

And then we’ll do a little bit of conclusions. So I’m trying to give you a sense of why you might read it, rather than it’s required, at the end of each class and how it fits into the course narrative. And like good business students and business people, you optimize. I know that you’ve all got a bunch of classes. Even though the readings are required, I know you’re all busy.

But this is to give some foundational bits of money and ledgers and central banking and technology.Īnd then, of course, I always like to finish the class talking a little bit about why we’re doing what we’re doing between now and then. We’re going to get really deep into Bitcoin in the next three classes. All the way through a little bit of mobile money, all the way up to Starbucks and Alipay. You had the Clark reading as to a bunch of failed attempts. I’m going to do a little calling on you and helping you take the class through the readings.Īnd then the six or seven things I’m going to do– history of money ledgers fiat currency, central banks, and credit cards the role of money some early digital money. We’re going to go through that and talk about the readings. PROFESSOR: So today, what we’re going to be doing is– last week, you gave us some feedback what you wanted to do in the class. To make a donation or to view additional materials from hundreds of MIT courses, visit MIT OpenCourseWare at. Your support will help MIT OpenCourseWare continue to offer high-quality educational resources for free.

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