Topics/Fintech Ventures
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
CRN: 56985
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/25/2022 | 5/9/2022 | W | 5:10pm - 8:00pm | PCBE 235 |
This course provides an introduction to the digital economy and the intersection of finance and technology (FinTech). Items to be covered include: blockchain, cryptocurrencies (i.e. Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.), their evolution, applications and the future of such technology. Further topics include: smart contracts, digital property rights, robo-advising, Web3 (the decentralized internet), algorithmic/high frequency trading and the role of artificial intelligence in capital markets, today and into the future. The course will also analyze such topics and technologies from a long-term investment perspective, with an eye towards the implications for the finance industry and overall macroeconomic consequences. Other topics may be covered as well.