FIN 451
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Decentralized Finance
Finance
Marriott School of Business
Course Description
Financial infrastructure built on blockchain networks. Digital signatures, consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies and architecture, decentralized exchange, lending protocols, decentralized derivatives, and asset tokenization.
When Taught
Winter
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Title
Blockchain
Learning Outcome
Explain the technology underlying blockchain networks.
Title
Payments
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate effective utilization of digital wallets to make payments and interact with decentralized exchanges and lending protocols.
Title
Profitability
Learning Outcome
Evaluate the profitability of staking, mining, and liquidity provision.
Title
Design
Learning Outcome
Evaluate the different design choices in creating different types of tokens and DeFi protocols.
Title
Technologies
Learning Outcome
Identify current technologies for mitigating the negative effects of arbitrage on blockchain networks.
