- The definitive guide to understand what the bitcoin is and why we should care about them.
- Free tutorial
- Rating: 4.8 out of 54.8 (3,399 ratings)
- 113,635 students
- 6hr 26min of on-demand video
- Created by Charles Hoskinson, Brian Göss
- English
What you’ll learn
- By the end of this course, you will be able to explain what a bitcoin is and why we should care about them
- You will be able to start mining bitcoins if you desire
- You will be able to speculate on the bitcoin exchanges
- You will be able to securely store and use bitcoins in e-commerce
- You will able to integrate into the Bitcoin community
Requirements
- None
Description
Welcome to the first community built BItcoin course! This course serves as a central point of introduction to Bitcoin for anyone interested. It assumes no special skills or knowledge nor experience in computer science. All are welcome and the course shall forever be free under a creative commons license.
The course is divided into several sections. The Core Lecture Path serves as a comprehensive introduction for beginners on all relevant topics necessary to have a deep understanding of Bitcoin including why Bitcoins have value, why they can be used for anonymous transactions, the current economy of Bitcoins, how they are made and distributed as well as speculation.
The bonus lecture path addresses specific questions students have asked and are not necessary for to satisfy the goals of the course. Feel free to request a bonus lecture at any time! Finally, there are dedicated tracks for more in-depth analysis of the theoretical concepts of Bitcoin alongside the software that makes makes Bitcoin work well.
Bitcoin or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crypto by Charles Hoskinson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in the bitcoin
- No special background is required or expected
- Future Lectures will Cover Special Topics as Requested by the Course Community
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Course content
5 sections • 25 lectures • 8h 18m total lengthCollapse all sections
Welcome to Bitcoin (Core Lecture Path)8 lectures • 3hr 37min
- Course Introduction02:38
- What is the Bitcoin?41:28
- How to Acquire Bitcoins and Spend Them29:30
- The Bitcoin Economy50:08
- Bitcoin Mining43:23
- Bitcoin Speculation33:45
- The Future of the Bitcoin15:56
- How to Contact Me2 pages
Bonus Lectures9 lectures • 1hr 33min
- Cryptography and You15:28
- Cold Storage and You11:24
- Bitcoin IRC and You02:40
- Paper Wallets and You11:00
- Transaction Fees and You08:30
- Vanity Addresses: Theory02:16
- Vanity Addresses: Application09:20
- GLIPH: Encrypted Instant Messaging and Bitcoin Payments08:16
- Foundations of a Programmable Society24:17
A Primer on Bitmessage by Derek Shaw2 lectures • 44min
- Derek Shaw Presents Bitmessage (Lecture 1)23:40
- Derek Shaw Presents Bitmessage (Lecture 2)20:34
The History of Bitcoin2 lectures • 31min
- Brian Goss: A Brief Look at the Digitalization of Money 1985-199915:44
- Brian Goss: A Brief Look at the Digitization of Money: 1985-199, Part 215:33
Jon Matonis on Bitcoin4 lectures • 1hr 51min
- Consult Hyperion’s Interview on Bitcoin23:17
- Jon Mantonis on Bitcoin and Crypto-Currencies23:32
- The Great Gold Vs Bitcoin Debate: Casey Vs Matonis32:51
- Bitcoin Cryptocurrency: Is “Digital Gold” The Future of Money30:58
