto education has been cited as a major barrier to advancing acceptance.
Currently, American institutions are also teaching about the legal and regulatory ramifications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
The University of Boston Law School now offers a "Crypto Regulation" course for students interested in learning how crypto-savvy lawyers and crypto companies can best navigate through regulatory uncertainties as they look to take their products and services to market. The course is intended to familiarise future attorneys with the potential issues they may see and the variety of approaches and regulations that exist.
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oxford University, National University of Singapore, Cornell University, and University of California Berkeley are among the other colleges that now offer courses on cryptocurrencies.
