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Bitcoin: This Online Course will Teach you How Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Work

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After this online course – Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies, you’ll know everything you need to be able to separate fact from fiction when reading claims about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You will explore how using Bitcoins works in practice: different ways of storing Bitcoin keys, security measures, and various types of services that allow you to trade and transact with bitcoins.

Enrolment: Take on demand.

Timeline: 11 weeks

Skill Level: Beginner

Course of Study: Information Technology | Course Platform: Coursera

Created by: Princeton University

Cost: Free

About the Course

To really understand what is special about Bitcoin, we need to understand how it works at a technical level. This online course will address the important questions about Bitcoin, such as:

  • How does Bitcoin work?
  • What makes Bitcoin different?
  • How secure are your Bitcoins?
  • How anonymous are Bitcoin users?
  • What determines the price of Bitcoins?
  • Can cryptocurrencies be regulated?
  • What might the future hold?

After this course, you’ll know everything you need to be able to separate fact from fiction when reading claims about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You’ll have the conceptual foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network. And you’ll be able to integrate ideas from Bitcoin in your own projects.

Eligibility requirement: anyone can take the course

Certificate offered? Yes

How to Enrol

Visit Course Webpage to Enrol.

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  • After School Africa is the go-to source for young and ambitious people looking to explore opportunities for education, development and relevance.

This post was last modified on December 5, 2016 1:08 am

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