What is Crypto currency and how is it an innovative and effective method of currency? This course was designed for individuals and organizations who want to learn how to navigate investment in crypto currencies. You’ll learn how to define a currency, analyze the foundations of digital signatures and blockchain technology in crypto currency, and accurately assess the risks of crypto currency in a modern investment portfolio. By the end of this course, you’ll have a deep understanding of the realities of Crypto currency, the intricacies of Blockchain technology, and an effective strategy for incorporating Crypto currency into your investment plans. No prerequisites are required, although “Fintech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations” from Wharton’s Fintech Specialization is recommended.

Course Key Learnings

• Categorize crypto currency projects and coins based on their underlying technology and use case.
• Construct templates to analyze crypto currency projects based on their fundamental properties.
• Compare and contrast the many types of crypto currency wallets available in the space.
• Learn about the many components of the DeFi space including DeFi applications, DAOs, exchanges, and gaming.
• How to compare and use lending protocols in the DeFi space.
• How to analyze blockchain transactions on a block explorer.
• Know how to send and receive crypto currency off exchanges and onto your private wallet safely.
• Learn how to set up a crypto currency exchange account and wallet.
• Learn how to manage crypto and NFT assets on a cryptocurrency wallet.
• Debate and discuss the merits and inherent value of non-fungible tokens.
• Learn how to sort through social media to assess the impact of trends and news updates on the crypto currency space.
• Identify the stages of a market cycle to make the most out of a crypto cycle.
• Learn how to compare the performance of various crypto currencies based on a research based statistics.
• Learn how to stake and lend your coins to receive passive income.
• Compare the benefits and downsides of proof-of-work (PoW) mining protocols versus proof-of-stake (PoS) staking protocols.

Course Outline

Fundamentals of Blockchain

Course Introduction

• What Is Blockchain?
• Features of Blockchain
• Industries Using Blockchain

Introduction to Blockchain

• Challenges Faced by Modern
• Businesses
• What is Blockchain?
• Building Blocks of Blockchain
• Types of Blockchain
• Knowledge check

Blockchain Pillars

• Introduction to Blockchain
• Pillars
• Cryptography
• Assisted Practice: Generate
• Public and Private Keys
• Assisted Practice: Send a
• Message Using Symmetric
• Assisted Practice: Sign a
• Message Using Asymmetric
• Assisted Practice: Generate
• Hash Using Hash function
• Consensus
• Assisted Practice: Generate

Enterprise Blockchain

• Hyperledger Sawtooth
• Assisted Practise: Setup
• Sawtooth Network and Create
• Basic Transactions
• Hyperledger Iroha
• Assisted Practise: Setup Iroha
• Network and Create Basic
• Transaction
• Hyperledger Indy
• Hyperledger Burrows
• Hyperledger Fabric
• Hyperledger Fabric Transaction
• Fabric Network
• Assisted Practise: Setup
• Hyperledger Fabric Prerequisite
• Assisted Practise: Setup

Blockchain Applications And Architecture

Ethereum Smart Contracts

• Remix IDE
• Assisted Practice: Explore the
• Browser-based Remix IDE
• Assisted Practice: Connect
• Remix IDE to Ganache and Ropsten Test Networks
• Smart Contract Lifecycle
• Solidity
• Solidity State and Variable
• Types
• Solidity Functions
• Assisted Practice: Develop
• a Property Transfer Smart Contract
• Unassisted Practice: Develop a
• Library Smart Contract
• Web3
• Assisted Practice: Create a
• Custom Token and Deploy it on Ropsten Network
• Solidity Compilation and Deployment
• Assisted Practice: Generate the
• ABI and Bytecode of a Smart Contract
• Assisted Practice: Deploy a
• Smart Contract to Ganache Network

Hyperledger Fabric Chaincode

• Chaincode
• Gradle
• Chaincode Java API
• Chaincode Development
• Assisted Practice: Set up
• Development Prerequisites
• Assisted Practice: Create
• New Gradle Project for Car Showroom
• Assisted Practice: Create
• Chaincode for Car Showroom
• Chaincode Package, Install, Approve
• Assisted Practice: Package the Chaincode
• Assisted Practice: Install the Chancode
• Assisted Practice: Approve the Chancode

Hyperledger Fabric SDK

• Fabric SDK Introduction
• Assisted Practice: Create Maven Project
• Assisted Practice: Enroll AdminUser
• Assisted Practice: Register and Enroll Client User

Multichain

• Introduction to Multichain
• Multichain Installation
• Assisted Practice: Set up
• Multichain in the Local Machine
• Create a Multichain Instance
• Assisted Practice: Create
• Multichain Instance with Two
• Nodes
• Multichain Assets
• Assisted Practice: Create a
• Multichain Asset and Transfer It
• Multichain Streams
• Assisted Practice: Create a
• Multichain Stream to Publish Data
• Multichain Consensus

IOTA and Blockchain Use Cases

• Traditional Blockchain
• Challenges
• Introduction to IOTA
• Healthcare Use Cases
• Government Use Cases
• Finance Use Cases
• Supply Chain Use Cases
• Knowledge Check
• Creating a Decentralized
• Hospital Smart Contract

Introduction to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies

• Cryptographic Hash Functions1
• Hash Pointers and Data Structures
• Digital Signatures
• Public Keys as Identities
• A Simple Cryptocurrency

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