Contents and objectives

Looking back at the history that led to the discovery of Bitcoin is essential to fully understanding its specific characteristics, from the concept of decentralization to that of blocks, validator nodes, and miners, to the applications of asymmetric cryptography within the protocol and its impact on the concept of immutability. The course aims to clarify key concepts, highlighting their specific features, applications, and potential developments, as well as debunking some false myths that, in any case, represent an increasingly weak narrative

    1. Bitcoin Basic_Handbook_Chapter 1_Key concepts

    2. 1 What is a cryptocurrency

    3. 2 Decentralization

    4. 3 What is blockchain

    5. 4 What is mining

    6. 5 What is staking

    7. 6 Consensus Mechanisms in Blockchain

    8. 7 Public_ Private and Hybrid Blockchains

    9. 8 Blockchain governance

    10. Chapter Recap_Key concepts

    1. Bitcoin Basic_Handbook_Chapter 2_Historical aspects

    2. 1 History of money_from bartering to blockchain

    3. 2 Global Financial System

    4. 3 The birth of Bitcoin

    5. 4 The birth of Ethereum

    6. 5 The ICO bubble

    7. 6 Megatrends

    8. 7 The institutional adoption

    9. Chapter Recap_Historical aspects

    10. Chapter Recap_The history of money

    1. Bitcoin Basic_Handbook_Chapter 3_Bitcoin and its principles

    2. 1 How does bitcoin work

    3. 2 What gives bitcoin its value

    4. 3 Bitcoin and money laundering

    5. 4 What makes Bitcoin secure

    6. 5 Bitcoin as a financial instrument

    7. 6 Pt.1 Game Theory in Bitcoin

    8. 7 Pt.2 Game Theory in Bitcoin

    9. Chapter Recap_Bitcoin Insights

    10. 8 The concept of Halving

    11. 9 How halving works

    12. 10 The concept of security budget

    13. 11 Halving and its impact on miners

    14. 12 Halving and its impact on the price of Bitcoin

    15. 13 Sustainability of the model and scenarios

    16. Chapter Recap_Halving

    17. 14 Introduction to security

    18. 15 Wallets

    19. 16 Types of wallets

    20. 17 Public key_ private key_ and seed phrase

    21. 18 Online account protection

    22. Chapter Recap_Self Custody and security

    1. Bitcoin Basic_Handbook_Chapter 4_False Myths

    2. 1 Bitcoin wastes too much energy

    3. 2 Bitcoin is anonymous

    4. 3 Bitcoin is a Ponzi Scheme

    5. 4 Bitcoin is too expensive

    6. 5 Bitcoin is not secure

    7. Chapter Recap_False Myths

    1. Episode 1 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

    2. Episode 2 - Public Keys and Private Keys

    3. Episode 3 - The Seed Phrase

    4. Episode 4 - Wallet custodial and non-custodial

    5. Episode 5 - Blocks and transactions

    6. Episode 6 - Validator nodes and decentralization

    7. Episode 7 - The notion of double spending

    8. Episode 8 - The concept of unspent transaction output

    9. Episode 9 - The Fork Concept

    10. Episode 10 - Cryptography and Blockchain Technology

    11. Episode 11 - The notion of hashing

    12. Episode 12 - The Immutability of Blockchain

    13. Episode 13 - Consensus Mechanisms

    14. Episode 14 - Miners and proof of work

    15. Episode 15 - The notion of difficulty adjustment

About this course

  • 64 lessons
  • 4.5 hours of video content