Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Enrich your understanding of cryptocurrencies and bitcoin by joining the online course by Coursera.
Online
2 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies is an online course, administered by Princeton University, intended to make the learners aware and familiar with cryptocurrency technologies in general and Bitcoin in particular. Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Certification Course, offered by Coursera, is designed merely to provide knowledge on bitcoin and the students will not be conferred with the certificate after the completion of the programme.
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Certification Syllabus will help the candidates to go through numerous topics related to cryptocurrency and bitcoin including the elements that determined the price of Bitcoins, the working process of bitcoin, and regulation of cryptocurrency, the anonymity of the bitcoin users, and the like. All the features of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Certification by Coursera is free for the students and can be pursued flexibly at the students' schedule.
The Highlights
- Provided by Coursera
- Approximately 2 weeks of programme
- Offered by Princeton University
- Flexible Deadlines
- 100% Online Course
Programme Offerings
- English videos with multiple subtitles
- Graded Assignments with peer feedback
- graded Quizzes with feedback
- Graded Programming Assignments
- Course Videos & Readings.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability |
|---|
| no |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To be certified with the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Certification, the learners will have to duly complete all the gamut of procedures involved in the programme including the course videos, readings, assignments, etc.
What you will learn
After the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Training, the students will have the opportunity to have a deep understanding of the following:
- Bitcoin Network
- Blockchains
- Cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Mining
- Altcoins
- Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Who it is for
The Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Online Course is a good option for any student who wants to learn Cryptocurrency in a broad fashion. The programme is exclusively recommended for the web developer, blockchain engineer, end-user, etc.
Admission Details
Step 1 - First, the students will have to register and sign up on https://www.coursera.org/ to get access to the courses provided by Coursera.
Step 2 - After activating the Coursera account, the candidate can sign in.
Step 3 - Then, the candidate can search ‘Princeton University’ in the search column and then, the courses provided by Princeton University will be shown on the screen.
Step 4 - Then, find the course ‘Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies’ in the list and click on it.
Step 5 - Then, the page of the course will appear on the screen and then, click on the option ‘enroll’.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome
- Cryptographic Hash Functions
- Hash Pointers and Data Structures
- Digital Signatures
- Public Keys as Identities
- A Simple Cryptocurrency
Reading
Course Information
Programming Assignment
- Scrooge Coin
Videos
- Centralization vs. Decentralization
- Distributed Consensus
- Consensus without Identity: the BlockChain
- Incentives and Proof of Work
- Putting It All Together
Videos
- Bitcoin Transactions
- Bitcoin Scripts
- Applications of Bitcoin Scripts
- Bitcoin Blocks
- The Bitcoin Network
- Limitations & Improvements
Videos
- How to Store and Use Bitcoins
- Hot and Cold Storage
- Splitting and Sharing Keys
- Online Wallets and Exchanges
- Payment Services
- Transaction Fees
- Currency Exchange Markets
Programming Assignment
- Consensus from Trust
Videos
- The Task of Bitcoin Miners
- Mining Hardware
- Energy Consumption & Ecology
- Mining Pools
- Mining Incentives and Strategies
Videos
- Anonymity Basics
- How to de-anonymize Bitcoin
- Mixing
- Decentralized Mixing
- Zerocoin and Zerocash
- Tor and the Silk Road
Videos
- Consensus in Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Core Software
- Stakeholders: Who's in Charge?
- Roots of Bitcoin
- Governments Notice Bitcoin
- Anti Money-Laundering
- Regulation
- New York's BitLicense Proposal
Programming Assignment
- Blockchain
Videos
- Essential Puzzle Requirements
- ASIC Resistant Puzzles
- Proof-of-useful-work
- Nonoutsourceable Puzzles
- Proof-of-Stake "Virtual Mining"
Videos
- Bitcoin as an Append-Only Log
- Bitcoin As Smart Property
- Secure Multi-Party Lotteries in Bitcoin
- Bitcoin As Randomness Source
- Prediction Markets & Real-World Data Feeds
Videos
- Short History of Altcoins
- Interaction Between Bitcoin and Altcoins
- Lifecycle of an Altcoin
- Bitcoin-Backed Altcoins, "Side Chains"
Videos
- The BlockChain as a Vehicle for Decentralization
- Routes to Blockchain Integration
- What Can We Decentralize?
- When Is Decentralization a Good Idea?
Instructors
Princeton University, Princeton Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course can be completed within about 2 weeks.
The programme is developed and instructed by Arvind Narayanan who is the Associate Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University.
The subtitles are available in multiple languages i.e Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, English and Spanish.
Yes, all procedures of the course can be accessed by the students free of cost.
The programme is offered in a 100% online programme.