Programs in digital currency can help students learn more about its impact on existing financial systems. Courses may include learning about the technical aspects of digital currency, as well as the challenges and opportunities surrounding it and how it affects banking, accounting and legal systems.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.