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Entrepreneurship Without Borders

Graduate · Historical course

Fall 2016

Topics

  • Introduction – What is the problem we are trying to solve?
  • Centralized trust and the organization of finance – how exactly does blockchain make a difference?
  • The Prospects for a Central Bank Issued Digital Currency
  • What’s the future business model: Platforms or Protocols?
  • Managing Digital and Physical Property Rights in a Decentralized Network
  • Medical Records, Insurance Claims, and Other Personal Data
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Supply Chains, Internet of Things (IoT), Decentralized Electricity Grids
  • Clearing, Settlement, and Big Finance
  • Student-suggested Session
  • Student-suggested Session and Course Wrap-up
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