Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Completed by Konstantinos Terlemes
May 28, 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: Stakeholder Analysis
- Category: Governance
- Category: Emerging Technologies
- Category: Data Integrity
- Category: Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
- Category: Software Architecture
- Category: Public Key Infrastructure
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Network Model
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Digital Assets
