Introduction to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
This is an introductory course on Blockchain, with an aim to introduce you to the technology that has been chosen as the #1 industry in terms of job opportunities in 2020 by LinkedIn.
Abhishek Bhattacharya
$24.00
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Program Features
- Self-paced Prerequisite:
- No prerequisites for this introductory course
- Interactive LMS Content
- Blockchain-based Certificate
Expecting Something More
Program Features
- Self-paced Prerequisite:
- No prerequisites for this introductory course
- Interactive LMS Content
- Blockchain-based Certificate
Description
In this introductory course, students will get an understanding of what Blockchain is all about. This will help the students to fathom whether this is a subject they want to get deeper into. This course should be sufficient to allow the students to further their studies by taking more advanced courses in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Cybersecurity.
Program Syllabus
Course Structure / Program Syllabus:
Introduction
- Blockchain Basics
- Blueprint for a New Economy
- Decentralization
- Smart Incentivization
- Network Worth
- Bitcoin - Blockchain’s First Implementation
- Distributed Consensus
- Consensus Mechanisms
- PoW (Proof of Work)
- PoS (Proof of Stake)
- DPoS (Delegated Proof of Stake)
- BFT (Byzantine Fault Tolerance)
- PoET (Proof of Elapsed Time)
- The Variety in Blockchain
- Public Blockchain
- Private Blockchain
- Permissioned or Consortium Blockchain
- Generations of Blockchain
- First (Bitcoin)
- Second (Ethereum)
- Third (IOTA)
- Fourth (?)