The London School of Economics (LSE) will be offering an online course on cryptocurrencyinvesting, starting in August 2018, Financial Times reports Monday, July 9.
According to the announcement, the new course dubbed âCryptocurrency Investment and Disruption,â will help students learn some âpractical skills to interact with cryptocurrency exchanges,â including how to use cryptocurrency wallets, as well as âevaluate the analyticsâ of initial coin offerings (ICOs).
The LSE, which is alma mater to 36 âworld leadersâ and 18 Nobel Prize laureates, claims it is known for its motto to âunderstand the causes of things.â By introducing the course, the university intends to help global âprivate organisations, individual investors, financial service firms, governments,â as well as âregulatory bodiesâ to make sense of the âhighly disruptive trendâ of crypto.
The University of Malta was also reported today to announce a blockchain degree that will be taught starting in October 2018.In February, Australian public research university RMIT launched the countryâs first university course on blockchain technology.
The 8-week course, dubbed âDeveloping Blockchain Strategyâ, intends to teach not only theoretical aspects of blockchain, but also the practical skills needed to use the technology.
According to the announcement, the new course dubbed âCryptocurrency Investment and Disruption,â will help students learn some âpractical skills to interact with cryptocurrency exchanges,â including how to use cryptocurrency wallets, as well as âevaluate the analyticsâ of initial coin offerings (ICOs).
The LSE, which is alma mater to 36 âworld leadersâ and 18 Nobel Prize laureates, claims it is known for its motto to âunderstand the causes of things.â By introducing the course, the university intends to help global âprivate organisations, individual investors, financial service firms, governments,â as well as âregulatory bodiesâ to make sense of the âhighly disruptive trendâ of crypto.
âThe exponential growth and volatility of cryptocurrencies and the distributed ledger technology underpinning them has led to a global interest in cryptoassets, ICOs and the distribution of digital wealth.âThe online course is set to be led by Dr Carsten Sørensen, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Innovation. Consisting of six modules that add up to 60 hours of class time, participation in the course will cost âŹ1,800, or roughly $2,116.
The University of Malta was also reported today to announce a blockchain degree that will be taught starting in October 2018.In February, Australian public research university RMIT launched the countryâs first university course on blockchain technology.
The 8-week course, dubbed âDeveloping Blockchain Strategyâ, intends to teach not only theoretical aspects of blockchain, but also the practical skills needed to use the technology.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst LSE is one of the most influential School of economics in the world. The title of their new course "Cryptocurrency Investment and Disruption" show that they really want to provoke understanding of what is coming, and why, and its consequences.