El Salvador Launches Bitcoin Diploma 2.0, Integrating Bitcoin Education into the National Curriculum

Odaily News El Salvador officially launched the "Bitcoin Diploma 2.0" education program on February 24, 2026, upgrading the national financial literacy curriculum. Led by the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC), the program will distribute new textbooks to public schools nationwide and incorporate Bitcoin-related content into the frameworks of social studies and mathematics courses.

Reports indicate that the new curriculum covers topics such as the Lightning Network, monetary history, the central banking system, and the free-market economy. It employs visual and case-study teaching methods to explain concepts like hash rate, difficulty adjustment, and the UTXO model. The education department stated that approximately 3 hours of related courses will be scheduled weekly.

Furthermore, this initiative is being advanced in parallel with the deployment of AI teaching tools in about 5,000 schools. The report notes that the launch of this education program coincides with the Salvadoran government's continued pursuit of its Bitcoin reserve strategy. (FinanceFeeds)