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Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application
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MIT University 
Overview

Explore parallels between blockchain technology and other general purpose technologies

Duration

6 weeks

Total fee

2.67 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

Course Level

UG Certificate

Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application
 at 
MIT University 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate of course completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management
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Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application
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MIT University 
Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?
  • For professionals seeking a deeper knowledge of the impact and applications of blockchain technologies in an economic environment
What are the course deliverables?
  • Examine blockchain technology through an economic lens
  • Discover the possibilities and limitations of blockchain technology, and evaluate its long-term implications for their business
  • Develop a sound understanding of two key costs significantly lowered by blockchain technology: the cost of verification and the cost of networking
  • Propose a blockchain-based solution to address a business problem within your own context
More about this course
  • Blockchain technology has the potential to fundamentally change the way business is conducted, and to transform the foundations of our economic and social systems
  • This online program draws on the work of leading MIT faculty and cryptoeconomics expert, Professor Christian Catalini, to examine blockchain technology from an economic perspective
  • They will be offered a foundational overview of how blockchain technology works, in order to demystify the technology and to understand its possibilities and limitations
  • Students will learn through a variety of formats including: interactive videos, practice quizzes, presentations, assignments, and discussion forums
  • Students will have access to a Success Adviser who will help them manage their time, and support them with any administrative or technical queries they might have
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Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application
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MIT University 
Curriculum

Module 1: An Introduction to Blockchain Technology

Module 2: Bitcoin and the Curse of the Double Spending Problem

Module 3: Costless Verification: Blockchain Technology and the Last Mile Problem

Module 4: Bootstrapping Network Effects Through Blockchain Technology and Cryptoeconomics

Module 5: Using Tokens to Design New Types of Digital Platforms

Module 6: The Future of Blockchain Technology, AI, and Digital Privacy

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