New York

US business schools are beefing up training in the software that underlies digital currency bitcoin, a technology expected to be a game changer in many industries.

The move makes sense as more students seek careers in financial technology, or "fintech", which has captivated leading Wall Street banks and been called "the most important technology since the Internet". In January, the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley will offer its first ever course in blockchain software.