Bitcoin Advanced Course - Johannesburg

Tue Jul 19, 09:00 - Tue Jul 19, 14:30

Bandwidth Barn

ABOUT

Do you know the basics of Bitcoin & the Blockchain and want to learn more about this fascinating technology and the opportunities it offers?
 
Bitcoin & blockchain technology has received a lot of attention recently as the technology provides many opportunities and solutions for both financial and non-financial institutions, startups, individuals and governments. The world's largest companies such as IBM, Deloitte, Microsoft, Santander Bank and Nasdaq, are looking at the blockchain technology as a means to improve their existing services, systems and products. This course helps de-mystify what blockchain is and how organisations can leverage its key features: security, transparency, full life-cycle transaction history, real-time, immutability and cost-efficiency. 
 
This course is for individuals who understand the basics of digital currencies such as bitcoin and the blockchain technology. The course delves deeper into the concepts covered in the Bitcoin Beginner course, such as bitcoin mining, transactions on the blockchain, wallets, payment gateways, software clients, API's, libraries, Bitcoin 2.0 and smart contracts.

Module 1 - Introduction
  • Byzantine Generals’ Problem 
  • Distributed Ledgers 
  • Digital Assets 
Module 2 - Mining and Transactions
  • Scripting 
  • Pools
  • Proof and Distributed Consensus
  • Cryptography
  • Nodes
  • Networks 
Module 3 - Software
  • Web services / APIs
  • Software
  • Front ends
  • Clients
Module 4 - Service Providers
  • Blockchain as a Service
  • Payment Gateways and Providers
  • APIs
  • Wallets
  • Explorers 
Module 5 - Bitcoin 2.0
  • Decentralised Autonomous Organisations
  • Decentralised Services
  • Open Asset Protocol
  • World Computers
  • Smart Property
  • Smart Contracts
  • Side Chains 
Each student will receive printed training material and a Certificate of Completion.
Please note: The course content is subject to change slightly.