FINS3647 Bitcoin and Decentralised Finance (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
FINS3647 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in School of Banking and Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 比特币与去中心化金融
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Banking and Finance
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course will give you an introduction to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum and decentralised finance (DeFi). The course begins with a brief history of money before outlining the underlying cryptocurrency principles of blockchains.
FINS3647 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 0.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (5.0/5 overall); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "Have taken the course - it's certainly very interesting. You learn about the main cryptos (Bitcoin + Eth) in the context of the history of money and how we've reached the point where we need cryptos. You learn the history of these cryptos, about their purposes, uses, advantages,…"
On Reddit: "Done fins3647 in T3 last year, you can basically skip all the lectures plus there are no tut. I’d say the course is quite content heavy, but still doable even if u know nth about crypto. However, I reckon <5 ppl got a hd, would still recommend if wam is not your top priority"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is FINS3647 hard?
A: Students rate FINS3647's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is FINS3647 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 0.0/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINS3647, and when is it offered?
A: FINS3647 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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