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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Bitcoin was the best-performing financial asset over the previous decade, outperforming equities, bonds, and even commercial property. Cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, MIT-developed Vault have arisen as a financial asset with tremendous gains. The Cryptocurrency online course aids in the advancement of information about the limitations and capabilities of cryptocurrency, and how it operates well within an economic context.

To handle volatility, it is important to deconstruct cryptocurrency's genuine capacities and economic repercussions. Using a holistic approach, the Cryptocurrency training investigates cryptocurrencies concerning traditional finance and gets insight into just how financial institutions, start-ups, central banks, and big tech are responding to their development.

Candidates will learn how to objectively and analytically assess the feasibility of crypto projects, as well as recognize the challenges and opportunities associated with the evolvement of money, with the help of the blockchain and digital currency initiative of MIT Media Lab, and crypto technical experts, financial institutions, economists and digital entrepreneurs. The Cryptocurrency syllabus teaches about blockchain technology and the larger context in which virtual currencies operate. By the end of the training, students will have acquired the critical thinking abilities required to assess the feasibility of any crypto project.

The Highlights

7-10 hours per week
Shareable certificate
Downloadable resources
Projects and assessments
MIT offering
Split option of payment
6 weeks duration
Online learning
Course provider Getsmarter
Self-paced learning

Programme Offerings

Infographics
quizzes
video lectures
Case Studies
Offline resources
online learning
Self-paced learning
Live polls

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Cambridge

Fee type	Fee amount in INR
Cryptocurrency fees	Rs. 116,533

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

To qualify for the Cryptocurrency certification from MIT, Candidates must complete the learning modules included in the online course and submit all the assignments and projects. Candidates will have to participate in the classroom formative activities such as live polls, quizzes, surveys, case studies, and more. A series of submitted assignments, projects, and class activities are used to assess students. Candidates will have to meet all the requirements written in the coursebook to qualify for certification.

What you will learn

Knowledge of CryptocurrencyKnowledge of BlockchainKnowledge of Bitcoin

After completing the Cryptocurrency online training from MIT, Candidates will get an understanding of bitcoin, its limitations, capabilities, and how it operates in the economic context. Candidates will gain the ability to evaluate a bitcoin project comprehensively by knowing cryptocurrencies in their larger context and build the capacity to assess cryptocurrency's economic consequences. Candidates will learn about the evolution of money, as well as how blockchain and bitcoin technologies work to move value across the internet by getting an in-depth look at digital currencies, crypto exchanges and markets, decentralized apps (DApps), and smart contracts.

Who it is for

EntrepreneurSoftware EngineerFinancial Analyst

Anybody looking for a functional understanding of the current cryptocurrency advancements as well as the capacity to analyze the sustainability of crypto projects
Executives investigating complex operational demands, as well as financial analysts and software engineers seeking to gain a competitive edge inside their industry by learning how crypto is being used.
Entrepreneurs and professionals from a variety of sectors looking for future development of new possibilities would benefit from a thorough grasp of cryptocurrencies and the ecosystem in which it works.

Admission Details

For admission in the Cryptocurrency online course by MIT, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1. Follow the program URL to visit the Cryptocurrency course page

Step 2. Locate the ‘Register Now’ button on the course page and click to proceed

Step 3. Agree to the program terms and conditions to continue

Step 4. Generate a profile on the provider portal by filling in personal details

Step 5. Fill out the billing and sponsor information.

Step 6. Pay the course fee and start the course on the scheduled date

The Syllabus

Discuss the importance and implications of securely moving value digitally without the need for a central intermediary, while preventing double-spending
Define money as an economic and social construct
Explain the potential of moving value digitally post-Bitcoin
Demonstrate how the key components of blockchain technology form a tamper-resistant, decentralized, public ledger
Identify the basic key components of blockchain technology: distributed consensus, append-only logs, and two cryptographic primitives, hash functions, and digital signatures

Describe decentralized applications (DApps) and their characteristics
Define what a smart contract is and how it provides the ability to automatically execute programs that can transfer digital assets with property rights
Assess the regulation of ICOs within securities laws
Investigate the efficacy of ICOs as a form of crowdfunding for cryptocurrency projects

Articulate the various ways a user can obtain and sell cryptocurrencies, and the various types of exchanges and services available to them
Identify the key differences between crypto markets and traditional trading markets
Identify the unique challenges with custody of private keys
Analyze the positioning of cryptocurrency markets within existing public policy and regulatory frameworks
Apply existing public policy frameworks to a particular cryptocurrency project

Research the specifics of how blockchain technology can lower verification and networking costs
Discuss how the economics of money applies to cryptocurrencies
Explain the distinction and economics of centralization versus decentralization
Differentiate between hype and reality in the field of crypto projects
Identify what characteristics of a crypto use case might lead to viability and value creation from using multi-party consensus and append-only logs
Determine how Bitcoin and other payment tokens are changing the landscape for value transfer both domestically and internationally
Develop critical reasoning skills to determine when a payment, platform, or DApp token is needed and useful
Assess the competitive landscape of Ethereum and other smart contract platform tokens, and how they provide a mechanism for decentralized applications

Identify the differences between permissioned and permissionless blockchains, and why large institutions are tending toward permissioned or private blockchains
Recognize cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology’s role as a catalyst for change for some of the world’s largest institutions in finance, technology, and central banking
Investigate how Big Finance and Big Tech are adapting in response to the emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology
Analyze how CBDCs, inspired by cryptocurrencies, might fit into the evolution of money, and how central banks are considering their strategies around the opportunities and challenges
Analyze the goals and functions of central banks and their roles with regard to fiat currency and commercial banks

Discuss privacy, security, and other challenges in permitted and permissionless systems and the various potential solutions
Recognize the scalability and performance issues regarding cryptocurrencies and possible Layer 2 solutions
Investigate the idea of an Internet of Value developing on top of the internet as a new protocol layer
Predict the implications and future trajectory of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies
Debate the importance of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in commerce, sifting through the hype and ascertaining ground truths