FINS5547 Cryptocurrency and Decentralised Finance (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.5/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
FINS5547 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: 加密货币与去中心化金融
Type: Postgraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Banking and Finance
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
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.
FINS5547 has 1 scored review: overall 2.5/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (2.5/5 overall).
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is FINS5547 hard?
A: Students rate FINS5547's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is FINS5547 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 2.5/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINS5547, and when is it offered?
A: FINS5547 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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