Bitcoin 101: Cryptocurrency classes are cropping up at area colleges
CHICAGO - At DePaul University, cryptocurrency has become a fundamental part of some finance courses.
Until recently, bitcoin came up only at the end of assistant professor Lamont Black's undergraduate and graduate finance classes. It was the last day of class, "the fun day," Black said, when they discussed the future of money and the possibilities of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But things have changed.
Digital currency is now part of the classes' discussions surrounding the definition of money, a core concept in courses that cover money, banking and capital markets. "My students are starting the class thinking about
