Online | Self-Paced | 7 Hours | Enroll Anytime
Blockchain & Bitcoin Intensive (Online) is an on demand, online course that takes a deeper look at the concepts that have been previously covered in Blockchain Foundations and Blockchain Foundations (Online).
We'll take a look under the hood and get a grip on how mining works and the bitcoin world; gain a deep and thorough understanding of the concepts that underpin how the world of blockchain works; look at use cases in detail and understand how they work and why they work; and learn about new concepts like the DAO and why this is something that has huge implications for the world.
Blockchain & Bitcoin Intensive (Online) is offered in partnership with The Blockchain Academy.
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- The Blockchain Regulatory Environment (Online)
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Module 1: Bitcoin Concepts
- Origins of Blockchain
- Cryptography
- Software and networks
- Mining & Proof of Work
Module 2: Technical Bitcoin Limitations
- Proof of work
- Network and Hardware
- Transaction throughput, volumes and block size.
Module 3: Bitcoin Limitations
- Mining and Incentivizing
- Merchant Acceptance
- Price volatility
- Mining costs
Module 4: From Blockchain V1 to Blockchain V2
- Ethereum
- Proof Stake and Authority
- Smart Contracts and Sidechains
Module 5: Blockchain as the New Database
- Decentralized Consensus
- The blockchain and blockchain services
- Smart Contracts and Smart Property
Module 6: Blockchain V2 Use Cases
- Payments
- Colored Coins and Digital Assets
- Identity
- Smart Contacts, voting, land registry and Trade Finance
Module 7: Preparing your firm for Blockchain
- Technology
- Private vs Public Blockchain
- Sidechains
- BaaS—Blockchain as a Service
- Decentralized applications and smart contracts
- Barriers to blockchain adoption
- Industry collaboration
- Creating a blockchain ecosystem
