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. Bitcoin as a payment system

    3. Adoption and institutional custody of Bitcoin

    4. Bitcoin in an investment portfolio

    5. Bitcoin as a strategic reserve

    6. Modes of exposure to Bitcoin

    7. The evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem

    8. 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. 2025_04_University of Cambridge_Cambridge-Digital-Mining-Industry-Report

    6. Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report

    7. The Direction of Bitcoin Mining

    8. 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. Case Study_Decline of Darknet Markets and New Challenges

    6. Case Study_Professionalization of on-chain crime

    7. Curiosity_The Origins of On-Chain Intelligence

    8. Route Bitcoin Talk_On Chain Intelligence and AML

    1. The Blockchain Trilemma

    2. Blocksize and frequency

    3. Costs and gas fees

    4. Scaling solutions on Bitcoin

    5. Route Bitcoin Talk_Scalability and security

About this course

  • 30 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content