Blockchain and Money (MIT OpenCourseWare)

About this course

Gary Gensler's MIT Sloan course on blockchain technology and its use in finance: how blockchains work, smart contracts, payments, capital markets and policy. It explains the technology; it does not give investment advice. Who it's for: students and professionals in technology, finance or policy who want a rigorous view of blockchain. These are the free, official videos of the "MIT 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018" playlist from the MIT OpenCourseWare YouTube channel (youtube.com/@mitocw). All videos belong to MIT OpenCourseWare; Sikhami is not affiliated with MIT OpenCourseWare and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• Money, ledgers and the history of blockchain • Blockchain basics and cryptography • Consensus, smart contracts and decentralised applications • Permissioned systems and assessing real use cases • Payments, central banks and commercial banking, and trade finance • Secondary markets, exchanges, clearing and settlement • Public policy and regulation

Course content

1 section · 23 lectures · 29h 15m

1. 1. MIT 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018

   • 1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 20181h 2m
   • 2. Money, Ledgers & Bitcoin1h 18m
   • 3. Blockchain Basics & Cryptography1h 17m
   • 4. Blockchain Basics & Consensus1h 15m
   • 5. Blockchain Basics & Transactions, UTXO and Script Code1h 16m
   • 6. Smart Contracts and DApps1h 22m
   • 7. Technical Challenges1h 21m
   • 8. Public Policy1h 16m
   • 9. Permissioned Systems1h 21m
   • 10. Financial System Challenges & Opportunities1h 21m
   • 11. Blockchain Economics1h 17m
   • 12. Assessing Use Cases1h 15m
   • 13. Payments, Part 11h 20m
   • 14. Payments, Part 21h 18m
   • 15. Central Banks & Commercial Banking, Part 11h 21m
   • 16. Central Banks & Commercial Banking, Part 21h 19m
   • 17. Secondary Markets & Crypto-Exchanges1h 17m
   • 19. Primary Markets, ICOs & Venture Capital, Part 11h 0m
   • 20. Primary Markets, ICOs & Venture Capital, Part 21h 21m
   • 21. Post Trade Clearing, Settlement & Processing1h 17m
   • 22. Trade Finance & Supply Chain1h 10m
   • 23. Digital ID1h 13m
   • 24. Conclusion1h 6m