Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Completed by Philippe Kaivers
January 10, 2026
24 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
The limitations of the Internet for business and economic activity, and how trust is established in a pre- and post-blockchain world
Terms such as miner, hash, nonce, proof-of-work, and public key cryptography, as well as the steps of a blockchain transaction
Seven design principles for blockchain technology
Ten challenges associated with implementing blockchain technology
Skills you will gain
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Distributed Computing
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Stakeholder Analysis
- Category: Public Key Infrastructure
- Category: Cryptography
- Category: Information Systems Security
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Network Model
- Category: Governance
- Category: Information Privacy
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
