The Wharton school will let students pay in bitcoin to attend blockchain classes

The Wharton school will let students pay in bitcoin to attend blockchain classes

The Wharton School, the prestigious business school at the University of Pennsylvania, will soon accept cryptocurrencies as payment for its new series of blockchain classes. The business school is launching its newest online program, the Economics of Blockchain and Digital Assets, on Jan. 3, 2022, at which time it will accept tuition payment with bitcoin, ether, or USD coin through Coinbase, Wharton said in a Thursday . "Blockchain and digital assets are not going away," said Kevin Werbach, the program's academic director, noting that the new classes are designed for a variety of professionals in fields such as finance, management, and tech. The program was developed with the help of Prysm Group, a blockchain economic consulting firm that has helped educate companies and other schools on digital assets. Amazon Web Services, along with blockchain platforms such as Algorand and Forte, are backing the new series of classes, which will feature guest speakers from Andreessen Horowitz, Circle, The Defiant, Forbes, Litecoin, the Unchained podcast, the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission, and the World Economic Forum, the press release said. Among the Wharton School's is crypto enthusiast and Tesla chief Elon Musk, who graduated in 1997. Earlier this year, the school said