Introduction in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Open Course

The Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency course is an introductory course that you can take at your own pace. Each module contains at least one video presentation with a duration between 5 and maximum 30 minutes. At the time of registration you will be automatically created an account where you will have access to all the modules within maximum 5 minutes from the registration.

  • 1. Introduction to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
    General introduction about crytpocurrencies and main concepts
  • 2. What is money?
    From barter, to gold, to coins, to banknotes, to electronic money: how the concept of money has evolved over 3,000 years of history
    Commodity money and Fiat money
  • 3. What are Bitcoin?
    What are Bitcoin and how do they differ from the usual electronic money
    Centralization and decentralization
    Why they have value
    The power of the network vs. the power of authority
    What is Blockchain Technology?
    No third party warranty required
    Why are the transfer costs missing?
    Why is inflation impossible?
  • 4. How Bitcoin is Made:
    Bitcoin is “mined” as gold is mined
    Proof of work
    Algorithm decryption
    The “prize” for the validation of transactions
  • 5. What is a wallet?
    What is a wallet?
    What are the types of wallet?
    How to create a wallet?
    What does Public key and Private key mean?
    What are the safety rules?
    Under what conditions is anonymity fulfilled?
  • 6. How to use Bitcoin?
    Where Can I Buy and Sell Bitcoin?
    How is a transaction going?
    How to use online exchange offices?
    How are the machines used?
    How to make payments online and in stores that accept Bitcoin?
    How can you be paid in bitcoin as a natural person?
    How can you be paid in bitcoin as a legal entity?
  • 7. Cryptocurrencies
    What types of virtual currencies are currently available besides Bitcoin?
    What are their characteristics?
    What credibility do they have?
    Which are the most interesting?
  • 8. Altcoins and ICO
    What is ICO (Initial Coin Offer)?
    How are new coins launched on the market?
    What are the investment possibilities?
  • 9. Currency transactions
    How is Bitcoin and Altcoin traded?
    What is Forex?
    A few trading items
    How are the currencies in terms of volatility?
    Fundamental Analysis
    Technical Analysis
    About “tempting proposals”
  • 10. Legal aspects
    What is the legal framework?
    What is the difference between virtual currencies and other types of currency?
    What is the position of governments on currencies, globally?
  • 11. Deep Web
    What is Deep Web?
    Bitcoin and online crime: what’s the truth?
  • 12. Where do we start?
    What are the main sites useful for buying and trading?
    Where do we start?
    Practical application
  • 13. Glossary and conclusions
    Recapitulation of the main concepts and terms used.