This course is the first part of the two parts course on Blockchain Theory and Applications. This course will provide a brief introduction of blockchain and cryptocurrency. It then provides detailed technical explanations on how Bitcoin and Ethereum work.
Blockchain Theory and Applications I
Instructor: James Won-Ki HONG
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There are 6 modules in this course
This module explains the basic concepts of blockchain and cryptocurrency, the core technologies of blockchain and explains public/private blockchains, and the range of blockchain applications.
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3 videos1 assignment
This module explains the concept of cryptographic hash functions and describes the structure of bitcoin blocks and transactions.
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4 videos1 assignment
This module describes Bitcoin keys, addresses, node types, and discovery.
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2 videos1 assignment
This module describes the mining process and the consensus algorithms.
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2 videos1 assignment
This module describes Ethereum concepts and features. It explains accounts, transactions, transaction records, Block, Merkle Patricia Tree, Ether, and Gas.
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4 videos1 assignment
This module describes Ethereum consensus algorithms, smart contracts, EVMs, network protocols and RLP encoding.
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3 videos1 assignment
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