The potential application for Bitcoin-like technologies is enormous. This [course_title] covers the technical aspects of engineering secure software, system interactions with crypto-currencies, and distributed consensus for reliability. This course is designed provides a comprehensive introduction to the revolutionary yet often misunderstood new technologies of digital currency. After this course, you’ll know everything you need to be able to separate fact from fiction when reading claims about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Open Culture
Course Curriculum
Lecture 1 — Intro to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies | 00:59:00 | ||
Lecture 2 — How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization | 01:14:00 | ||
Lecture 3 — Mechanics of Bitcoin | 01:20:00 | ||
Lecture 4 — How to Store and Use Bitcoins | 01:21:00 | ||
Lecture 5 — Bitcoin Mining | 01:28:00 | ||
Lecture 6 — Bitcoin and Anonymity | 01:52:00 | ||
Lecture 7 — Community, Politics, and Regulation | 01:15:00 | ||
Lecture 8 — Alternative Mining Puzzles | 00:45:00 | ||
Lecture 9 — Bitcoin as a Platform | 01:25:00 | ||
Lecture 10 — Altcoins and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem | 01:04:00 | ||
Lecture 11 — The future of Bitcoin? | 01:24:00 | ||
Lecture 12 — History of Cryptocurrencies [Bonus lecture] | 01:33:00 | ||
TED TALKS | Neha Narula: Il futuro del denaro (sottotitoli in Italiano) | 00:16:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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