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Place and time
Kronverksky Pr. 49, ITMO University, room 285.
The event starts at 7pm.
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Work languageRussian
Description
ITMO University presents a brand new lecture course called "Open Fintech".
Given by leading experts in the field of financial technologies, "Open Fintech" is a course of lectures spilling the light on how we as everyday consumers make purchases, manage finances, and decide on investments. The six-part series will allow you to learn about the ins and outs of the payment industry, how its decisions are made, and what changes await it in the future.
Held on April 4, the third lecture in the series will be dedicated to "Cryptocurrencies, public ledger, public and private blockchain, smart contracts, ICO".
The lecture will introduce you to the techical foundations of Bitcoin, from the basic operation of transactions to Merkle Tree, blocks, Blockchain, networks and node types. Also discussed will be the crucial topics of Etherium, smart contracts and ICO. The lecture will conclude with a comprehensive overview of alternative applications of the Blockchain technology.
The lecture will be given by Anna Lopatukhina, a graduate of ITMO University with a ten-year record of successful work in the field of financial technologies. Currently working as a product manager in the world-known service provider Wrike, the expert specializes on plastic cards. internet and mobile banking, e-money, new business models in financial technologies, as well as cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
Please register here to attend.