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Bitcoin For Organisations - My First Bitcoin - James Dewar, David Pool, Darren Freemantle. #609
- Bitcoin for Organizations curriculum: James Dewar, David Paul, and Darren Fremantle have developed an open-source educational framework (hosted on MyFirstBitcoin.org) designed to help mid-to-large organizations evaluate Bitcoin through a risk management lens rather than as a speculative investment.
- Risk management as the entry point: The curriculum positions Bitcoin assessment as a fiduciary duty and risk management exercise. Organizations should document Bitcoin as a potential threat or opportunity on their risk registers, regardless of conviction about its probability or outcome.
- Agentic AI and Bitcoin payments: The group discussed Bitcoin's unique suitability for payments between autonomous AI agents. Unlike traditional systems requiring KYC and legal identity, Bitcoin and Lightning Network enable instantaneous, irreversible micropayments between agents globally—a capability no other system can provide at scale.
- Overcoming institutional resistance: Rather than knocking on corporate doors directly, the team is focusing on embedding Bitcoin education into business school curricula and approaching risk, compliance, and legal functions within organizations where educational traction has been strongest.
- Curriculum structure and contributions: The framework covers industry verticals (energy, government, investment management, banking, technology, and others) and internal functions (risk, IT, treasury). It includes 10 "myth-dispelling" modules addressing common FUD and additional content on Bitcoin's adoption cycle and technical history. The curriculum is open-source on GitHub; contributors can add sections for industries or functions not yet covered.
- Academic and institutional progress: Early wins include interest from business schools (Salford, Henley, Bayes/Cass in London) and law firms navigating MICA regulations. The Czech central bank has experimented with Bitcoin holdings, suggesting institutional exploration is beginning.