THE VIDEO SHELF · blockchain and money
1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018
The opening lecture of MIT's Blockchain and Money course taught by Gary Gensler, covering the course plan, the history of failed digital currencies, cryptography and what a blockchain is.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a solid, level-headed academic introduction to blockchain, often noted because Gensler later led the SEC.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Topic
- blockchain and money
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Well at least take a look around and see if it's interesting to you. I've been enjoying a playlist of blockchain lectures by Gary Gensler, current chair of the SEC. Lecture 6 is smart contracts with Lawrence Lessig guest speaking. [0]/[1] I've been avoiding smart …
jazzyjackson on Hacker News · 2021-05
In Missing line in a smart contract leads to $10M hack> Regulators have been slow and ineffective when it comes to crypto, which has lent itself to the crypto v SEC narrative, but all the adults in the room known there is a need for some regulation It's a "damned if you do, damned if …
CharlieDigital on Hacker News · 2022-11
In Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads
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