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Course Introduction
Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction to Bitcoin Technology
1.1: What is Bitcoin?
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
1.2: P2P Networks
The Bitcoin Network
1.3: Ledger Entries
Bitcoin Transactions
1.4: Intro to Consensus
Understanding Consensus
1.5: Decentralization and Balance of Power
Consensus Algorithms, Blockchain Technology, and Bitcoin
1.6: Open Systems
Why Open Blockchains Matter
1.7: Exercise: Look Up a Transaction on a Blockchain Explorer
Exercise: Look Up a Transaction on a Blockchain Explorer
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 1
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 2: Cryptographic Algorithms
2.1: What is Cryptography?
What is Cryptography?
2.2: Cryptographic Keys
Keys and Addresses
2.3: The Basics of Hashing
Cryptographic Hash Functions
2.4: Keys and Transaction Signatures
Digital Signatures
2.5: Keys and Bitcoin Addresses
Keys and Bitcoin Addresses
Can Someone Guess My Crypto Private Key?
2.6: Exercise: Encrypt and Decrypt Data
Exercise: Encrypt and Decrypt Data
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 2
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 3: Signatures and Transactions
3.1: What is a Digital Signature?
What are Cryptographic Primitives?
3.2: Exercise: Sign and Validate Data
Exercise: Sign and Validate Data
3.3: Introduction to Bitcoin Transactions
More on Bitcoin Transactions
3.4: How Bitcoin Transactions Use Signatures
Elliptic Curve Signatures
Locking Scripts and Transaction Verification
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 3
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 4: Hashing and Mining
4.1: What is a Hash?
Hash Functions, Mining, and Addresses
4.2: Hashing Algorithms
Hashing Algorithms
4.3: Exercise: Hash Something
Exercise: Hash Something
4.4: Hashing and Bitcoin Mining
Mining and Consensus
Mining Fees, Block Data, Block Headers, and Proof-of-Work
How Is the Number of Zeros in the Target Hash Determined?
4.5: Exercise: Try a Mining Simulator
Exercise: Try a Mining Simulator
4.6: Merkle Trees
Merkle Trees
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 4
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 5: Bitcoin Data
5.1: How Bitcoin Transmits Data on the Network
More on the Bitcoin Network
SVP Nodes
5.2: Bitcoin Addresses and Keys
Base58
Data Encoding
5.3: Hex Encoding
Hex
5.4: How Bitcoin Stores Data in the Block Structure
The Blockchain
5.5: Exercise: View Block Data
Exercise: View Block Data
5.6: Exercise: Convert Data between Decimal, Base58, and Hex
Exercise: Convert Data between Decimal, Base58, and Hex
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 5
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 6: Bitcoin Nodes and Wallets
6.1: What a Node Does
What is the Role of Nodes?
6.2: Who Runs a Node and Why?
Running Your Own Node
6.3: Exercise: Set Up a Regtest Node
Exercise: Set Up a Regtest Node
6.4: The Functions of a Bitcoin Wallet
Wallets
6.5: Exercise: View Your Node Wallet Data
Exercise: View Your Node Wallet Data
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 6
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 7: Transactions and Scripting
7.1: What's in a Transaction?
What's in a Transaction?
7.2: The Transaction Timeline
The Lifecycle of a Transaction
7.3: Transaction Scripting
Scripts and Script Language
Advanced Transactions and Scripting
Complex Scripts
Transactions and Multisig
7.4: Exercise: Bitcoin Scripting
Exercise: Bitcoin Scripting
Study Session Review Video
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 7
Unit 7 Assessment
Unit 7 Assessment
Unit 8: Reaching Consensus
8.1: Elements of Valid Transactions
Honest Nodes and Consensus
8.2: The Mining Process
The Mining Process
8.3: Consensus
Validating Blocks
The Consensus Process
Consensus Attacks
8.4: Updating Consensus
Updating Consensus
8.5: Exercise: Create a Valid Transaction via Your Testnet Node
Exercise: Create a Valid Transaction via Your Testnet Node
Study Session Video Review
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Study Session Unit 8
Unit 8 Assessment
Unit 8 Assessment
Study Guide
CS120 Study Guide
Course Feedback Survey
Course Feedback Survey
Certificate Final Exam
CS120: Certificate Final Exam
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