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Cryptocurrency provided by Brilliant is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 6 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Brilliant. The course is taught in Englishand is Paid Course. Visit the course page at Brilliant for detailed price information.

via Brilliant
6 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

  • Cryptocurrencies represent a fundamentally new way for people to exchange goods and services. They're powered by blockchains — data structures that are enabled by cryptographically secure hash functions. Proponents of cryptocurrencies argue that they'll lower transaction fees and democratize monetary policy, while detractors argue that they're a mathematician's pipe dream repackaged into a scam.

    In this course, you'll learn about the math and technology behind cryptocurrencies through hands-on puzzles. You'll also explore the mechanics of maintaining and securing a cryptocurrency, so that you can decide for yourself if cryptocurrencies are a passing fad or the next big thing.

Syllabus

    • Introduction: Follow the fable of Cryptonia, an enlightening analog to today's cryptocurrencies.
      • A Brief History of Currency: Trust is the backbone of all currencies, from commodity monies to crypto.
      • The Fable of Cryptonia: Learn about a primitive parallel to cryptocurrencies, developed in the mythical land of Cryptonia.
      • Cryptographic Signatures: Want to spend your DragonBucks but can't cast a spell? You need the magic of modular arithmetic.
      • Decentralizing Cryptonia: Don't trust a currency with a single point of failure? Time to dive into decentralization.
      • Cryptonian Vulnerabilities: CryptoniaCoin needs some shoring up before we can trust that it's truly secure.
    • Building Blocks: Hash functions form the data structures that we need to create a cryptocurrency.
      • Cracking Cryptonia: The math behind CryponiaCoin isn't secure, but with a modification it could be.
      • Cryptographic Hash Functions: Learn about hash functions and the properties they need in order to be cryptographically secure.
      • Exploring Hash Functions: The binary registers inside a computer are well suited for constructing hash functions.
      • Inverting Hash Functions: If you can run a hash function in reverse, it isn't secure.
      • Securing Hash Functions: How can we make a hash function secure? By weaving it from a tangled web of operations.
      • Blockchains: Hash functions can transform a linked list into a tamper-proof log.
      • Merkle Trees: Want to confirm your blockchain without computing hashes all day? Look no further than the Merkle tree.
    • Creating ZooCash: Learn how real cryptocurrencies are structured by helping Director Hayzos with his latest horse-brained scheme.
      • Introducing ZooCash: "HODL" on, the adventure into real cryptocurrencies starts here.
      • Account Management: How can we make sure your account is yours alone? We need to solve the birthday problem.
      • Blockchain Ledger: Combining a blockchain with Merkle trees leads to a ledger that readily reveals the information you're interested in.
      • Double Spending: A ledger that's easy to audit prevents people from spending ZooCash they don't have.
      • Proof of Work: Everyone wants to play by the rules if the rules reward those who can prove their work is honest.
      • Robustness of ZooCash: Witness the resilience of ZooCash by determining what you'd need in order to take it down.
      • Smart Contracts: ZooCash's game changing potential lies in the power of smart contracts.

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