Blockchain is an emerging and highly disruptive technology that is poorly understood. In this course you will learn what blockchain is and how it can create value by tokenization in cryptocurrencies and in many other practical applications. The applications include: stablecoins (like Facebook’s Libra and JP Morgan’s JPMCoin), machine to machine payments, identity protection, supply chain management (Walmart, Maersk, IBM), secure voting, distributed exchanges, decentralized finance, property transfers, central bank fiat crypto (e.g., Fedcoin and China’s digital Renminbi), dispensing prescription drugs, private records, intellectual property, financial reporting, and media and advertising, to name a few. The goals of the course are to: (i) provide an advanced understanding of the various blockchain technologies; (ii) determine the specific business situations where blockchain technology can be deployed to solve important problems; (iii) select the specific blockchain technology that has the best chance of success for a particular problem; and (iv) detail the risks presented by this new technology.
This course is part of the Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Blockchain Overview
Cryptographic Hashing
Blockchain Encryption and Signatures
Bitcoin and Other Blockchains
Using Blockchain
Consensus
Value of Cryptoapplications
The Regulatory Environment and the Future of Fintech
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TOP REVIEWS FROM BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS MODELS
If you want an in depth overview of hashing and how the blockchain really works step by step, look no further. I am happy I ran into this, the professor's teaching is top notch.
It provides the correct amount of depth for each subject within Blockchain for a beginners course.
would have liked to have references of free platforms where I can try to develop or try blockchain
Prof. Harvey offered his deep personal experience and a very positive motivation to detail the blockchain backbones, existing coins and tokens and their business potential.
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