The educational project “My First Bitcoin” has begun to educate Mexican students about the importance and potential of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin education and awareness-raising NGO “Mi Primer Bitcoin” is bringing its training courses to Mexico’s public education system in a new initiative designed to spread and promote the cryptocurrency’s potential around the world.
John Dennehy, one of the bitcoiners behind the educational project, celebrated the milestone of teaching The first class on Bitcoin in the Mexican public system.
Dennehy commented on the microblogging social platform X (formerly Twitter), that More than 250 higher education students in Mexico attended to this first class, which is part of its well-known “Bitcoin Diploma” program.
The educational initiative has the support of Senator Indira Kempis, who has also been promoting the creation of new legislation that allows for healthy regulation of the cryptocurrency industry and makes Bitcoin legal in the country.
The new edition of the NGO's Bitcoin Diploma is taking place in the state represented by Kempis in the Congress of the Union, Nuevo León, specifically at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.
Bitcoin education continues to develop in El Salvador
“My First Bitcoin” was born in El Salvador, so the NGO has been carrying out different activities and initiatives to reinforce education and knowledge about the main cryptocurrency on the market, which has been legal tender in El Salvador since September 2021.
Dennehy reported that they recently started a new Bitcoin education program at the National Institute of Usulután, supported by the local government. This new program is focused on “empowering minds and fostering the progress of the future generation of Bitcoiners,” he said.
Likewise, the founder of “My First Bitcoin” indicated that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the National Bitcoin Office to teach 150 public school teachers about the disruptive innovation of this cryptocurrency.
Education is power
Crypto enthusiast and ESG analyst Daniel Batten supports educational initiatives around Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as an empowering tool to break down misconceptions, myths and uncertainty surrounding the crypto industry, thereby increasing people’s potential and confidence in crypto assets to embrace innovation.
In July this year, Batten commented that education will help dispel persistent myths about the anonymity of crypto transactions and the disproportionate environmental impact of Bitcoin mining.
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