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Economics/Business: Cryptocurrencies – High Value, Low Use – Reconciling The Contradiction With Dr James Watson From University of East Anglia
9th June 2025 @ 13:45 - 14:30
In this Economics/Business session, Dr James Watson, Associate Professor in Financial Economics in the School of Economics at UEA, will run an interactive talk for students on Cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrencies, and notably Bitcoin, have been around for a while. In fact, noting the pace of technological innovation, Bitcoin itself we must really now consider quite ‘old’. However, we typically aren’t using cryptocurrencies in our day-to-day lives, and don’t seem likely to any time soon. But in parallel, the Bitcoin price (at mid- May 2025) was about as high as it has ever been.
In this session, we will try to reconcile this contradiction, by considering reasons why Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain popular (and therefore valuable) despite the lack of obvious widespread use cases.
Lecturer Profile: Dr James Watson
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Economics, Business and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: