Course Highlights
  • Have a strong understanding of what blockchain technology is.
  • Understand what Bitcoin is and how it works.
  • Know and use key vocabulary and concepts commonly used when discussing blockchain and Bitcoin in business situations.
Curriculum

5 Topics
Introduction
A Quick Personal Message
Welcome and How to Communicate With Me
Bitcoin: A Moment in Time
Join the Course Community

35 Topics
What is a Blockchain?
What is a Blockchain?
Important Message About Udemy Reviews
What is Bitcoin?
What is Bitcoin?
The Role of Bitcoin Miners
Demo: Hash Functions
Demo: Block Hashes
Demo: How Block Hashes Work in a Blockchain
Demo: How a Distributed Blockchain Works
Cryptographic Hashing
The Four Components of Bitcoin
The Coinbase Transaction
Virtual Field Trip: The Bitcoin Blockchain
Key Concepts in Bitcoin
Key Concepts in Bitcoin
The Birth of Bitcoin
The Value of Blockchain
The Value of Blockchain: Cryptocurrency
The Value of Blockchain: Smart Contracts
The Value of Blockchain: Digital Tokens
The Value of Blockchain: DAOs and DACs
Business Use Cases of Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin
Limitations of Blockchain Technology
Common Misconceptions About Blockchain and Bitcoin
What is Bitcoin Cash?
On Forks Transactions and Segregated Witness (SegWit)
How Many Transactions Are There in a Block?
The Controlled Supply of Bitcoin
On the Future of Bitcoin Mining
Important Dates in Bitcoin History
On Merkle Trees
Blockchain and Bitcoin Quick Knowledge Check
What sets the price of a bitcoin?
Additional Fun Ways of Looking at Bitcoin at Work

5 Topics
Getting Started With Bitcoin
Choose your Bitcoin wallet
Sending and Receiving bitcoins
Store Your bitcoins Safely
Converting Your bitcoins to Fiat Currency

2 Topics
Course Review and Valuable Free Resources
Bonus Lecture

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Blockchain and Bitcoin Fundamentals

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