15.S12 Blockchain and Money
15.S12 Blockchain and Money (Fall 2018, MIT OCW). Instructor: Prof. Gary Gensler. This course is for students wishing to explore blockchain technology's potential use - by entrepreneurs and incumbents - to change the world of money and finance. The course begins with a review of Bitcoin and an understanding of the commercial, technical, and public policy fundamentals of blockchain technology, distributed ledgers, and smart contracts. The class then continues on to current and potential blockchain applications in the financial sector.
(from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 01 - Introduction |
| Lecture 02 - Money, Ledgers, and Bitcoin |
| Lecture 03 - Blockchain Basics and Cryptography |
| Lecture 04 - Blockchain Basics and Consensus |
| Lecture 05 - Blockchain Basics and Transactions, UTXO, and Script Code |
| Lecture 06 - Smart Contracts and DApps |
| Lecture 07 - Technical Challenges |
| Lecture 08 - Public Policy |
| Lecture 09 - Permissioned Systems |
| Lecture 10 - Financial System Challenges and Opportunities |
| Lecture 11 - Blockchain Economics |
| Lecture 12 - Assessing Use Cases |
| Lecture 13 - Payments, Part 1 |
| Lecture 14 - Payments, Part 2 |
| Lecture 15 - Central Banks and Commercial Banking, Part 1 |
| Lecture 16 - Central Banks and Commercial Banking, Part 2 |
| Lecture 17 - Secondary Markets and Crypto-Exchanges |
| Lecture 18 |
| Lecture 19 - Primary Markets, ICOs and Venture Capital, Part 1 |
| Lecture 20 - Primary Markets, ICOs and Venture Capital, Part 2 |
| Lecture 21 - Post Trade Clearing, Settlement and Processing |
| Lecture 22 - Trade Finance and Supply Chain |
| Lecture 23 - Digital ID |
| Lecture 24 - Conclusion |
| References |
15.S12 Blockchain and Money (Fall 2018)
Instructor: Prof. Gary Gensler. Assignments (No Examples). This course is for students wishing to explore blockchain technology's potential use to change the world of money and finance.
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