Learn Blockchain Essentials With Its Real World Applications

A continuation of our popular Blockchain 101 course, Blockchain Essentials will not only reinforce many of the fundamental ideas of blockchain but also dive into its real world applications. This course is great for those that are interested in switching or about to start their careers at a blockchain or Bitcoin company. We will cover case studies, market growth, and current state of blockchain technology.HistoryE-money / bcash - Satoshi's whitepaper
What is Bitcoin + Blockchain?
Cryptography
Storage of value
Private key vs. public key
Wallets
Best practices
Pegging info & data - Smart contracts & EthereumDefining Qualities of a BlockchainPublic v permissioned
POW, POS, etc.
Proof of work - BTC / what miners do?
Validating transactions
Alternative blockchains
Application conceptsHow it Is Changing BusinessExisting products, builds & services - Case studies
Remittances (financial & personal)
Private or open ledger? Bitcoin or blockchain? Or both?
Financial use cases
Other professional use casesProtected Blockchains Capabilities In BusinessEthereum Enterprise
Hyperledger Fabric / Tools
R3 Corda
B3i
Global regulatory considerationsETH & Smart ContractsFundamentals
Why smart contracts are deemed important?
Differences to BTC
ICO & history
Ideas & use cases
The DAO and issues AKA learning curves
Building a smart contract
"Hello, world" case
Solidity
Dev’ing / specing / network / consensus
Audit + bountiesCryptocurrency marketExchanges
Coins vs cap & their main functions (alts)
Challenges within exchanges & pairings
Protocols - what makes them different?
Store coins on an exchange?
Growth in the marketInitial Coin Offerings AKA ICO’s or Token SalesWhat is an ICO
Why are they used
State of ICOs
Regulatory environment