1. Set Focus
Frame the inquiry with these essential questions: What is cryptocurrency? How is it different from other currencies?
2. Read and Discuss
Have students read the debate and then answer the following questions:
- What is the issue being debated? How does it relate to current events? (The issue is whether cryptocurrency is an ethical form of currency. The issue is timely because a growing number of businesses accept it as payment, but mining it consumes a lot of energy, and people are starting to question whether using it is ethical.)
- Evaluate why these two authors might be interested in and qualified to comment on this issue. (Joan Fontrodona is the head of a university’s business ethics department and an expert on the subject. As a senator, Cynthia Lummis helps set regulations in the U.S.)