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Cryptocurrency

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Overview

Discover how to make a critical evaluation of the feasibility of a cryptocurrency project.

On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with: Knowledge of cryptocurrency, its limitations, capabilities, and the way it functions within the economic environment. The skills to holistically assess a crypto project by understanding cryptocurrency within its broader context, and the ability to evaluate cryptocurrency’s economic implications. An understanding of the evolution of money, and how Bitcoin and blockchain technology operate in moving value via the internet. A comprehensive overview of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, crypto markets and exchanges, smart contracts, decentralized applications (DApps), and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.

Syllabus

  • Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
  • Module 1: Money, the payment riddle, and cryptocurrency innovation
  • Module 2: Smart contracts, DApps, and initial coin offerings (ICOs)
  • Module 3: Cryptocurrency markets, exchanges, and trading
  • Module 4: The viability of crypto projects
  • Module 5: A catalyst for change: Responses from finance, tech, and central banks
  • Module 6: Challenges facing cryptocurrency and the path forward

Taught by

Gary Gensler and Neha Narula

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