Today, large intermediaries establish trust in our economy and control the movement, storage, and allocation of money and assets. The status quo, however, is rife with inefficiencies. In this course, we’ll address the many challenges of the status quo and discuss how cryptoassets, smart contracts, new identity systems, and new financial business models can help overcome them. You’ll learn how blockchain technology empowers individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses with the tools they need to help level the playing field and to participate in the value they create. By the end of this course, you’ll learn how and why transacting on the blockchain can help us bring about a future that is faster, fairer, and more distributed than the world we inhabit today.
This course is part of the Blockchain Revolution in Financial Services Specialization
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About this Course
We recommend that you complete our course "Introduction to Blockchain Technologies" before completing this one.
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Describe seven types of cryptoassets, and explain what it means to “tokenize” an asset
Explain what a smart contract is, as well as various applications of smart contracts
Explore the features of a distributed, self-sovereign identity system
Describe eight core functions of the financial services industry and explain how blockchain will disrupt each of these functions
Skills you will gain
- Object Binding
- Alcatel Business Communications
- Centurylink
- Base Address
We recommend that you complete our course "Introduction to Blockchain Technologies" before completing this one.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Digital Assets
Smart Contracts
Identity
DApps and Distributed Business Models
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TOP REVIEWS FROM BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTOASSETS, AND DECENTRALIZED FINANCE
This has been very insightful for me. The two instructors certainly took their time explaining the basics of Blockchain, cryptoassets to the understanding of anyone. Thank you.
Excellent content, made easy for beginners but deep enough for curious minds regarding the presented topics
I have enjoyed the courses hosted by the father/son duo. They are very good at explaining everything so that I can digest and understand the material.
I really enjoy. Help to open more the mind and understand better the potential of the blockchain revolution.
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