Contents and objectives

In just over 16 years, Bitcoin has transformed in terms of market perception, going from a pure peer-to-peer payment system to an investment asset, to being considered a strategic asset by companies and even sovereign states. The module aims to outline this evolution, exploring different points of view and the potential developments of the ecosystem that is emerging around Bitcoin, with all its contradictions and, in the background, the crucial issue of protocol scalability

    1. Bitcoin Fundamentals_Bitcoin Evolution

    1. The establishment of a new asset class

    2. Presentation_The establishment of a new asset class

    3. Bitcoin as a payment system

    4. Presentation_Bitcoin as a payment system

    5. Adoption and institutional custody of Bitcoin

    6. Presentation_Adoption and institutional custody of Bitcoin

    7. Bitcoin in an investment portfolio

    8. Presentation_Bitcoin in an investment portfolio

    9. Bitcoin as a strategic reserve

    10. Presentation_Bitcoin as a strategic reserve

    11. Modes of exposure to Bitcoin

    12. Presentation_Modes of exposure to Bitcoin

    13. The evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem

    14. Presentation_The evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem

    15. Route Bitcoin Talk_Bitcoin_from payement tool to strategic asset

    1. MIT Working Paper on Bitcoin Mining in the US

    2. 2023_07_MIT_Climate impact of miningin the US

    3. GAMA_Bitcoin for Africa

    4. 2023_07_Gama Africa_Energy and Bitcoin in Africa

    5. Route Bitcoin Talk_Bitcoin mining and environmental impact

    1. On-chain intelligence_ a New Analysis Tool

    2. Collaboration with Authorities

    3. Limitations of On-chain intelligence

    4. Future Opportunities and Innovations

    5. Route Bitcoin Talk_On Chain Intelligence and AML

    1. The Blockchain Trilemma

    2. Presentation_The Blockchain Trilemma

    3. Blocksize and frequency

    4. Presentation_Blocksize and frequency

    5. Costs and gas fees

    6. Presentation_Transaction costs and Gas fees

    7. Scaling solutions on Bitcoin

    8. Presentation_Scaling solutions on Bitcoin

    9. Route Bitcoin Talk_Scalability and security

About this course

  • 35 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content