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JaverianaX: Fundamentos de la Tecnología Blockchain

Course to learn about Bitcoin, blockchain technology, how it works, use cases and how it will change our lives.

5 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
Free
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Starts Mar 19
Ends Dec 1

About this course

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Blockchain technology is revolutionizing information systems and the way we transfer value over the Internet, opening a new range of opportunities to improve organizations, eliminate intermediaries and design more efficient business models.

With the arrival of Bitcoin and cryptoassets, there also came the opportunity to use a new technology that allows us to reduce costs and optimize organizational processes, generating a competitive advantage for the individuals and organizations that manage to adapt first.

In this course, we will explain in detail what Bitcoin and blockchain technology are, in addition to the main applications of this technology and the challenges that exist in achieving its adoption.

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What you'll learn

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  • The origin of Bitcoin and blockchain technology

  • The general functioning of blockchain technology

  • The main characteristics of the different cryptoassets

  • The potential of smart contracts and their applications

The differences between private blockchains, public blockchains and hybrid blockchains

Module 1. Introduction to Blockchain (10 hours)

  • Unit 1: Context of the origin of Blockchain

  • Topic 1: Brief history of money

  • Topic 2: The functions of money

  • Topic 3: The crisis of 2008

  • Unit 2: Bitcoin

  • Topic 1: The Cypherpunk movement

  • Tema 2: El whitepaper de Bitcoin

  • Topic 3: Main Bitcoin figures

  • Unit 3: What is a blockchain?

  • Topic 1: Databases

  • Topic 2: Introduction to cryptography

  • Topic 3: Blockchain

Module 2. Cryptoassets (10 hours)

  • Unit 1: Bitcoin in detail

  • Topic 1: The network, software and currency

  • Topic 2: Mining and proof of work

  • Topic 3: Asymmetric cryptography (private keys and public keys)

  • Unit 2: Other cryptoassets

  • Topic 1: Payment tokens

  • Theme 2: Utility tokens

  • Topic 3: Securities on blockchain

  • Unit 3: Regulation

  • Topic 1: Regulation in the code

  • Topic 2: Regulation in different countries

Module 3. Blockchain in detail (10 hours)

  • Unit 1: One Truth

  • Topic 1: Different consensus mechanisms

  • Topic 2: Other DLTs (distributed databases)

  • Unit 2: Smart contracts:

  • Topic 1: Introduction to smart contracts

  • Topic 2: Basic examples

  • Topic 3: Decentralized Applications (Dapps) and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)

  • Unit 3: Types of blockchains

  • Theme 1: Public Blockchains

  • Topic 2 : Private Blockchains

  • Theme 3: Blockchains h hybridity

Module 4. Blockchain technology applied (10 hours)

  • Unit 1: Applications of blockchain technology

  • Topic 1: Real examples

  • Topic 2: Pilot tests

  • Unit 2: Complementary technologies

  • Topic 1: Internet of Things

  • Tema 2: Big data

  • Topic 3: Artificial intelligence

  • Unit 3: Challenges

  • Topic 1: Technological

  • Topic 2: Humans

  • Topic 3: Regulatory

This course is part of Blockchain: fundamentos y aplicaciones para la optimización de negocios Professional Certificate Program

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