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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Bitcoin: Unraveling Human History and Technological Progress

1.1: The Rise of Man through the Stone and Iron Ages

1.2: The Rise of Man through the Dark and Steel Ages

1.3: Tech Themes through History – Harder, Smarter, Faster, Stronger

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Energy, Money, and the Evolution of Digital Power

2.1: Bitcoin: The First Digital Monetary Energy Network

2.2: Channeling Monetary Energy across Time and Space

2.3: Digital Gold: Harder, Smarter, Stronger, and Faster

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Resilience, Function, and Philosophical Implications of Bitcoin

3.1: The Virtues of Strong Money

3.2: Bitcoin and Immortal Sovereignty

3.3: Economics, Inflation, Interest Rates, & Natural Competition

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Transformative Money and the Evolution of Sociopolitical Systems

4.1: The Death of Gold

4.2: The Failures of Fiat

4.3: Why Bitcoin Succeeds

4.4: Bitcoin is Cybernetic Life

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Bitcoin's Path to Immortality: Exploring Security, Evolution, and Transformative Applications

5.1: Bitcoin’s Seven Layers of Security

5.2: Bitcoin Economics and Evolution

5.3: How Bitcoin Changes Everything

Unit 5 Assessment

Supplemental Materials

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam