Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Completed by Orlane Louvet
August 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: Payment Systems
- Category: Cryptography
- Category: Data Integrity
- Category: Stakeholder Analysis
- Category: Emerging Technologies
- Category: Security Controls
- Category: Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Public Key Infrastructure
- Category: Information Systems Security
- Category: Information Privacy
