The French education ministry announces the inclusion of Bitcoin in the school curriculum, noting how it will use the cryptocurrency to help students think about the characteristics of money.

American author Ben Mezrich publishes Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal and Redemption, which tells the story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’s big bet on Bitcoin. The book parallels The Accidental Billionaires, published in 2009 by the same author.