Bitcoin Storms Scottish School—Are You Next?

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My dear reader, behold a most audacious development: Lomond School, perched in the scenic realms of Scotland, has declared it shall embrace our digital darling, Bitcoin, as a most unorthodox method of settling educational dues. One imagines the fluttering hearts of accountants the world over as they watch this leap into the tempestuous seas of cryptographic finance. 🤔

Yet this daring escapade does not end with mere transactions: Dr. Saifedean Ammous, famed scribbler of The Bitcoin Standard, has seized upon the opportunity to weave his scholarly sorcery into an all-new syllabus, marrying Bitcoin (BTC) with the timeless charm of Austrian economics. Perhaps these budding students shall pen love sonnets to free markets next! 🤓

“I shall be conjuring a brilliant fusion of Bitcoin and Austrian economics for Lomond School,” Dr. Ammous trilled in an April 12 X post, practically bursting with glee at the prospect of bestowing his scholarly secrets upon the far corners of the globe.

Principal Claire Chisholm, no doubt with poised excitement, confirmed her delight in partnering with Dr. Ammous and tiptoeing into the famously enthusiastic Bitcoin community. If one can’t buy knowledge outright, one can at least pay for it in shiny digital bits, it seems. 😂

As though flipping a coin of destiny, the school also declared it shall receive Bitcoin payments for tuition starting from autumn 2025, thus claiming the grand honor of being the very first in the United Kingdom to welcome BTC into its hallowed halls.

Dr. Ammous’s celebrated work, The Bitcoin Standard, soared into the literary spotlight in 2018 and has since danced through 38 languages, selling over one million copies. You might say it outperformed many a dusty economics tome. CryptoMoon has politely inquired into further details of the forthcoming syllabi, but alas, no tarot readings or cryptic predictions yet.

The Evolving Pageant of Bitcoin Enlightenment

Meanwhile, from the shadowy corners of academic corridors, more and more institutions fling open their doors to Bitcoin, simultaneously as a learning curiosity and monetary marvel. One conjures the image of mortarboards tumbling as students attempt to pay tuition in glowing cryptocurrency wallets.

Our foray into cryptographic erudition began as far back as 2013, when the University of Nicosia in Cyprus first unveiled its Master’s in Digital Currency — accessible from one’s cozy chamber or in person, no doubt spurring debate among frenzied professors clutching their old economics textbooks in despair.

Then, in 2014, New York University’s Stern School of Business offered a subject so riveting it would cause one’s moustache to twitch with interest: “The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies.” And by 2015, Stanford University waved the banner of “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies,” focusing on the enchanting union of technology and economics.

In the fair month of February 2025, the University of Austin, presumably after a fainting spell of excitement, unveiled a Bitcoin investment fund worth over $5 million. This all forms part of an even more resplendent $200 million endowment. Such grandeur! 🤯

Emory University, equally enamored with digital treasure, was revealed in a regulatory filing to have stocked up over $15 million in Bitcoin through a Grayscale spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, as reported so matter-of-factly on Oct. 28 by CryptoMoon. Indeed, the academic world appears to have discovered a new pastime: collecting cryptocurrency in lavish amounts.

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2025-04-13 16:31