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Lomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author Saifedean Ammous to introduce a new curriculum focused on Bitcoin and Austrian economics.Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, is developing an educational curriculum combining the principles of Bitcoin (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) and Austrian economics.“I'm going to be working with Lomond School to develop a curriculum for bitcoin and Austrian economics,” Ammous wrote in an April 12 X <a href="https://x.com/saifedean/status/1910819674654146845" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">post</a>, sharing his excitement for “making the material widely available worldwide.”<figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01962f36-6218-71f5-8541-6d04c3f86fca" title="" alt="‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school"><figcaption style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://x.com/saifedean/status/1910819674654146845" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Saifedean Ammous</a></figcaption></figure>Lomond School Principal Claire Chisholm confirmed the collaboration on April 12, <a href="https://x.com/Lomondlife/status/1911074459655512386" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">writing</a> that she was “thrilled to be working with Dr. Ammous” and appreciative of the “positivity of the Bitcoin community.”The news comes a day after <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/lomond-school-accepts-bitcoin-tuition-payments-first-uk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lomond School announced</a> it would accept BTC for tuition payments starting from the autumn semester of 2025, becoming the first school in the United Kingdom to adopt BTC payments.<figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01962f36-666c-767a-a628-879036cac7eb" title="" alt="‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school"><figcaption style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://x.com/saifedean/status/1800785142094430617/photo/1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Saifedean Ammous</a></figcaption></figure>Ammous is best known for The Bitcoin Standard, which was first published in 2018. The book outlines the economic philosophy behind Bitcoin and contrasts it with fiat currency systems. It has sold more than one million copies and has been translated into 38 languages, <a href="https://x.com/saifedean/status/1800785142094430617" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to Ammous.Cointelegraph has contacted both Ammous and Lomond School for additional details regarding the upcoming curriculum.Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-bill-legalize-bitcoin-crypto-payments" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">New York bill proposes legalizing Bitcoin, crypto for state payments</a><h2 id="bitcoin-education-is-gaining-momentum-worldwide">Bitcoin education is gaining momentum worldwide</h2>Educational institutions around the world have increasingly embraced Bitcoin as both a subject of academic study and a financial tool.Schools and universities have been launching Bitcoin-based courses since as early as 2013 when the University of Nicosia in Cyprus launched its Master’s in Digital Currency program, which is accessible both in-person and online.New York University’s Stern School of Business <a href="https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~dyermack/courses/BitcoinCourse.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">launched</a> “The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies” course in 2014 — one of the first Bitcoin-specific courses in the US.Stanford University also launched its “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies” <a href="https://online.stanford.edu/courses/cs251-cryptocurrencies-and-blockchain-technologies" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">course</a> in 2015, focused on the technological and economic aspects of the world’s first cryptocurrency.Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/swedish-mp-bitcoin-reserve-finance-minister" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Swedish MP proposes Bitcoin reserve to finance minister</a>In February 2025, the University of Austin announced launching the first first-of-its-kind Bitcoin investment fund of over $5 million as part of the institution’s larger $200 million endowment fund.<figure><img alt="Cryptocurrencies, Education, Funding, Bitcoin Price, Investments, Bitcoin Regulation, United States, Universities, Cryptocurrency Investment, Bitcoin Adoption, Bitcoin ETF" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-02/0194ea5d-5e00-7207-8be7-9505a94fa7c4" title=""><figcaption style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1850884568553013459" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Eric Balchunas</a></figcaption></figure>Three months before the University of Austin’s announcement, a regulatory filing revealed that <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/emory-university-holding-bitcoin-etf-filing" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Emory University accumulated</a> over $15 million worth of Bitcoin via Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 28.<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/av7Xioy4zvc?start="></iframe>Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/standard-chartered-500k-bitcoin-prediction-coinbase-sec-lawsuit-hodlers-digest/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SCB tips $500K BTC, SEC delays Ether ETF options, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 23 –March. 1</a>

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

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