Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Completed by Jens Rueggeberg
November 7, 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: Security Controls
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Distributed Computing
- Category: Public Key Infrastructure
- Category: Cryptography
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Network Model
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Transaction Processing
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Governance
- Category: Ledgers (Accounting)
