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 think it will give a huge positive impact on cryptocurrency if we educate people about it. People nowadays have no idea or sometimes misunderstands when they hear cryprocurrency. Educating them will be a great help to make them understand cryptocurrency. By helping them we also help ourselves. We do not have to teach them every single thing but by educating them the real purpose of cryptocurrency.