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Parents Ditch 529 Plans and Embrace Bitcoin for College Savings

Despite the risks and volatility, some families are investing in cryptocurrency to build wealth for their children. 

The cover of Bitcoin for Kiddos.Source: Chris Bobay
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Bitcoin FOMO has come for family finances.

Most parents typically worry about funding 529 college savings plans, brokerage accounts or high-yield savings vehicles for their kids. Now, a subset are eschewing the old ways, pushing instead to pile up enough Bitcoin to help their children in the years ahead.