Eric Adams, newly elected mayor of New York (United States) is considering the possibility of including teachings about the world of cryptocurrencies in education.

Adams described these types of assets as the “new way to pay for goods and services around the world”, thus considering that schools must prepare students for this new way of acting, hand in hand with blockchain technology and digital assets.

The mayor highlighted how under-informed young voters are regarding the world of cryptocurrencies. “When I was talking about blockchain and bitcoin, the young people on the street stopped and asked me: What is that?.”

The incoming mayor’s political platform includes transforming the city into a cryptocurrency hub. Adams also said in an interview, that he plans to explore the creation of a city cryptocurrency in New York similar to MiamiCoin.

New York would not be the first city in the US to implement a study program that includes cryptocurrencies. In March of this year, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill that asks state education officials to implement a financial education program that includes cryptocurrencies in high schools.

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The Georgia House of Representatives has approved a bill exclusively for the entity’s educational system, exhorting education professionals to implement an educational program aimed at financial education and cryptocurrencies.

The program approved by the House this March 8, with a vote of 162-2, was sponsored by six Republican candidates and has been sent to the Senate for further deliberation, and in said project they are made up of 16 areas of financial knowledge suitable for students in tenth through eleventh grade.

The text specifies: “The State Board of Education shall prescribe a program of study in personal financial literacy for students to complete during high school.”

The intention is to educate high school students with basic knowledge of cryptocurrencies, in the financial world context and the importance of this topic in current times.

The program includes questions such as: “Is Bitcoin the currency of the future?”, “Can Bitcoin replace the euro?” and “Do you trust your currency?”.

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