Foundations and Applications of Blockchain

This survey course is intended to develop a fundamental understanding of blockchain technology from its origins, its potential for societal and business impact, how it is disrupting existing business and technology models, its applications across a wide array of business and financial operations including cryptocurrency, Web3, and Metaverse, and the state of the risk and regulatory environment. Smart Contracts are hosted on blockchains and the course will cover in depth how they are designed and used in concert with Oracles to streamline and automate business processes. Students will engage via discussions, blockchain and Smart Contract simulations, creating non-fungible tokens, and designing a group project such as the creation of their own token and building a construct for a Decentralized Autonomous Organization. This course does not require computer programming.

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