What Is a Digital Twin? Definition, Types, and Uses
March 15, 2025
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This course is part of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) for Everyone Specialization
Instructor: Bina Ramamurthy
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Folks interested in implementing digital assets on an Ethereum testnet. Some knowledge of Solidity computing language is helpful.
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Beginner level
Folks interested in implementing digital assets on an Ethereum testnet. Some knowledge of Solidity computing language is helpful.
You will learn to transfer cryptocurrencies on a test network.
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Digital assets form the building blocks of the Decentralized Financial (DeFi) infrastructure. They are expected to be crucial components for financial instruments, taxation, and laws. In this course, we explore digital assets, including stablecoin, tokenization and policies surrounding cryptocurrencies.
In this module, we define digital assets and describe various types. We also explore the digitalization evolution and share the motivation for blockchain-based tokenization.
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Stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency. In this module, we discuss its characteristics and explore stablecoin DAI and its governance token MKR.
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In short, a token may be issued as a replacement for a payment method having sensitive data attached to it. In this module, we explore how non-fungible and semi-fungible tokens are used as digital assets.
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In this module, we focus on policies and regulations pertaining to cryptocurrencies & digital assets.
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