If you take an assessment, a lot of citizens are not yet informative what is cryptocurrency is....like bitcoin and other altcoins. One proof is that others can be deceived by swindlers because of lack of knowledge regarding crypto currencies. . They invest with the wrong people because of considering in unfounded information and hearsays.
Educating people regarding crypto will not make them to mislead. Educators can teach about crypto inside school especially in economic subject/s because it has a big role nowadays.
As Tom Emmer stated, People tend to fear what they dont know. If people sailing the oceans at the time of Columbus had believed the world is flat, we wouldnt have had the great discoveries of the New World.
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/venture-capital-working-group-seeks-select-cryptocurrency-safe-harbor/)
I agree that the education is lacking now. I know something about cryptocurrencies. I've had it explained to me a few times, but I still don't feel like I really understand it. I think it will take some time for everybody to be convinced that cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Then people will need to develop some curricula to start teaching. It'd be nice if there were more documentaries and informational shows about it too. I seems like the media often talks about crypto like everybody knows what it's about. Maybe that's because they themselves don't know.