Popularity of cryptocurrency among the university students in the USA is on the rise and 18 percent of them now own different types of digital currencies, according to a report of Coindesk.com.

The report, based on a countrywide survey of 675 university students conducted by crypto exchange Coinbase, which was released on August 28, mentioned that students are becoming more eager to study blockchain technology and cryptocurrency at the university level.

Bill Maurer, the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California Irvine, said that now students are seriously thinking about economic issues and alternative economic futures.

He further said:

"Teaching about this kind of stuff now can be really powerful for students that are trying to find their own way and envision what kind of possible alternatives there might be to the prevailing economic system."

The survey revealed that 21 of the top 50 U.S. universities are currently offering a class on blockchain technology or cryptocurrency, and at least 11 colleges offer more than one classes.

Eagerness among students to study blockchain technology or virtual currencies keeps growing and this is manifested by the statistics, the Coindesk’s report said, adding that in 2014, only 35 students were enrolled in the first session of the course at Stern School of Business at New York University, but the number has risen to 280 in the spring of 2018.