Cryptocurrency should part of the national curriculum

Add #cryptocurrency to the national #curriculum, say one quarter of Brits

Around one quarter (24 per cent) of British workers believe cryptocurrency should be taught in schools as part of the national curriculum, according to a new study from cryptocurrency trading platform CoinBurp.

Breaking down the data by age bracket, 35 per cent of 16-24 year olds surveyed agreed that they would benefit from cryptocurrency being taught as a subject in school. This is compared to just 15 per cent of those older than 55 – suggesting that there is a generational divide in public interest towards learning about cryptocurrency, which only emerged in 2009.

The survey of over 2,000 professional workers in the UK, conducted by Censuswide, an independent polling company, also found that a combined average of 25 per cent of 16-34-year olds said they are planning to invest in cryptocurrency in 2020.

At the same time, 37 per cent of 16-24-year olds believe that their bank should provide access to…