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September 29, 2022

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Description

Bitcoin and other cryptographic currencies have gained attention over the years as the systems continue to evolve

This course looks at the design of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how they function in practice, focusing on cryptography, game theory, and network architecture.

Course Curriculum

  • Lecture 1: Signatures, Hashing, Hash Chains, e-cash, and Motivation Unlimited
  • Lecture 2: Proof of Work (PoW) and Mining Unlimited
  • Lecture 3: Signatures Unlimited
  • Lecture 4: Transactions and the UTXO Model Unlimited
  • Lecture 5: Synchronization Process, Pruning Unlimited
  • Lecture 6: Simplified Payment Verification and Wallet Types Unlimited
  • Lecture 7: OP_RETURN and Catena Unlimited
  • Lecture 8: Forks Unlimited
  • Lecture 10: PoW Recap, Other Fork Types Unlimited
  • Lecture 11: Fees Unlimited
  • Lecture 12: Transaction Malleability and Segregated Witness Unlimited
  • Lecture 13: Payment Channels and Lightning Network Unlimited
  • Lecture 14: Lightning Network and Cross-chain Swaps Unlimited
  • Lecture 15: Discreet Log Contracts Unlimited
  • Lecture 16: MAST, Taproot, Graftroot Unlimited
  • Lecture 17: Anonymity, Coinjoin and Signature Aggregation Unlimited
  • Lecture 18: Confidential Transactions Unlimited
  • Lecture 22: Alternative Consensus Mechanisms Unlimited
  • Lecture 23: New Directions in Crypto Unlimited
  • Lecture 24: zkLedger Unlimited

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