FIN 451

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Decentralized Finance

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

Credit Hours

Min

Fixed/Max

Lecture Hours

Fixed

Lab Hours

Learning Outcomes

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.