Course curriculum

  • 1. The Blockchain Disruption

    • 1.1 Introduction

    • 1.2 Underlying Technology

    • 1.3 Reduction of Fraud

    • 1.4 Payments

    • 1.5 Know Your Customer (KYC)

    • 1.6 Syndicated Lending

    • 1.7 Trade Finance

    • 1.8 Trading Platforms

    • 1.9 Insurance

    • 1.10 Challenges

  • 2. Cryptocurrencies: The Rise of Decentralized Money

    • 2.1 Unique Instruments

    • 2.2 What are Cryptocurrencies?

    • 2.3 What is Money?

    • 2.4 Are Cryptocurrencies Money?

    • 2.5 What is the Economic Significance of Cryptocurrencies?

    • 2.6 Challenger to the Traditional Pillars of the Financial System

  • 3. Different Types of Blockchains

    • 3.1 Three Main Types

    • 3.2 Distributed Network

    • 3.3 Immutable Data

    • 3.4 Overview of the Blockchain Structure

    • 3.5 Evolution of Blockchain

  • 4. Technologies Behind the Bitcoin and its Blockchain

    • 4.1 Understanding the Basics

    • 4.2 The Bitcoin Blockchain

    • 4.3 Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies

    • 4.4 Cryptographic Hash Functions and Blockchain

    • 4.5 Hash Pointers and Data Structures

    • 4.6 Miners and the Proof-of-Work

    • 4.7 Digital Signatures

  • 5. Storing and Using Bitcoins

    • 5.1 Storing Bitcoins

    • 5.2 Using Bitcoins

    • 5.3 Bitcoin Exchanges

  • 6. Smart Contracts

    • 6.1 Smart Contracts

    • 6.2 Common Use Cases of Smart Contracts

  • 7. Conclusion

    • 7.1 Conclusion

  • 8. Assessment

    • Instructions

    • Questions