Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Explained
Completed by Ray Maylor
July 18, 2025
8 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Explain how blockchain works.
Articulate the key technical aspects, such as decentralization and consensus algorithms.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of cryptocurrency as an asset and a payment mechanism.
Evaluate tradeoffs of blockchain as a business solution.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Transaction Processing
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Distributed Computing
- Category: Emerging Technologies
- Category: Algorithms
- Category: Market Dynamics
- Category: Business Solutions
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Business Analysis
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
