What You’ll Learn
- The structure and elements of a blockchain network, including how decentralization works
- Hashing and consensus algorithms and their role in blockchain networks, including proof-of-work (PoW) and proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms
- Digital currencies, including different types of cryptocurrency assets, the tokenization process, and how leading cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Altcoin, Litecoin, Zcash) work
- The benefits of using blockchain technology and how to determine whether blockchain is the right solution for your business
- Initial coin offerings (ICOs) vs. initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Securitization of physical assets
- Blockchain scalability issues and how to resolve them
- How to design blockchain-based identity solutions
- Blockchain use cases in supply chain management, energy, shipping, healthcare, and decentralized storage platforms
- The basics of how Solidity and Ethereum work and the elements of the Ethereum ecosystem
- How to create private blockchain networks using Ethereum
- The structure and components of the Bitcoin network and how it works
- Bitcoin cryptomining and its relation to PoW consensus mechanisms
- Bitcoin’s limitations, variants, and clients
- How to build secure smart contracts, including vulnerabilities in smart contracts and how to mitigate them
- Formal verification of smart contracts
- Privacy and confidentiality in blockchains
- Blockchain as a Service
- Permissioned and permissionless blockchains
- The basics of the Hyperledger Fabric framework
- Introduction to blockchain projects (including Fabric, Iroha, Burrow, and Indy)
- Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)