FINA 4340 — Blockchain Applications in Finance

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: FBostonTraditional

Introduces the fundamental concepts and an overview of the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Offers a background in fundamental concepts in blockchain technology and functionality. Explores the basics of how blockchains record and verify information, including the related definitions and terminology. Provides an in-depth overview of blockchain applications in finance. Concludes by examining the legal and regulatory framework, along with potential risks and hurdles faced by blockchain technologies.

Prerequisites

one of:
- all of:
  - one of:
    - CS 2000 (min D-)
    - CIS 200M
    - CS 2100 (min D-)
    - CIS 201M
    - CS 2500 (min D-)
    - DS 2000 (min D-)
    - DS 2500 (min D-)
    - EECE 2560 (min D-)
  - one of:
    - FINA 3301 (min D-)
    - FINA 3303 (min D-)
- one of:
  - FINA 4335 (min D-)
  - FINA 4380 (min D-)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Spring 2024	1	29	40	73%	11.0
Summer A 2024	1	7	40	18%	33.0
Spring 2025	1	40	40	100%	0.0
Spring 2026	1	36	40	90%	4.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 38% · T 6% · W 38% · Th 38% · F 62%

Common patterns: F (62% of sections), MWR (32% of sections), MTWR (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Spring

Felipe Cortes (100% of students) · reviews

Summer A

Felipe Cortes (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

FINA 4605

Courses that list FINA 4340 in their prerequisites.

Links

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