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Introduction

Welcome to Fall 2024 and Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Finance course. This course covers topics that are relevant to the emerging area of blockchain and decentralized finance systems. The blockchain is the infrastructure behind the famous Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Blockchain by itself has taken a life of its own and has been sensationalizing the technology world. The premise is that what worked for cryptocurrency should also work of peer-to-peer transfer of other digital assets in a decentralized system. In this course, you will learn about blockchain, cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin and Ethereum), and Decentralized Finance.

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The recommended text book for the course is the e-book:
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Finance Systems: Concepts and Applications, B.Ramamurthy, World Scientific Publsihers, https://worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12818#t=aboutBook, ISBN: ISBN: 978-981-12-5571-7, 2024.
We will be using many references, online sources and textbooks throughout the semester. The details will be provided in the References tab.

Tentative Curriculum

A broad overview of the topics to be covered is given below.

        Part I: Blockchain
        Introduction to Blockchain
        Decentralized Identity
        Digital Wallets
        P2P Trasnactions
        Smart Contracts
        web3 concepts
        Decentralized Applications

        Part II: Cryptocurrency
        Introduction to Cryptocurrency
        Tokenization
        Digital Assets
        Stablecoin
        Onchain Governance & DAO
        Scalability Solutions: Layer 1, Layer 2
        Regulations and Policies

        Part III: DeFi
        Introduction to DeFi
        Centralized Finance
        Decentralized Exchanges (DeX) Protocols
        Liquidity and Liquidity Management
        Uniswap DeX Platform

        Part IV Business Opportunities
        Getting started with DeFi
        Other Use Cases
			

This semester all the lectures will be held in-person. Attendance is mandatory during designated lecture time. All concepts will be reinforced using hands-on exercises during lecture.