Lomond School成为英国第一所接受学费比特币（BTC）的学校

根据独立学校管理站点的报告，该男女同校寄宿学校已成为英国第一所接受比特币（BTC）的学校

set in the Scottish town of Helensburgh, provides education for students ranging from three years old until 18 years old.

位于苏格兰镇海伦斯堡（Helensburgh），为从三岁到18岁的学生提供教育。

In order to introduce BTC as a viable payment method for families, the school has teamed up with Bitcoin payment provider Musqet and the FCA-regulated virtual asset service and fiat wallet CoinCorner to accept the cryptocurrency.

为了将BTC作为家庭的可行付款方式，该学校与比特币支付提供商Musqet和FCA调节的虚拟资产服务和Fiat Wallet Concorner合作，接受加密货币。

Initially, the school will convert all Bitcoin payments directly into British pound sterling to manage any currency risks and prefers to keep the BTC asset in the British currency. But it is also planning to build a Bitcoin asset reserve in the near future, once crypto has gained a broader acceptance in the U.K.

最初，学校将将所有比特币支付直接转换为英镑英镑，以管理任何货币风险，并更喜欢将BTC资产保留为英国货币。但是它也计划在不久的将来建立比特币资产储备，一旦加密在英国获得了更广泛的接受

Announcing the decision at the national Bitcoin conference, Cheatcode, Lomond School principal Claire Chisholm said that the school has always been a trailblazer in many “firsts.” It was the first boarding school to house both boys and girls and it was also among the first to fully embrace the International Baccalaureate curriculum.

洛蒙学校校长克莱尔·奇斯霍尔姆（Claire Chisholm）在国家比特币会议上宣布这一决定，说该学校一直是许多“首先”的开拓者。这是第一所托管男孩和女孩的寄宿学校，也是第一个完全接受国际学士学位课程的寄宿学校。

“For generations, this school has been nurturing inquirers, thinkers, communicators, and open-minded risk-takers. It’s really no surprise then that the inventor of the television, John Logie Baird, is a former pupil,” said Chisholm.

Chisholm说：“几代人来说，这所学校一直在培养询问者，思想家，传播者和开放的冒险者。电视的发明家John Logie Baird是前学生，这确实不足为奇了。”

At press time, Bitcoin is currently trading at around $82,117, having gone up by 0.42% in the past 24 hours of trading. In the past week, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap has gone down by 0.7%. At the beginning of the year, BTC reached a new all-time high at $108,786.

发稿时，比特币目前的交易价格约为82,117美元，在过去24小时的交易中增长了0.42％。在过去的一周中，按市值计算最大的加密货币下降了0.7％。在今年年初，BTC达到了新的历史最高高点，为108,786美元。

As for the new initiative by the school to accept Bitcoin, it hopes that the move will appeal to families, both in the local and international market. Several local families and international education agents have lobbied for Bitcoin as an alternative payment option at Lomond.

至于学校接受比特币的新倡议，它希望此举将在本地和国际市场上吸引家庭。几位当地家庭和国际教育特工游说比特币，作为洛蒙德的替代付款选择。

For internationally-based families in particular, the ability to pay tuition fees in Bitcoin helps remove the uncertainty that comes with international exchange rates. The school hopes the new initiative will attract more forward-thinking families locally as well as those around the world.

特别是对于以国际为基础的家庭，在比特币中支付学费的能力有助于消除国际汇率带来的不确定性。学校希望这项新倡议将在当地和世界各地吸引更多具有前瞻性的家庭。

Earlier this year, India’s Birla Institute of Management Technology launched its first cryptocurrency for on-campus usage. Dubbed BIMCOIN, the token facilitates transactions between students, vendors, and administrators. It also serves as a practical tool for students to explore blockchain and digital finance utilization.

今年早些时候，印度的Birla管理技术研究所推出了首个校园使用的加密货币。代币被称为Bimcoin，有助于学生，供应商和管理人员之间的交易。它也是学生探索区块链和数字金融利用率的实用工具。