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Lomond School, a private institution in Scotland, has announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin (BTC) for tuition payments starting in autumn 2025. The school is also collaborating with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, to design a new curriculum focused on Bitcoin and Austrian economics.
“I’m going to be working with Lomond School to develop a curriculum for Bitcoin and Austrian economics,” Ammous posted on X (formerly Twitter) on April 12, expressing enthusiasm about making the material globally accessible.
A First for UK Education
Lomond School Principal Claire Chisholm confirmed the partnership, expressing how thrilled she was to be working with Dr. Ammous and highlighting the positivity of the Bitcoin community.
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This makes Lomond the first school in the United Kingdom to integrate Bitcoin both as a means of payment and a subject of academic instruction.
Published in 2018, “The Bitcoin Standard” explores the economic philosophy of Bitcoin and its contrast with fiat currencies. It has sold over one million copies and been translated into 38 languages.
Bitcoin Education on the Rise Globally
Across the world, educational institutions are increasingly adopting Bitcoin, both as an investment and an academic field.
In 2013, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus launched the world’s first Master’s program in Digital Currency. The following year, NYU Stern School of Business introduced a course on the Law and Business of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies. Stanford University followed suit in 2015 with its “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies” course focusing on the technology and economics behind BTC.
In February 2025, the University of Austin launched a $5 million Bitcoin investment fund as part of a broader $200 million endowment. Just months earlier, Emory University had accumulated over $15 million in BTC via Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF.
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