Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Completed by YONG QIN
December 1, 2025
20 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Explain how blockchain works, including its relationship to Bitcoin, cryptography, consensus, and decentralized trust.
Compare blockchain network types and evaluate their key design principles, stakeholders, and strategic tradeoffs.
Assess the opportunities and challenges of blockchain adoption, including scalability, governance, regulation, and security considerations.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Public Key Infrastructure
- Category: Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
- Category: Ledgers (Accounting)
- Category: Stakeholder Analysis
- Category: Information Privacy
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Network Model
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Emerging Technologies
- Category: Data Integrity
