Introduction to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies-Introduction to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies
Course Information
Welcome
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Cryptographic Hash Functions
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Hash Pointers and Data Structures
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Digital Signatures
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Public Keys as Identities
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A Simple Cryptocurrency
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How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization-How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization
Centralization vs. Decentralization
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Distributed Consensus
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Consensus without Identity: the Block Chain
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Incentives and Proof of Work
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Putting It All Together
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Mechanics of Bitcoin-Mechanics of Bitcoin
Bitcoin Transactions
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Bitcoin Scripts
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Applications of Bitcoin Scripts
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Bitcoin Blocks
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The Bitcoin Network
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Limitations & Improvements
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How to Store and Use Bitcoins-How to Store and Use Bitcoins
How to Store and Use Bitcoins
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Hot and Cold Storage
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Splitting and Sharing Keys
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Online Wallets and Exchanges
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Payment Services
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Transaction Fees
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Currency Exchange Markets
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Bitcoin Mining-Bitcoin Mining
The Task of Bitcoin Miners
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Mining Hardware
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Energy Consumption & Ecology
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Mining Pools
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Mining Incentives and Strategies
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Bitcoin and Anonymity-Bitcoin and Anonymity
Anonymity Basics
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How to de-anonymize Bitcoin
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Mixing
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Decentralized Mixing
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Zerocoin and Zerocash
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Tor and the Silk Road
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Community, Politics, and Regulation-Community, Politics, and Regulation
Consensus in Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Core Software
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Stakeholders: Who's in Charge?
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Roots of Bitcoin
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Governments Notice Bitcoin
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Anti Money-Laundering
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Regulation
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New York's BitLicense Proposal
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Alternative Mining Puzzles-Alternative Mining Puzzles
Essential Puzzle Requirements
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ASIC Resistant Puzzles
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Proof-of-useful-work
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Nonoutsourceable Puzzles
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Proof-of-Stake "Virtual Mining"
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Bitcoin as a Platform-Bitcoin as a Platform
Bitcoin as an Append-Only Log
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Bitcoin As Smart Property
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Secure Multi-Party Lotteries in Bitcoin
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Bitcoin As Randomness Source
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Prediction Markets & Real-World Data Feeds
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Altcoins and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem-Altcoins and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Short History of Altcoins
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Interaction Between Bitcoin and Altcoins
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Lifecycle of an Altcoin
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Bitcoin-Backed Altcoins, "Side Chains"
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The Future of Bitcoin?-The Future of Bitcoin?
The Block Chain as a Vehicle for Decentralization
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Routes to Blockchain Integration
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What Can We Decentralize?
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When Is Decentralization a Good Idea?
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