# FINANCE 615: Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and Digital Assets | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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| NEURODPT  | 11    |
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| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
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| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
| PEDIAT    | 26    |
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| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
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| PHYTHER   | 37    |
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| PSYCH     | 101   |
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| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
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| S\&APHM   | 17    |
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| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
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| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## course

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

CRYPTOCURRENCIES, BLOCKCHAIN AND DIGITAL ASSETS

### description

Delving into the experimental and evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies, blockchain and digital assets, technologies that have impacted the financial world, for good and bad, over the last decade. A primary focus on "Decentralized Finance" ("DeFi") and its application to specific financial use cases.

### requirements text

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### llm search status

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### llm summary

Explores cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and digital assets with a focus on DeFi applications.

### llm topics

* Cryptocurrencies, blockchain, digital assets, and DeFi.

### llm skills

* Application of DeFi to specific financial use cases.

### llm assumed background

* Foundations in financial markets, corporate finance, and investment theory.

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* blockchain technology finance
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* decentralized finance use cases

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## following

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