Open Book Multiple Choice Final Exam on in class Lecture Material

Team Paper Due

Topics

The future is now: blockchain, cryptocurrency and daily life among the internet of things

• Building Block(chain)s for a Better Planet

Topics

Team Presentations

Assignments

• Faux Final Exam - not graded

• Money, Blockchains, and Social Scalability

• Systems Competition and Network Effects

• Network Effects In Telecommunications Mergers - MCI WorldCom Merger: Protecting The Future Of The Internet

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchains and Identity

NOTE: DRAFT PAPER DUE TO INSTRUCTOR ON THIS DATE

Topics

Tentative: Central banking and the transition to decentralized systems: what the next ten years may look like

“Show and Tell/Current Events”

Team project reviews and updates

NOTE: DRAFT PAPER DUE TO INSTRUCTOR ON THIS DATE

Assignments

• Building Block(chain)s for a Better Planet

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Ethereum Whitepaper

Topics

Current and anticipated applications of distributed ledger technology

Assignments

• Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchains and Identity

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Blockchain Technology Overview

• Blockchain Technology: Principles and Applications

Topics

Cryptography and blockchain mechanics

“Show and Tell”

Team project review and updates

Assignments

• Ethereum Whitepaper

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Price Manipulation in the Bitcoin Ecosystem

• Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?

• Bitfinex never ‘repaid’ their tokens, Bitfinex started a ponzi scheme

• Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether

Topics

Fraud and regulation in the cryptocurrency ecosystem

Assignments

• Blockchain Technology Overview

• Blockchain Technology: Principles and Applications

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Bitcoin Spreads Like a Virus

• Why Bitcoin Dominates

Topics

Cryptocurrencies A-Z: not all coins are created equal

“Show and Tell/Current Events”

Team project reviews and updates”

Assignments

• Price Manipulation in the Bitcoin Ecosystem

• Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?

• Bitfinex never ‘repaid’ their tokens, Bitfinex started a ponzi scheme

• Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether

Fall break. No classes. Campus closed.

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Metcalfe's Law as a Model for Bitcoin's Value

Topics

Valuation of network assets

“Show and Tell/Current Events”

Team project reviews and updates

Assignments

• Bitcoin Spreads Like a Virus

• Why Bitcoin Dominates

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Crypto Glossary

Topics

The cryptocurrency ecosystem: mining, exchanges, off-chain transactions, ICOs, and the emerging industry that supports it

Understanding quantitative methods and interpretation of statistical data

Assignments

• Metcalfe's Law as a Model for Bitcoin's Value

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Topics

History and purpose of cryptocurrency and the evolution of digital payment systems

“Show and Tell/Current Events”

Team project review and updates

Assignments

• Crypto Glossary

Quiz on Assigned Readings

• p. 1 - 13 "MONEY: ITS IMPORTANCE AND ORIGINS" in The Mystery of Banking by Rothchild

Topics

The history and evolution of money.

Assignments

• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Quiz on assigned readings:

• The Law of the Pack

• Moore's Law, Metcalfe's Law, and the Theory of Optimal Interoperability

Topics

The rise of the network economy: the internet, social media, mobile devices, and the future.

“Show and Tell / Current Events”

Team project reviews and updates

Assignments

• p. 1 - 13 "MONEY: ITS IMPORTANCE AND ORIGINS" in The Mystery of Banking by Rothchild

Labor Day Holiday. No Classes. Campus Closed.

Quiz on assigned readings:

• Metcalfe’s Law after 40 Years of Ethernet

• Metcalfe’s Law Recurses Down the Long Tail of Social Networks

Topics

The world as a network: Why the Roman, British, and American empires were successful.

Networks and the future: The geopolitical backdrop for the next 100 years.

Teams formed and project topic identified.

“Show and Tell / Current Events”

Assignments

• The Law of the Pack

• Moore's Law, Metcalfe's Law, and the Theory of Optimal Interoperability

Topics

Course Introduction.

Moore’s Law and Metcalfe’s Law, and the evolution of network theory.

Assignments

• Metcalfe’s Law after 40 Years of Ethernet

• Metcalfe’s Law Recurses Down the Long Tail of Social Networks