COMP90088 Cryptocurrencies & decentralised ledgers (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall across 1 review collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90088 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 加密货币与去中心化账本
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS: Cryptocurrencies enable the transfer of value entirely digitally between users, protected solely by cryptography. Modern cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, rely on a public distributed ledger (also called a blockchain) to record who owns what.
COMP90088 has 1 scored review: overall 3.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "Hello, I am reading the material of this subject right now. It is quite interesting I have to say. I can share you some if you want."
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Q: Is COMP90088 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90088, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90088 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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