ECON 23040/CMSC 23280 Cryptocurrencies
Winter 2019, Weeks 1-5
Lectures: Mon Weds 2-3:20p Saieh 021
Instructors: David Cash, Harald Uhlig, Ben Y. Zhao
Course info: Weeks 1-5 Syllabus Course discussion: Piazza
| topic | reading | |
|---|---|---|
| #01 Mon 1/7 | Introduction; Digital Signatures and Past Cryptocurrencies | NBFMG Foreword, 1.3-1.4; Optional: [Nakamoto], [NYTimes 1994], [Chaum] |
| #02 Weds 1/9 | Hash Functions, Proofs of Work, Blockchains and Decentralization | NBFMG 1.1-1.2, 1.5, 2.1-2.3. |
| #03 Mon 1/14 | Proofs of Work and Bitcoin Protocols | NBFMG 2.4-2.5, 3.1-3.6; [Bonneau et al, Sections I-III] |
| #04 Weds 1/16 | Anonymity and Cryptocurrencies (guest lecture by Emily Willson) | NBFMG 6.1-6.5; [Meiklejohn et al, Sections 1-2], [Kappos et al, Sections 1-4]. Optional: [Ben-Sasson et al.], [Yousaf et al], [Alonso] |
| --- Mon 1/21 | No lecture (MLK day) | |
| #05 Weds 1/23 | Bitcoin Mining and Attacks | NBFMG 5.1-5.5; [Eyer and Sirer Paper], [Eyal and Sirer Blog Post], [Douceur], [Heilman et al.]. Optional: [Eyal], [Yu et al.] [Wang et al.] |