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    Course Introduction
    Course Syllabus
    Unit 1: Introduction to Financial Markets
    1.1: Financial Instruments
    Overview of Investments and Markets
    Ownership Nature of Stock
    Control and Preemption
    The Difference between Debt and Equity Markets
    Owning Stocks
    Owning Bonds
    1.2: The Role of Capital Markets
    The Stock and Bond Markets
    Financial Markets and Assets
    Securities Markets
    1.3: Governments and Municipalities
    State and Local Governments
    The Government's Role in Managing the Economy
    Understanding the Federal Debt
    Unit 1 Study Resources
    Unit 1 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 1
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 2: Banking
    2.1: Financial Institutions
    U.S. Financial Institutions
    The Origins and Evolution of Global Banking
    Timeline of Financial Services
    Institutions and Markets
    2.2: The Role of Central Banks
    Central Bank Form and Function
    Regulation
    2.3: Basel and Capital Ratios
    Bank Regulatory Capital Requirements
    Unit 2 Study Resources
    Unit 2 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 2
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 3: Money and Bond Markets
    3.1: Rate of Interest and Credit Ratings
    Interest Rate Determination
    More on Interest Rates
    Fixed-Income Securities
    3.2: Money Markets
    Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium
    Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium in the Money Market
    3.3: Bond Markets
    Bond and Foreign Exchange Markets
    Bonds and Bond Markets
    Types of Bonds
    Unit 3 Study Resources
    Unit 3 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 3
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 4: Equity Markets
    4.1: Stocks and Shares
    Stocks and Stock Markets
    4.2: Stock Exchanges
    Buying and Selling at Securities Exchanges
    4.3: Market Efficiency
    Market Efficiency
    The Effect of Behavioral Finance on Stock Investment Decisions
    Unit 4 Study Resources
    Unit 4 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 4
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 5: Hedge Funds and Private Equity
    5.1: Hedge Funds
    How Hedge Funds Work
    Hedge Fund Performance During and After the Financial Crisis
    5.2: Private Equity
    Private Equity and Venture Capital
    Strategic Investment Funds
    Momentum Investment
    Value Investing and Growth Investing
    Unit 5 Study Resources
    Unit 5 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 5
    Unit 5 Assessment
    Unit 5 Assessment
    Unit 6: Financial Crises
    6.1: Financial Crises
    Financial Crises
    Fundamentals of Banking Crises
    The Global Financial Crisis
    Moral Hazard
    Are Banks Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save?
    Global Recessions
    6.2: Lessons Learned
    Regulating Financial Markets After the Meltdown
    Bank Capitalization
    The Effects of Coronavirus on the Economy
    Unit 6 Study Resources
    Unit 6 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 6
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 7: The Foreign Exchange Market
    7.1: Bretton Woods
    The International Monetary System
    7.2: Different Types of Currencies
    The Legal Allocation of Currency Exchange Risk in Foreign Direct Investment
    Exchange Rate Policies
    7.3: Foreign Exchange Markets
    Currency and Foreign Exchanges
    Spot Rates, Forward Rates, and Cross Rates
    Exchange Rates and Currency Exchange
    7.4: Foreign Exchange Risk
    Foreign Exchange Markets and Rates of Return
    Unit 7 Study Resources
    Unit 7 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 7
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 8: Economic and Monetary Union in Europe
    8.1: The European Union
    The European Union
    Regional Economic Integration
    The EU in Brief
    Conditions for Membership in the EU
    8.2: The Eurozone
    Currency Unions in Europe vs. the United States
    The Benefits of the Euro
    Conditions for Joining the Euro Area
    The Crisis in the Eurozone
    Brexit and UK-Based Financial Services
    What's Next After Brexit?
    Benefits of EU Membership
    8.3: Europe as a Financial Market
    European Capital Markets
    The Banking Union
    Unit 8 Study Resources
    Unit 8 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 8
    Unit 8 Assessment
    Unit 8 Assessment
    Unit 9: Derivative Products
    9.1: Traded Options
    Introduction to the Black-Scholes Formula
    9.2: Financial Futures
    Forward and Futures Contracts
    9.3: Other Derivative Products
    Interest Rate Swaps
    Currency Swaps
    Unit 9 Study Resources
    Unit 9 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 9
    Unit 9 Assessment
    Unit 9 Assessment
    Unit 10: The Future of Global Markets
    10.1: Global Banks and Regulations
    AML/CFT Regulation
    10.2: The Future of the EU and the Eurozone
    Leaving the Euro
    Five Challenges for the European Union
    The Centralization-Decentralization Issue
    10.3: Trends in International Finance
    Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies
    The Potential of Islamic Finance
    Unit 10 Study Resources
    Unit 10 Assessment
    Unit 10 Assessment
    Study Guide
    BUS614 Study Guide
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    Course Feedback Survey
    Course Feedback Survey
    Certificate Final Exam
    BUS614: Certificate Final Exam
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  • Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrencies
  • Shaping the Financial World
    • Internet and the Payments Riddle
    • Money
    • Satoshi Nakamoto’sInnovation
    • Blockchain Technology
    • Challenges & Assessing Viability of Use Cases
    • Central Bank Digital Currencies
    • Ground Truths
  1. BUS614: International Finance
  2. Unit 10: The Future of Global Markets
  3. 10.3: Trends in International Finance
  4. Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies

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Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are some of the means of how technology is entering the financial world. As technology advances, so does the financial products and the provision of these products and services. After watching this video and going through the attached slides, you will learn more about how technology is shaping the world of finance. Is the emergence of multiple non-central bank-backed cryptocurrencies threatening traditional central bank-backed currencies?

Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrencies


Source: Gary Gensler, https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-s08-fintech-shaping-the-financial-world-spring-2020/class-5-blockchain-technology-cryptocurrencies/
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