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About the Course

This first course of the Blockchain specialization provides a broad overview of the essential concepts of blockchain technology – by initially exploring the Bitcoin protocol followed by the Ethereum protocol – to lay the foundation necessary for developing applications and programming. You will be equipped with the knowledge needed to create nodes on your personal Ethereum blockchain, create accounts, unlock accounts, mine, transact, transfer Ethers, and check balances. You will learn about the decentralized peer-to-peer network, an immutable distributed ledger and the trust model that defines a blockchain. This course enables you to explain basic components of a blockchain (transaction, block, block header, and the chain) its operations (verification, validation, and consensus model) underlying algorithms, and essentials of trust (hard fork and soft fork). Content includes the hashing and cryptography foundations indispensable to blockchain programming, which is the focus of two subsequent specialization courses, Smart Contracts and Decentralized Applications (Dapps). You will work on a virtual machine image, specifically created for this course, to build an Ethereum test chain and operate on the chain. This hands-on activity will help you understand the workings of a blockchain, its transactions, blocks and mining. Main concepts are delivered through videos, demos and hands-on exercises....

Top reviews

TT

Nov 18, 2018

This is an introductory course to Blockchain. The supplemented material (in other words self-study) is excellent and in my opinion is the only way to master the concepts and details of this discipline

U

Dec 31, 2019

One of the Best course for Absolutely Beginners :-) Discussed Core Fundamental Factors of Blockchain of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Amazing Resources & Really Helpful Content. Thanks Bina Ramamurthy Ma'am.

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By Diego I M

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Mar 14, 2022

Excelente curso para iniciarce en blockchain

By CINDHE R

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Nov 13, 2020

Course was excellent for absolute beginners.

By Sourav D

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May 22, 2020

As a basic level course it is well designed.

By Ian C

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Dec 15, 2019

It's a great course, a tightly fit beginner.

By Partha S

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Sep 28, 2019

One of the best cources in Blockchain basics

By Abdul W B

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Jul 25, 2019

Excellent teaching skills and course content

By Naing M A

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Aug 4, 2018

Excellent Introductory Course on Blockchain!

By Yuv R

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Jul 4, 2022

Amazing course. Got to learn so many things

By Donnel C

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Jun 2, 2022

great introduction to blockchain mechanics

By Ritik P

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Apr 24, 2022

great course for learning blockchain basics

By olatoye d

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Jan 3, 2022

I would recommend this course for beginners

By John S

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Dec 30, 2021

The course is presented at the right level.

By Aniket T

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Jun 29, 2021

It's a ery good course. i totally loved it.

By Michael G

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Jun 15, 2021

Great introduction to blockchain technology

By David M M

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Sep 11, 2020

Amazing first approach to the BC technology

By Yugal J

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Jul 11, 2020

Very detailed and highly informative course

By Antosh M D

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May 2, 2020

Wonderful Experience with hands on session.

By Shubham K

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Apr 5, 2020

It was really a knowledge enhancing course.

By Miguel C

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Apr 3, 2020

Basic stuff, but good if you are new to it.

By Chathura R

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Apr 2, 2020

grate course to learn basics of block chain

By Ekaterina M

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Dec 11, 2018

Really great course! Recommend to everyone.

By AVINASH A

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Aug 14, 2018

Great course. Up from basics. Nicely built.

By Do C A

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Aug 8, 2018

Basics Information about Bitcoin Blockchain

By AVILA J

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Apr 23, 2021

Thanks Coursera and Buffalo University....

By Itzcoatl R P V

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Oct 5, 2020

Clear and concise insights into blockchain