Introduction to Blockchain Technology. Tiana Laurence

1.1 Key blockchain concepts

       What is a blockchain?

       What are nodes?

       What is cryptocurrency?

       What are tokens?

       What does distributed mean?

       1.2 Summary

       1.3 Test your knowledge

       2 Key parts of blockchain technology

       2.1 Cryptography

       Machines that encrypted data in the past

       Modern encryption

       Private and public keys

       2.2 What is a hash?

       From blocks to hashes

       2.3 Ledgers

       Transactions and trade

       2.4 The public witness

       Computers that witness

       2.5 Summary

       2.6 Test your knowledge

       3 The structure of the network: consensus algorithm

       3.1 Proof of Work

       3.2 Proof of Stake (PoS)

       3.3 Delegated Proof of Stake

       3.4 Proof of Authority

       3.5 Proof of Elapsed Time

       3.6 Proof of Capacity and Proof of Space

       3.7 Proof of Burn

       3.8 Hyperledger Fabric

       3.9 Summary

       3.10 Test your knowledge

       4 Key blockchain networks and technologies

       4.1 The history of blockchain networks

       4.2 Top challenges for blockchain networks

       4.3 A deeper dive into Bitcoin

       The top challenges that face Bitcoin’s global adoption

       Major Bitcoin contributors

       4.4 Hyperledger

       4.5 EOS’s delegated Proof of Stake

       4.6 Ripple

       4.7 Unearthing Ethereum

       4.8 The Waves platform – a Russian blockchain

       4.9 Summary

       4.10 Test your knowledge

       5 Second generation applications of Blockchain technology

       5.1 Smart contracts

       Smart contracts: origins and how they function

       Creating and deploying smart contracts

       5.2 Tokens

       Token standards

       Second generation tokens

       5.3 Decentralized applications

       How are DApps constructed?

       5.4 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)

       How DAOs work

       Key takeaways about DAOs

       Legality of DAOs

       5.5 Summary

       5.6 Test your knowledge

       6 Expanding applications of blockchain

       6.1 Decentralized identity

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