Cryptocurrencies: The World of Digital Currency

Lunch and Learn | This program is completed

119 Main Street Little Rock, AR 72201 United States

Lecture Room

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7/18/2019 (one day)

11:30 AM-1:00 PM CDT on Th

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$75.00

This session will be a general introduction to cryptocurrencies -- how they work, what role they play in societies, and the various technical and regulatory challenges to adoption. Bitcoin, smart contract platforms, and crypto applications that are being built today will be discussed. The difference between cryptocurrency-based public blockchains and private blockchain applications will be explored.

Benefits:

Participants will gain a basic understanding of how cryptocurrencies work and how they are useful or disruptive in various settings. Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of public blockchains, as opposed to private ones. Participants will also gain an appreciation of the challenges mainstreaming these assets within an appropriate regulatory framework.

Who Should Attend:

Professionals with an interest in a primer on cryptocurrencies

Learning Objectives:
• Learn the nuts and bolts of a public blockchain (e.g. Bitcoin)
• Understand the existing and potential applications of cryptocurrencies
• Appreciate the challenges mainstreaming cryptocurrencies

Cost includes:

Lunch, drinks, parking, course materials and instruction

Location:

Walton College at 2nd & Main, 119 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72201

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Oh, Michael

Michael graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He then went on to pursue an MPA in international development from Harvard Kennedy’s School of Government in 2003. He also received his MBA in international finance from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently works for The University of Arkansas as an adjacent professor of finance.