2025 Spring
This new course focuses on the integration of blockchain and generative AI, exploring how these two technologies can interact and complement each other. In the blockchain segment, it delves deeply into the technical aspects and philosophical foundations of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, offering insights into the distribution of wealth and the future of financial systems. The generative AI section examines Transformer-based models like GPT, LLaMa, and DeepSeek, exploring the advancements in AI and methods to enhance productivity. The course aims to explore new technological and economic possibilities through the convergence of these two innovative technologies, providing students with forward-thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.
Professor: Heung-No Lee
Office: EECS Building C: Room 204, Room 316, Room 317,
Blockchain Intelligence Convergence Center
Class meeting days and hours: MW 9:00 – 10:20
Classroom: EECS Building B, Room 201
Class Schedule
| Monday | Wednesday | ||
| 1 | 3/3 Holiday | 3/4 Introduction Note 1 |
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| 2 | 3/10 – 2008 Financial Crisis and FED’s Response – Federal Reserve System – Bretton Woods – Nixon’s end of Gold Standard 1971 Lecture Note: PDF |
3/12 – Understanding Trump’s Economic Policy (PDF) – Can Bitcoin Reserve Solve Triffin Dilemma? (PDF) – Hayek and Bitcoin (PDF) Ref: Trump’s CEAdvisor Stephen Miran’s Report “Restructuring the Global Trading System.” (PDF) |
HW 1 |
| 3 | 3/17 Bitcoin White Paper (PDF) Bitcoin Fundamentals (PDF) |
3/19 Bitcoin 1 Star Mooc Lectures (Link) Star Mooc Slides (PDF) |
HW 2 |
| 4 | 3/24 Bitcoin 2 | 3/26 Ethereum White Paper (Link) Ethereum Intro (PDF) |
Quiz#1 |
| 5 | 3/31 Ethereum Intro 2 |
4/2 WorldLand Introduction (PDF) VCT + ECCPoW |
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| 6 | 4/7 WorldLand Introduction (PDF) VCT + ECCPoW |
4/9 WorldLand Programming II Difficulty Algorithm & ECCPoW |
Quiz#2 |
| 7 | 4/14 WorldLand Programming II | 4/16 Midterm Prep summary of the WorldLand Private Network Setup |
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| 8 | 4/21 | 4/23 | Midterm Week |
| 9 | 4/28 Smart Contracts I ERC 20 Tokens |
4/30 Smart Contracts II NFT, RockPaperScissors |
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| 10 | 5/5 (어린이날-Children’s day) | 5/7 Intro to Stablecoins (PDF) Summary (PDF) |
HW4 |
| 11 | 5/12 My AI Network (PDF) NotebookLM Podcast (URL) |
5/14 Project Ideas Exploration DID, Stablecoin, Secure Bridge, AI Agents Stablecoins (PDF) Summary (PDF) |
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| 12 | 5/19 Transformer (PDF) |
5/21 DeepSeek (PDF) |
HW5 |
| 13 | 5/26 FT with LoRA Decentralized Training Federated Learning |
5/28 My AI & Model Context Protocol Quiz-2 |
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| 14 | 6/2 Web3 Cloud |
6/4 A2A Interaction |
HW6 |
| 15 | 6/9 Project Idea Presentation |
6/11 Project Idea Presentation |
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| 16 | 6/16 | 6/18 Final Project Due | Final Exam Week |