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Bitcoin

The first working answer to the double-spend problem.

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Enrol as a Scholar to enter this Program, keep a record of your progress, and pursue the Certificate in Bitcoin (Practitioner tier)..

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  • 201Course

    History of Bitcoin

    From the whitepaper to the present.

    5 lessons·Practitioner
    The early yearsThe block-size war
  • 202Course

    Mining

    How new coins come to be.

    4 lessons·Practitioner
    The mechanismThe industry
  • 203Course

    UTXO Model

    The accounting system of Bitcoin.

    4 lessons·Practitioner
    The modelScript
  • 204Course

    Lightning Network

    Bitcoin at the speed of a payment.

    4 lessons·Practitioner
    Payment channelsRouting
  • 205Course

    Bitcoin Security

    The threat model, honestly stated.

    3 lessons·Practitioner
    ThreatsNetwork-level threats
  • 206Course

    Bitcoin Economics

    The instrument as monetary phenomenon.

    3 lessons·Practitioner
    Supply and demand
  • 207Course

    Bitcoin as Monetary Policy

    A privately governed monetary regime.

    2 lessons·Practitioner
    The comparison
  • 208Course

    Bitcoin Scaling

    The debate that has not ended.

    2 lessons·Practitioner
    On-chain vs. off-chain
  • 209Course

    The Future of Bitcoin

    An honest sketch of open questions.

    3 lessons·Practitioner
    Open questions