Lessons on Blockchain & Cryptocurrency for MBA Students

Given that both, financial and non-financial businesses are trying to figure out how they could use Blockchain to impact their business in a positive manner, it is becoming imperative for MBA students to learn the basics of Blockchain & related technologies. The following are some of the topics which could be included in the course-curriculum for MBA courses related to Blockchain and cryptocurrency.

• Blockchain fundamentals
  • Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
  • Types of Blockchains (public, private/permissioned)
  • Terminologies such as a unit of value, transaction, a block of transaction
  • Consensus algorithms
  • Authentication mechanisms for permissioned blockchain
  • Blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Hyperledger, Corda, EOS, Multichain etc.
• Smart Contracts
• Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, Ether & Others
  • Hard forks such as Bitcoin Cash
• Cryptocurrency exchanges
• Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)
• Blockchain use cases vis-a-vis business domains
  • Financial
  • Non-financial such as supply chain management, counterfeit, real estate (land records) etc.
  • Smart cities

Online Blockchain Courses

The following are some good online courses on Blockchain if you want to get started:

• Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies By Arvind Narayanan
• Blockchain Platforms
• Blockchain Basics
• IBM Blockchain Foundation for Developers

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