The DAREC Library

May 17, 2022 | Duke Today
Duke Engineering's Lenz on Why an NFT Makes for a More Secure Diploma
Featuring Lenz
Students in Jimmie Lenz's Duke engineering courses on the Coursera online learning platform receive copies of their certificates as a Non-Fungible Tokens – or NFTs.

March 25, 2022 | DAREC
Crypto Dynamics During Market Downturns: Another DotCom Boom-Bust Cycle?
The article compares the present cryptocurrency phenomenon to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s, and suggests that apparent parallels between the two may be exaggerated.

February 4, 2022 | DAREC
Bitcoin ETFs: Measuring the Performance of This New Market Niche
The first in a series of DAREC articles on Bitcoin ETFs, analyzing the problem of measuring performance of this new class of financial product and giving exposure to the world's most famous and capitalized cryptocurrency.

February 1, 2022 | E-Crypto News
Duke FinTech Master's Director Jimmie Lenz Talks About Duke’s NFT Program
Featuring Lenz
After completion of a series of Duke courses on blockchain fundamentals offered on Coursera, students receive digital certificates in NFTs.

January 13, 2022 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Engineering’s FinTech Program Sends Certificates to Coursera Students as NFTs
Featuring Lenz
Those who completed a sequence of courses on blockchain received certificates of completion in an appropriate form—as unique digital tokens