04-621 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course enables students to understand the complete blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem from users, to miners, to merchants, to industries. Students will understand the underlying distributed ledger technology, cryptography applications, distributed computing, and how they can apply them to other domains. They will understand the future trends in blockchain and cryptocurrencies from a business and policy perspective. Through an understanding of blockchain, students will learn about cryptography and best practices for cryptographic applications.

Prerequisites: none listed

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