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\newcommand\supplMaterials{BLOCKCHAIN IMPACT (co-authored by Hasshi Sudler)
Assigned readings}
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\newcommand\covTopics{\item Blockchain simulation
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\item Why blockchain
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\item APPS Framework
\item The mining process
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\item Attaching blockchain peers
\item Blockchain networks on IoT devices
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\item Writing dApps
\item dApp architecture
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\item using Postman
\item Blockchain Satellites
\item Radiation Induced Errors research for Blockchain Satellites
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