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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies by Princeton University

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About the Course

To really understand what is special about Bitcoin, we need to understand how it works at a technical level. We’ll address the important questions about Bitcoin, such as: How does Bitcoin work? What makes Bitcoin different? How secure are your Bitcoins? How anonymous are Bitcoin users? What determines the price of Bitcoins? Can cryptocurrencies be regulated? What might the future hold? After this course, you’ll know everything you need to be able to separate fact from fiction when reading claims about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You’ll have the conceptual foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network. And you’ll be able to integrate ideas from Bitcoin in your own projects. Course Lecturers: Arvind Narayanan, Princeton University All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion....

Top reviews

NG

Dec 22, 2017

I've gained a strong knowledge of Bitcoin's architecture but wish this course was updated to include the developments of the last two years. A few lectures on alt-coins would have been useful as well.

MB

Mar 10, 2018

Great course, a very broad and in-depth overview of concepts surrounding cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin in particular. Would be great to have an update of course; perhaps once the ICO craze is over? (-:

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By Swen L

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Feb 16, 2017

Programming exercises were really helpful for understanding. Advanced course including more programming exercises would be very interesting.

By Javier A

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Jun 2, 2018

If you are a software developer who wants to work in blockchain space, you MUST take this course as starting point. Absolutely recommended.

By Shahab K

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Feb 9, 2018

Good foundation course in learning the Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency but further learning will be required in making the career in this domain.

By Jose E F

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Aug 9, 2017

Muy bueno, un poco largo y tedioso ojala tuviera mas informacion y overview sobre ethereum.

Excelente aportacion como esperado de Princeton

By Johnathan F

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Jan 14, 2018

Fun and exciting to learn how technology can tie the competing interests of different groups together to make a technology like Bitcoin.

By anshul d

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Aug 5, 2017

extremely helpful. though i am eager to learn more about smart contracts and Ether as a currency. Please include that in course. Thanks

By Liu D

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Mar 14, 2017

Great course! Explain bitcoin system with a very friendly way. The topic is well covered with recent update. Strongly recommended.

By Larry E

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Feb 28, 2017

I really enjoyed the depth of the information in the course and the forward looking view of 'where does bitcoin go from here.'

By Nadim M

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Aug 30, 2017

Incredible learning experience! This course provided me with the necessary tools and knowledge to understand cryptocurrencies

By Alexandre V

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Jun 20, 2017

Intensive and complete, with many examples and professionals who really know what they are talking about. Highly recommend.

By Lalit B

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Apr 2, 2021

Nice course for understanding the cryptocurrency in details though it is for beginners but it still gives good knowledge.

By Rahul k S

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Jun 6, 2020

A very useful course for the beginner who wants to know what bitcoin altcoin is and how it is impacting today's business

By Gyula V

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Feb 16, 2023

I can't do programming so I can't do the assignments but the lessons were fantastic even without being able to program.

By Ziyi T

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Jan 27, 2018

Very informative. It would be better if there's more challenging assignments and quiz to help consolidate the concepts.

By Ravi P

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Aug 26, 2017

intrigued by underlying technology and course hits the nail with perfect balance of technical but not too much details.

By Saloum F

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Aug 25, 2018

A pity I discovered this course in 2018 ...

I really think having the programming exercices as blocker is not necessary

By Roger S P M

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Aug 23, 2018

Outstanding overview of the technical details of cryptocurrency. Provides much more depth than most available reports.

By Abhinav G

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Sep 13, 2017

Highly recommended for developing a holistic view on Bitcoin technology & its future (even for non IT professionals)

By Prince D C

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Jan 17, 2017

I enjoyed talking this course and it was a in-depth course on cryptocurrency. I loved the course thanks to coursera

By Guillaume

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Jan 4, 2017

This course offers a full coverage of the topic. The programming assignments are very useful to apply the lessons.

By miled

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Sep 16, 2017

it is well explained but it need more technical slides and more technical explanation for real examples.

thank you

By harvey a

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Mar 19, 2018

Took course without certificate/credit/paying. Excellent introduction.

Programming exercises can be challenging.

By Omer M A E

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Jan 31, 2018

Very informative course , would diffidently recommend it for anyone interested in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies .

By Serkan D

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Feb 16, 2017

great course (the provided material and assignments) to understand the basics of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies

By Karagiannis G

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Sep 30, 2020

even for a beginner in programming and etc this is an amazing course that will help me for my fintech career