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November 21, 2013 11:00 pm GMT
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European University Accepts Bitcoins as Tuition Payment
The University of Nicosia announced it will be the world's first to accept bitcoins as tuition payment.
The university, which is the largest on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, is also launching a digital currency course to better understand how bitcoin works.
"The intention of this initiative is to ease transmission difficulties for certain students and to build our own practical knowledge about this field, not to engage in currency speculation," a university spokesperson told GeekWire.
In addition to the main university, all of its affiliated universities will accept bitcoin payments — for all types of tuition and fees. Read more...
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