Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Completed by Finn Jacob Hoffmann
October 16, 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: FinTech
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Network Model
- Category: Stakeholder Analysis
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
- Category: Public Key Infrastructure
- Category: Cryptography
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Transaction Processing
- Category: Data Integrity
- Category: Emerging Technologies
