FutureBit, a leading provider of consumer-focused Bitcoin products, has unveiled its graduate pilot programs in collaboration with universities across the United States, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The initiative represents one of the first examples of bringing Bitcoin hardware into academia, with Rutgers University Business School among the early partners.
Announcing our higher education pilot programs at universities across the United States! The first was with Professor Goethner @RutgersBSchool And @rutgersu!
Our ability to provide plug-and-play vertically integrated Bitcoin systems across schools will drive education for the future… https://t.co/YUAoBP1yVg
– FutureBit (@FutureBit) February 13, 2024
“RBSCryptoLab is a resource for Blockchain Hub members, enabling Rutgers students to build, operate, and maintain mining equipment,” said Professor Mark Guthner, who is leading the initiative at Rutgers. “In addition, it facilitates the learning process by integrating theory with practice. Students learn how blockchain works and how decentralized networks perform their important functions.” RBSCryptoLab’s latest acquisition is the Apollo Bitcoin node and mining machines designed, manufactured and sold by FutureBit.
By providing plug-and-play Bitcoin systems to educational institutions across the country, FutureBit seeks to revolutionize the learning experience for the next generation. Students will not only learn the intricacies of Bitcoin as a monetary network, but will also understand its decentralized nature and its implications for society on a technological level, according to the release.
“The only way to overcome the current barriers in our society is to first ensure that the next generation is educated about decentralized systems, and their superiority over any other form of governance,” said John Stephanopoulos, founder of FutureBit. “Students across the country will now have the ability to see Bitcoin in action in real time in front of them, and that piques their curiosity about what Bitcoin is more than anything else. We can't wait for the world they will all create.”
Through partnerships like this with Rutgers University, FutureBit seeks to pave the way to a future in which Bitcoin education plays a pivotal role in shaping the next generation.
