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Ivy League Wharton College accepts bitcoin tuition

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, which is on a prestigious list of Ivy League institutions, has confirmed plans to accept tuition fees in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin for an online course on blockchain and digital assets starting January 2022. Additionally, Wharton announced that these crypto payments will be accepted through Coinbase Global Inc.

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Program at Ivy League College Wharton

Wharton confirmed the quality of its cryptocurrency and blockchain program by appointing Kevin Werbach, who has 3 years of teaching experience in the decentralized field, as the lead instructor of the course. Additionally, the school aims to go beyond the basics and incorporate more practical topics into the course structure, including digital asset pricing, regulation, guidelines, etc. with historical case study analysis.

“It’s a show about blockchain and digital assets, we feel like we’re talking and walking.” Guido Molinari, managing partner of Prysm Group, is working with Wharton to develop the program, Bloomberg said. “Coinbase has 68 million verified users, each of these users will benefit from this program”, he added.

Universities Ivy League Wharton accepts bitcoin tuition

Wharton’s exclusive announcement to accept crypto classes for this crypto and blockchain course at this Ivy League school comes as no surprise given the extensive list of crypto-rich schools. As Bloomberg revealed, Tesla CEO Elon Musk graduated from Wharton School in 1997. In addition, Arthur Hayes, the founder of the BitMex exchange, also passed away at the same school.

Wharton accepts bitcoin tuition amid the growing popularity of bitcoin

With cryptocurrency momentum in the fourth quarter, OG Bitcoin outperforms all currencies and the support from the Bitcoin community couldn’t be greater. While Tesla CEO Musk has always had Bitcoin in his crypto portfolio, the ongoing uptrend has reinforced its support for crypto with an exclusive announcement that Tesla will continue to pay in Bitcoin. Earlier this week, Tesla announced in its quarterly reports that the company could resume crypto payments for its products and services. The Bitcoin ETF, coupled with increasing institutional acceptance and now an exclusive announcement from Tesla, could make 2021 a year of growth for BTC.

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