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Bitcoin and commodities of future

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 545-0150/02
Abbreviation BTC
Course title Bitcoin and commodities of future
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator Ing. Věroslav Holuša, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction and basic concepts
2. Current commodities and future commodities
3. Alternative investments: Bitcoin
4. Fundamental improvements to Bitcoin
5. Alternative investments: Ethereum and smart contracts
6. DeFi and NFT
7. Private networks - CBDC
8. Investment analysis
9. Safe keeping of commodities of the future
10. Safe purchase of alternative investments
11. Security and privacy
12. Fraudulent Techniques and Internet Frauds
13. Legal view of future commodities, taxes and regulation

E-learning

For communication beyond in-person lectures and exercises, the Moodle learning management system (lms.vsb.cz) is used. This platform facilitates communication not only between the instructor and students but also among students themselves.

Literature

ANTONOPOULOS, Andreas M. Mastering bitcoin. Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media, c2015. ISBN 978-1-4493-7404-4 .
FRANCO, Pedro. Understanding bitcoin: cryptography, engineering, and economics. Wiley finance series. Chichester: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-01916-9 .
SWAN, Melanie. Blockchain. Sebastopol: O'Reilly, 2015. ISBN 978-1-491-92049-7 .
FRUMKIN, Daniel; ARMSTRONG, Drew; HELMY, Karim; MASIERO, Tom a SEMPERE PICO, Daniel. Braiins Insights: bitcoin mining economics. [Prague]: Braiins Insights, [2023]. ISBN 978-80-908709-7-0 .

Advised literature

TĚTEK, Josef. Bitcoin: separation of money and state. [Praha]: Braiins Insights, [2023]. ISBN 978-80-908709-6-3 .
TAPSCOTT, Don a TAPSCOTT, Alex. Blockchain revolution: how the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is changing the world. [London]: Portfolio/Penguin, 2018. ISBN 978-0-241-23786-1 .
BOYAPATI, Vijay. Bitcoin je budoucnost. [Praha]: Braiins Publishing, 2023. ISBN 978-80-908709-2-5.
MEHTA, Neel; AGASHE, Aditya a DETROJA, Parth. Bubble or revolution?: the present and future of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. 2nd edition. [Washington]: Paravane Ventures, [2021]. ISBN 978-0-578-52815-1 .


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