The sudden rise in the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and its subsequent decline, focused the world鈥檚 attention on cryptocurrencies as a means of payment. Blockchain technology powers Bitcoin and has been hyped as the next new, transformative technology. In this course, we first discuss the technical underpinnings of blockchain and review key concepts such as decentralization and consensus algorithms. We then examine blockchain as an asset and review the dynamics of the cryptocurrency markets. Finally, we examine blockchain as a business solution, with a focus on understanding business cases in which blockchain does and does not make sense.
Course Introduction
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Skills You'll Learn
Cryptocurrency, Critical Thinking, Network Security, decentralization algorithms, Blockchain, consensus algorithms, blockchain as a business solution, Data Structures, FinTech, Finance, Cyberattacks
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OA
Sep 19, 2021
Excellent introduction material on blockchain and cryptocurrency. I enjoyed the lectures, working on the assignment and my understanding on the material is reinforced by taking the quiz.
OD
Apr 22, 2020
The information is really valuable. The authors should review some of the sound in the last week, though. I really appreciate the conceptual maps the authors worked on, very useful!
From the lesson
Introduction to Blockchain and Crypto
Taught By
Andrew Wu
Associate Professor of Technology and Operations, Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow