{"id":18814,"date":"2019-07-26T13:04:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=18814"},"modified":"2019-07-26T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:04:55","slug":"australian-cryptocurrency-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/australian-cryptocurrency-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian university to support innovative cryptocurrency program through Bitcoin and Ethereum funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Curtin University<\/b><\/a><b> in Western Australia has recently announced a new program for higher education, focusing mainly on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To support the program financially, the university is accepts funding only in Bitcoin or Ethereum.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a representative of the university, <\/span><b>accepting funds only in the form of cryptocurrency is an excellent way to popularize this payment method,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to boost its settlement in everyday life.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea behind Curtin University\u2019s decision to only fund through Bitcoin and Ethereum is to <\/span><b>attract the attention of wealthy cryptocurrency owners, who might want to invest in the further development of this technology by providing education to enthusiastic youth. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the university, the people who gave away the most significant amount of cryptocurrency as funding for the program will have a say at what classes are going to cover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryptocurrency and education<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockchain technology is becoming a massive trend around the world, which is why <\/span><b>more universities and higher education institutions start offering courses focused on developing this innovative technology.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is even more impressive is that blockchain technology is revolutionizing the inner workings of educational systems as well. <\/span><b>Distributed ledgers are now used to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/revolution-in-education-blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>automate<\/b><\/a><b> admissions records and bookkeeping.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The best thing is that while many schools have recently become victims of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/cyberattack-hits-lancaster-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cyberattacks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if blockchain technology is incorporated on a larger scale, such security issues might not be a problem anymore.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curtin University\u2019s approach to providing blockchain technology education is an excellent way to reach out to potential investors who already have an interest in the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtin University in Western Australia has recently announced a new program for higher education, focusing mainly on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. To support the program financially, the university is accepts funding only in Bitcoin or Ethereum. 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