[major=BBA_FIN | course_id=FTP301 | syllabus_id=12762 | semester=7 | combo=FIN_COM7.1 | title=Payments, Crypto currencies and blockchain]
Course ID: FTP301
Title EN: Payments, Crypto currencies and blockchain
Title VI: Phương tiện thanh toán, tiền điện tử và công nghệ chuỗi khối
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: FIN301
Description: The development of Cryptocurrencies, using the fundamentals of cryptography and blockchain, is predicted to have significant impact on banks, financial institutions, governments, economies and business in general. The decentralization of payment networks and the establishment of an ecosystem of various stakeholders results in various benefits and challenges that will influence their adoption and diffusion in the marketplace. This unit examines cryptocurrencies and blockchain and their emergence and role in financial markets. This unit discuss the technical underpinnings of blockchain and key concepts such as decentralization and consensus algorithms. Students will learn how these new financial instruments and technologies are disrupting traditional ways of doing business.
'- Understand the fundamentals of blockchain and demonstrate knowledge of theoretical crypto-currency concepts and their applications.
- Critically evaluate the use of cryptocurrencies from a social and economic perspective with regard to regulatory frameworks that govern adoption and use.
- Apply different financial instruments and technology infrastructures including digital currencies and blockchain that facilitate the operation of financial markets.
- Compare and contrast how these new instruments and technologies are disrupting traditional ways of doing business in the financial industry.
Student tasks: - Students must attend more than 80% of contact slots in order to be accepted to the final examination.
- Student is responsible to do all exercises, assignments and labs given by instructor in class or at home and submit on time
- Use laptop in class only for learning purpose
- Promptly access to http://flm.fpt.edu.vn for up-to-date course information
Tools: - Internet
- Laptop
Course type: traditional
Decision: 359/QĐ-ĐHFPT dated 04/09/2025
Approved date: 2025-04-09
CLO1: Comprehensive Understanding of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
[1] category=Class Participation; type=on-going; weight=10.0; duration=All sessions; question_type=All CLOs; grading_guide=All chapters and learning materials covered in each session.; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[2] category=Group Assignment; type=on-going; weight=30.0; duration=Last week; question_type=All CLOs; grading_guide=All chapters and learning materials covered.; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[3] category=Individual assigment; type=on-going; weight=20.0; duration=Session 57; question_type=All CLOs; grading_guide=All chapters and learning materials covered.; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[4] category=Quiz; type=on-going; weight=10.0; duration=45 minutes/each quiz; question_type=CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5; grading_guide=Quiz 1: Chap 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Quiz 2: All discussion topics; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[5] category=Final exam; type=Final exam; weight=30.0; duration=60 minutes; question_type=CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5; grading_guide=All chapters and learning materials covered in the course.; completion_criteria=; clos=4
[1] desc=Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology Applications; author=Gulshan Shrivastava (Editor), Dac-Nhuong Le (Editor), Kavita Sharma (Editor); publisher=Wiley; edition=; isbn=9781119621157; main=True; online=True; note=Wiley Vital Source
[2] desc=Online material website: Binance Academy, Bybit Learn, Coin98, etc.; author=; publisher=; edition=; isbn=; main=; online=True; note=Binance Academy, Bybit Learn, Coin98, etc.
Session 1: Course Introduction
Topic: offline; Teaching type: ; LO: I
ITU: - Syllabus
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Session 2: Chapter 1: Blockchain: A New Era of Technology
1.1 Introduction to Web 3.0
1.2 Blockchain
1.3 Bitcoin
1.4 Ethereum
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1, CLO2; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 1
- Slide Chapter 1
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- Read Slide Chapter 1

Session 3: 1.6 Decentralized Applications (DApps)
1.7 Case study
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO5; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 1
- Slide Chapter 1
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- Read Slide Chapter 1

Session 4: Chapter 2: Blockchain: A Path to the Future
2.2 Blockchain Architecture
2.3 Types of Blockchain Systems
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1, CLO2; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 2
- Slide Chapter 2
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CLO2: Comprehensive Analysis and Evaluation of Blockchain Technology
Session 1: 2.4 Consensus Algorithms
2.5 Blockchain Applications That Are Transforming Society
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 2
- Slide Chapter 2
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- Read Slide Chapter 2

Session 2: Group activity: Comparing consensus mechanisms and their applications in finance.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 2
- Slide Chapter 2
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Session 3: Chapter 3: Blockchain in 5G
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data Economy of Blockchain and 5G
3.3 Combination of Blockchain Technology and 5G Mobile Connection
3.5 Applications of Blockchain and 5G
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 3
- Slide Chapter 3
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- Read Slide Chapter 3

Session 4: Chapter 4: Blockchain in Social Networking
4.1 Overview of Blockchain and Social Networking Platform
4.2 Decentralized Online Social Network
4.4 Privacy-Preserving Services for Social Network
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2,CLO5; LO: I
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 4
- Slide Chapter 4
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- Read Slide Chapter 4
CLO3: Application of Blockchain in Payments and Digital Asset Management
Session 1: Group discussion on the security benefits and transparency of blockchain across sectors.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2,CLO5; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 4
- Slide Chapter 4
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- Read Slide Chapter 4

Session 2: Chapter 5: Integrating Blockchain with CACC for Trust and Platoon Management
5.3 Background
5.5 Proposed Framework
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 5
- Slide Chapter 5
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- Read Slide Chapter 5

Session 3: Chapter 6: Impact of Blockchain for Internet of Things Security
6.2 Challenges and Issues in IoT
6.3 Blockchain
6.4 IoT Blockchain Approaches
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2,; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 6
- Slide Chapter 6
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- Read Slide Chapter 6

Session 4: Case study: The use of smart contracts
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2,CLO3; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 5+6
- Slide Chapter 5+6
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CLO4: Assessment of Impact of Blockchain on Traditional Financial Markets
Session 1: QUIZZ 1 (chapter 1-2-3-5-6)
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO1,CLO2,CLO3,CLO5; LO: I
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Session 2: Chapter 10: Impact of Application of Big Data on Cryptocurrency
10.3 Cryptocurrency
10.3.1 How Does a Cryptocurrency Transaction Work?
10.3.2 The Cryptocurrency Market10.6 Coexistence of Big Data and Blockchain
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 10
- Slide Chapter 10
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Session 3: Factors affecting cryptocurrency values (supply and demand, regulations, economic events).
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
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Session 4: Chapter 13: Blockchain Technology: A Paradigm Shift in Investment Banking
13.1 Introduction
13.1.3 Merits of Blockchain Technology in Banks
13.1.4 Investment Banks
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 13
- Slide Chapter 13
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 13
- Read Slide Chapter 13
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases
CLO5: Understanding and Application of DeFi in Decentralized Finance
Session 1: Application of blockchain in asset management and investment banking transactions.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
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Session 2: Case study: JPM Coin and blockchain applications in banking payments.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: I
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Session 3: Discussion: Decentralized payments and blockchain’s role in cost reduction and transaction optimization.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: I
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Session 4: Practical activity: Analyze a case study of blockchain in cross-border payments
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
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CLO6: Analysis of Legal and Environmental Impact of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Session 1: Practical activity: Analyze a case study of blockchain in cross-border payments
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
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Session 2: Discussion Exercise: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on Blockchain

Overview of DeFi systems and popular DeFi platforms
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4,CLO5,CLO6; LO: T
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Session 3: DeFi protocols in lending and borrowing
Comparing DeFi with traditional finance and DeFi’s growth potential.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO5; LO: T, U
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Session 4: DeFi protocols in lending and borrowing
Comparing DeFi with traditional finance and DeFi’s growth potential.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO5; LO: U
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CLO7: Integration of AI and Blockchain into Payment Applications
Session 1: Digital Payments and Stablecoin

Introduction to stablecoins and types of stablecoins, such as fiat-collateralized and crypto-collateralized.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3, CLO7; LO: T
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Session 2: Application of stablecoins in digital payments to minimize price volatility risks.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3, CLO7; LO: T
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Session 3: Discussion: Benefits of stablecoins in e-commerce and international markets.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3, CLO7; LO: T, U
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Session 4: Cryptocurrency Wallets and Digital Asset Management

Introduction to types of cryptocurrency wallets (hot wallets and cold wallets) and methods for managing digital assets.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3; LO: T
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Session 1: Cryptocurrency wallet security and methods for protecting personal assets.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3; LO: T
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Session 2: Setting up and using a cryptocurrency wallet for trial transactions.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3; LO: T, U
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Session 3: Chapter 12: Theories of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Distributed Systems
and Environmental Implications

12.3 Theories of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Distributed Systems
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO3; LO: U
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 12
- Slide Chapter 12
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 12
- Read Slide Chapter 12
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases

Session 4: 12.4 Environmental Implications of the Cryptocurrency Market
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 12
- Slide Chapter 12
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 12
- Read Slide Chapter 12
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases
Session 1: Conclusion and case study
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 12
- Slide Chapter 12
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 12
- Read Slide Chapter 12
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases

Session 2: Chapter 14: Trading Energy as a Digital Asset: A Blockchain-Based Energy Market
Claudia Pop, Marcel Antal, Tudor Cioara, Ionut Anghel

14.2 Blockchain-Based P2P Energy Market
14.3 Distributed Ledger for Energy Tracking
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: T, U
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 14
- Slide Chapter 14
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 14
- Read Slide Chapter 14
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases

Session 3: 14.4 Self-Enforcing Smart Contracts for Energy Market Management
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO2, CLO3, CLO4; LO: I
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 14
- Slide Chapter 14
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 14
- Read Slide Chapter 14
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases

Session 4: Group Practice: Design a blockchain-based energy trading model.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO2, CLO3, CLO4; LO: T
ITU: - Syllabus
- Textbook Chapter 14
- Slide Chapter 14
- Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
Download: - Read Textbook Chapter 14
- Read Slide Chapter 14
- Read Other Journals (The Economist, The Financial Times, The Risk Magazine if available) - Syllabus
- Prepare mini cases
Session 1: Discussion: Blockchain and Legal Factors in Financial Transactions

Risks and legal issues in financial transactions via blockchain.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO6; LO: T
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Session 2: Legal regulations in various countries and their impact on the cryptocurrency market.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO6; LO: T
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Session 3: Discussion: Legal factors affecting the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO6; LO: T, U
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Session 4: Discussion: DeFi flatform
Introduction to popular DeFi platforms
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO5; LO: T
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Session 1: Advantages and disadvantages of DeFi platforms in financial transactions compared to traditional models.

Auto Market Maker (AMM model)
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO5; LO: T
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Session 2: Group Practice: Evaluate DeFi platforms based on benefits, security and prospect.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO5; LO: T
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Session 3: Discussion: The Impact of Blockchain on Traditional Financial Markets and Business

The Impact of Blockchain on Traditional Financial Markets
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: T, U
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Session 4: The Impact of Blockchain on Traditional Business Models
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: I
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Session 1: The Impact of Blockchain on Traditional Fundraising
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: T, U
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Session 2: Discussion: AI and Blockchain
Analyzing the similarities and differences between AI and Blockchain.
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO7; LO: I
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Session 3: Applications of AI in Blockchain:
• Data Security
• Performance Optimization.
• Smart Data Analytics:
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO7; LO: T
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Session 4: Applications of AI in Blockchain Payments
• Fraud Detection
• Smart Contract Automation
• Service Personalization
Topic: offline; Teaching type: CLO7; LO: T, U
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Session 1: Review,do exercice and practice
Topic: offline; Teaching type: All LOs; LO: T
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Session 2: Quiz 2 (All discussions so far)
Individual Assignment Submission
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Session 3: GROUP PRESENTATION
Topic: offline; Teaching type: All LOs; LO: U
ITU: All covered chapters
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Session 4: GROUP PRESENTATION
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Session 1: GROUP PRESENTATION
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Session 2: GROUP PRESENTATION
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Session 3: GROUP PRESENTATION
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Session 4: GROUP PRESENTATION
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