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Understand And Discover The Concepts And Applications Of Blockchain In This Course

Blockchain is an area of huge growth and interest and is a rapidly evolving technology. It is however, built around the quite simple concept of linking blocks of information in a very controlled manner.
The scale of development and terminology used can be quite intimidating to those new to the technology. This self-paced short course introduces Blockchain concepts and terms step by step so that you build your knowledge base in a logical and progressive way. You will understand how blockchains work, the protocols and methodologies they rely on, and the applications in which they are used. This is a great jumping on point for novices to the technology or those hoping to develop skills in Blockchain who need a strong basis to start from.

 

 

THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE 

LESSON 1 INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKCHAIN 
Emergence Of Blockchain 
Conceptualising The Blockchain: A Method Of Information Transfer 
Why Use The Blockchain? 
Preventing Malicious Access
Review What You Have Been Learning

LESSON 2 BACKGROUND TO BLOCKCHAIN 
Cryptography 
1) Symmetric (Secret Key) Cryptography 
2) Asymmetric (Public Key) 
3) Hash 
Using Cryptography In Blockchain 
What Is Blockchain? 
Review What You Have Been Learning 

LESSON 3 HOW BLOCKCHAIN WORKS
Anatomy Of The Blockchain 
Satoshi Nakamoto & The Double Spend Problem 
The Role Of Bitcoin In The Blockchain 
Governance 
51% Attacks 
Centralised Vs. Decentralised 
Centralised Vs Decentralised Databases In Use 
Distributed Ledgers 
The Consensus Protocol 
Proof Of Work 
Proof Of Stake 
Proof Of Burn 
Proof Of Capacity 
Proof Of Activity 
Proof Of Elapsed Time 
Forking
Centralised & Decentralised Systems: A Health Care Example
Blockchain Nodes
Review What You Have Been Learning

LESSON 4 TYPES OF BLOCKCHAIN
Permissionless And Permissioned Blockchains 
Public 
Example Of Permissionless Blockchain Use 
Private
Example Of Permissioned Blockchain Use 
Hybrid 
Consortium (Federated) 
What Problems Does Blockchain Technology Solve? 
Services For Unbanked People 
Problems With Blockchain And Financial Inclusion 
Review What You Have Been Learning 

LESSON 5 PRIVACY & SECURITY 
The Blockchain And Privacy 
Spending Patterns 
Transactional Transparency 
Advertising & Monetisation Of Data 
Ai & Machine Learning Modelling 
Security Issues 
Review What You Have Been Learning 

LESSON 6 WHAT ARE THE APPLICATIONS? 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Commodity Trading 
Data Management 
Identity Management/Authentication 
Reputation Verification/Ranking 
Electronic Voting 
Employment Services/Job Market 
Social Networking 
Ride Sharing 
Web 3.0 
Cryptocurrencies 
Money Transfer 
Non-Fungible Token’s 
Internet Of Things 
Media 
Advertising 
Healthcare 
Security 
Real Estate 
Review What You Have Been Learning

LESSON 7 BLOCKCHAIN TERMINOLOGY 
Define and learn the language of blockchain
Review over 80 different terms specific to blockchain
Review What You Have Been Learning

LESSON 8 BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORMS 
What They Are 
What To Look For 
Platforms 
Chainalysis KYT 
IBM Blockchain 
Ripple 
Ethereum 
Hyperledger Fabric 
Tron 
Review What You Have Been Learning 
Final Assessment 


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