Module 02.
The Path to Cryptomania - Bitcoin and Beyond

These materials will review the factors leading up to Bitcoin and other follow on Crypto offerings.  We consider whether the massive increase in crypto related investments could simply be (yet) another asset bubble. However, this might also be a fundamental technological transformation?  Only time will tell.  

INSTRUCTORS
Daniel Martin Katz   < Page > < Blog > < CV >
Nelson Rosario  < Page > < Blog > < CV > 
 
INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTO TECHNOLOGY
01.    Introduction
02.    The Path to Cryptomania
03.    A Simple Blockchain Introduction
04.    The Transaction Cost View of Economic History
05.    Analog, Digital + Computational Institutions
06.    A Brief (and Incomplete) History of Money
07.    Networks, Ledgers & Cryptography
08.    Governance - Crowds, Consensus and P2P Networks
09.    Cryptocurrency - Micro Incentives -> Macro Trust ?
10.    Introduction to ‘Smart’ Contracts

LEGAL APPLICATIONS OF CRYPTO TECHNOLOGY
11.    Land Registry and Land Use
12.    Trading and Settlement
13.    Supply Chain + Logistics
14.    Digital Identity & Privacy
15.    Compliance & Records Management
16.    How to Create Your Own 'Smart' Contract
17.    The Internet of Legal Things
18.    NFT’s

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF CRYPTO TECHNOLOGY
19.    Cryptocurrency and Money Transmission
20.    Anti Money Laundering and Crypto
21.    Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency
22.    Contracting + Agency with Blockchain Tech
23.    Intellectual Property, Open Source + Crypto Tech
24.    Initial Coin Offerings and Securities Regulations  
25.    Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO's)