{"id":64132,"date":"2022-05-04T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T09:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=64132"},"modified":"2022-05-04T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T09:01:08","slug":"finance-school-bentley-university-now-accepts-cryptocurrency-payments-for-tuition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=64132","title":{"rendered":"Finance School Bentley University Now Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments for Tuition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/btc567876.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bentley University, the private university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, has revealed it now accepts digital currencies for tuition payments. Bentley University\u2019s president explained that the school has been \u201cat the forefront in preparing business leaders\u201d and further remarked that the faculty is \u201cproud to embrace\u201d the same technology its students are learning about today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Bentley University Partners With Coinbase to Accept 3 Digital Currencies<\/h2>\n<p>According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bentley.edu\/news\/bentley-now-accepting-cryptocurrency-tuition-payments\">announcement<\/a> stemming from Bentley\u2019s newsroom, the school of accounting and finance has partnered with Coinbase in order to give students and their families the ability to pay tuition with crypto.<\/p>\n<p>Bentley will accept three crypto assets including bitcoin (<a class=\"lar-automated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a>), ethereum (<a class=\"lar-automated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/ETH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ETH<\/a>), and usd coin (USDC). Bentley president E. LaBrent Chrite explained that the school founded 105 years ago is embracing a technology that may shift the traditional financial landscape entirely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBentley University is at the forefront in preparing business leaders with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the changing world economy,\u201d the university president said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to embrace this technology that our students are learning about, which will soon transform the global business landscape they\u2019re about to enter.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Bentley Scholar Says Students \u2018Have a Real Interest in Knowing More About Blockchain\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Universities all around the world accept cryptocurrencies including the University of Cumbria in Carlisle, England, the Financial Business School in Paris, France, and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Business School in Spain. Moreover, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland accepts crypto.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Bentley University in Massachusetts, in the United States King\u2019s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, accepts bitcoin as well, and the University of Pennsylvania accepts cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) accepts crypto asset payments. The Bentley announcement further highlighted a student named Alex Kim who launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bentleyblockchain.com\/\">Bentley Blockchain Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents have a real interest in knowing more about blockchain, decentralized finance, and cryptocurrency investments,\u201d said Kim in the press statement. \u201cThese technologies are influencing the industries where they will be working,\u201d the Bentley student added.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about the finance school Bentley University accepting cryptocurrency payments? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bentley University, the private university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, has revealed it now accepts digital currencies for tuition payments. Bentley University\u2019s president explained that the school has been \u201cat the forefront in preparing business leaders\u201d and further remarked that the faculty is \u201cproud to embrace\u201d the same technology its students are learning about today. 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