Module 1: Blockchain Basics 1
- Origins of Blockchain
- Disintermediation
- How Bitcoin Works
- Other Consensus Methods
Module 2: Blockchain Basics
- Public vs Private Blockchains
- Hybrids
- Permissioned vs Permissionless
Module 3: Cryptography
- Terms and Definitions
- Hash Functions
Module 4: Blockchains Security
- Blockchain Security – a primer
- Consensus engines on Blockchains
- Decentralization of computing architectures
Module 5: Accessing Utilities KU and TX and Wallets
- Public / Private Keys / Wallets
- Passphrase-Encrypted Wallets (AKA BIP38)
- Multisig
Module 6: Blockchain Smart Contracts
- Data
- Permissions
- Tokens
- Solidity
Module 7: Blockchain Pros & Cons
- Speed, cost and latency
- Throughput
- Public vs Private Blockchains
- Open source vs proprietary
Module 8: Current State of Blockchain
- Bitcoin Blockchain
- Ethereum / Eris / Tendermint / BigChainDB
- Hyperledger
Module 9: Review of Public Blockchain apps
- InsurEth
- Augur
- Digix
Module 10: Governments & Regulation
- Who regulates it?
- Currently regulatory landscape
- US, UK and EU government view
Module 11: Use case deep dive
- Blockchain in global financing
- Use of blockchain to create efficient interactions
- Blockchain used to resolve business interactions
- Central Banks use of Blockchain
Module 12: DAO
- How does it work
- How was it funded
- What happened with the DAO attach?
- What are the ramifications of the DAO attack?
Module 13: Regulatory Reporting
- What is regulatory reporting
- RegTech – a deeper look
- Transaction reporting via the blockchain
- Simplify complex systems
Module 14: Breakout Session
- Payments / Remittances
- Provenance
- Identity
Module 15: The Future of Blockchain
- The Future – A vision statement
- Threat or opportunity?
- The future of Banking and Finance
- Blockchain applications in Finance
- Adoption of Blockchain by Central Banks
- The Distributed Autonomous Organization