Blockchain & FinTech Basics
Understand blockchain technology design, emerging platforms, applications, and limitations, particularly as they relate to finance and other industries.
Understand blockchain technology design, emerging platforms, applications, and limitations, particularly as they relate to finance and other industries.
This six-week course provides a comprehensive exploration of blockchain technology, moving beyond its original application in Bitcoin to examine its wider potential across industries including finance, logistics, insurance, medicine, and music. The program demystifies the cryptographic foundations of blockchain, making this complex technology accessible to non-IT professionals. Participants will learn the design rationale behind blockchain and distributed ledger systems, gaining insight into how the fundamental algorithms and cryptographic primitives work together to create secure, decentralized systems. The course compares various blockchain platforms, analyzing their respective strengths and limitations to help learners identify which applications best suit this emerging technology. While highlighting blockchain's transformative potential, the course also addresses its limitations and outstanding issues, including concerns related to criminal activities such as ransomware and money laundering. Through this balanced approach, participants will develop a nuanced understanding of blockchain's technological capabilities, practical applications, and societal implications.
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What you'll learn
Understand the design rationale behind blockchain technology Grasp the technological and cryptographic components that make blockchain secure Compare variations and differences between major existing blockchain platforms Identify types of applications that best match blockchain's characteristics Recognize the limitations and outstanding issues of current blockchain technology Understand blockchain's potential negative impacts, particularly in criminal activities Evaluate blockchain's application potential in finance and other industries Apply knowledge to assess the suitability of blockchain for specific business problems
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Module Description
This six-week course offers a comprehensive overview of blockchain technology and its applications in FinTech and beyond. The program begins by examining the design rationale behind blockchain and the challenges of creating decentralized ledger systems. It then delves into the underlying technology, explaining how cryptographic algorithms work together to ensure blockchain's security and functionality. Students will compare different blockchain platforms, analyzing their respective advantages and limitations for various use cases. The course also explores the diverse applications of blockchain technology across industries, with special attention to financial services. A significant portion of the curriculum addresses blockchain's current limitations and outstanding issues, providing valuable perspective for developers, researchers, and practitioners looking to improve or implement blockchain solutions. The course concludes with a discussion of blockchain's potential downsides, including its use in criminal activities such as ransomware attacks and money laundering.
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Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Computer Science at University of Hong Kong
Prof S.M. Yiu is Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Computer Science at HKU, and Executive Director of the HKU-SCF FinTech Academy. He has published 300+ research papers in refereed journals
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