MS&E248

Blockchain is one of the most significant technologies to impact law and business in many years. Blockchain is also one of the most interdisciplinary areas, bringing together new questions, and opportunities at the intersection of technology, business and law. This course is designed to employ this interdisciplinary nature, provide an overview of the technology behind blockchain, and explore current and potential real-world applications in technology, business and law. This is a lecture, discussion, and project-oriented class. Each lecture will focus on one of the topics, including a survey of the state-of-the-art in the area and in-depth discussion of the topic. Each week, students are expected to complete reading assignments before class and participate actively in class discussion.