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Learn Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency in Java

5h 44m 32s
English
Paid

Course description

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that allows for decentralized and distributed storage of information. Maybe the hottest topic at the moment in the field of software engineering - besides artificial intelligence and machine learning - is blockchain technology. Many experts in the industry predict that the blockchain will disrupt the ways we interact with technology. In this course you will learn about the basics of blockchain technology as well as about cryptocurrencies.

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You can learn about the concrete implementation of these technologies in Java - although you can skip the implementation parts if you wish.

Chapter 1 - Blockchain Theory

  • the fundamental basics of blockchain technology

  • SHA-256 hashing technique

  • centralized and decentralized ledgers

  • the concept of mining (and miners)

  • consensus algorithms

  • proof of work (PoW) and proof of stake (PoS)

  • the byzantine generals problem

Chapter 2 - Blockchain Implementation

  • implementing a simple blockchain from scratch in Java

Chapter 3 - Cryptocurrency Theory

  • motivation behind cryptocurrencies

  • Merkle trees and transaction verification algorithms

  • mining in cryptocurrencies

  • mempools

  • unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs)

  • elliptic curve cryptography in cryptocurrencies

  • what is a wallet?

  • orpahned blocks and the block verification problem

  • the 51% attack

  • soft fork and hard fork

Chapter 4 - Cryptocurrency Implementation

  • implementing a simple cryptocurrency from scratch in Java

Chapter 5 - Altcoins & Cryptocurrency Evolution

  • Ethereum, Solidity and the Ether cryptocurrency

  • what are ICOs?

  • cardano and ADA

  • altcoins

  • LiteCoin (LTC)

  • Dash

You should take this course, if you are interested in blockchains and cryptocurrency technology. Thanks for joining my course, let's get started!

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#1: Introduction

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#Lesson TitleDurationAccess
1
Introduction Demo
02:33
2
What is the motivation behind blockchains?
05:45
3
Data structure behind blockchains
06:56
4
SHA256 hashing algorithm
07:39
5
SHA256 hashing algorithm example
08:46
6
Decentralized ledgers
09:40
7
Blockchain mining #1
08:29
8
Blockchain mining #2
09:11
9
Consensus protocol
02:00
10
Byzantine generals problem
05:53
11
What is proof-of-work (PoW)?
05:05
12
What is proof-of-stake (PoS)?
08:16
13
Decentralized and distributed networks
04:28
14
Blockchain implementation I
05:46
15
Blockchain implementation II
05:41
16
Blockchain implementation III
07:36
17
Blockchain implementation IV
05:04
18
Blockchain implementation V
07:55
19
Blockchain implementation VI
06:44
20
Cryptocurrency motivation
04:11
21
Cryptocurrency policies
04:56
22
Mempools
07:08
23
Mempools example
04:18
24
Merkle-tree motivation
07:21
25
Merkle-tree implementation
06:57
26
PublicKey and PrivateKey
05:23
27
UTXOs
05:05
28
Wallets
03:14
29
51% attack
06:17
30
Orphaned blocks and block verification
05:47
31
Who pays the miners exactly?
02:22
32
What is a fork?
07:13
33
Cryptocurrency implementation I
01:40
34
Cryptocurrency implementation II
07:46
35
Cryptocurrency implementation III
01:37
36
Cryptocurrency implementation IV
04:10
37
Cryptocurrency implementation V
08:29
38
Cryptocurrency implementation VI
06:48
39
Cryptocurrency implementation VII
03:27
40
Cryptocurrency implementation VIII
03:30
41
Bitcoin
03:20
42
Altcoins and ICOs
05:31
43
Ethereum
07:04
44
Ethereum and the DAO attack
03:31
45
Cardano
11:53
46
LiteCoin
05:36
47
Dash
09:54
48
Why do we need elliptic curve cryptography?
02:50
49
What are elliptic curves?
04:20
50
Point addition and point doubling
14:03
51
Double and add algorithm
04:31
52
Elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem
03:35
53
Elliptic curve based Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm
05:49
54
Digital signatures with elliptic curves
10:45
55
RSA and elliptic curve cryptography
03:13
56
Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) implementation I
08:13
57
Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) implementation II
04:47
58
Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) implementation III
04:31

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