Source: Sezerozger/AdobeThe Salvadoran government has announced the launch of new university courses on Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning Network development.
The government Bitcoin office revealed its plans on Twitter. He explained that his new “CUBE+” courses will include an “advanced bitcoin engineering program that lasts several months.”
The courses "will offer credit and placement to those who qualify" for an "inaugural scholarship," the office wrote.
The office added that the project was funded by Tether, the developer of USDT, and Fulgur Ventures, an investment firm focused on BTC and Lightning.
The Bitcoin Office reports directly to President Nayib Bukele.
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The government branch announced that "the biggest names in Bitcoin from around the world" would be recruited to work as speakers and mentors.
And the mentors, he said, would work with "the best and brightest computer science students in El Salvador."
The office wrote:
“Bitcoiners who will participate as speakers and mentors will be announced soon. The goal is excellence. And nothing less. Bitcoin is for everyone. And we will prove it.
And the government body further claimed that the development was a result of progress made by the El Salvador Bitcoin Embassy in Lugano, Switzerland. The embassy opened in October 2022.
CUBO+, the organization added, will be a “one-of-a-kind Bitcoin and Lightning development training program” for El Salvador.
Things have not been easy for Bukele and his BTC followers. Since the government granted legal tender status to BTC in September 2021, the Bitcoin market has experienced periods of prolonged volatility.
In October of last year, a survey by the Central American University found that 77% of Salvadorans believe that adopting BTC "has not benefited them at all."
But Bukele will not be easily deterred. His popularity rating remains very high in El Salvador as he seeks a second term in the upcoming elections.
And his government has paved the way for a bitcoin bond issue that his New Ideas party says will help boost the country's international profile.