Understand and Navigate Web3, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency with ease with this practical hands on course
- Free tutorial
- Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (44 ratings)
- 2,231 students
- 1hr 54min of on-demand video
- Created by Paula Guilfoyle CPA
- English
What you’ll learn
- Define Web3, Blockchain, Smart Contracts DeFi and NFT’s
- Select and set up a hot wallets
- Define key types, understand their uses
- How to store cryptocurrency and tokens safely
- Buy and Sell cryptocurrency for fiat or other tokens
- Send cryptocurrency or digital tokens from one wallet to another
- Follow transactions on a block explorer
- Explore blockchain ecosystems
- Use Defi and Staking products
- How to mint, buy and Sell NFTs
- Define the metaverse as it currently stands
Requirements
- No programming experience necessary.
- You must have an interesting in Web3 and Blockchain
- You should have an awareness of Cryptocurrency but no deep knowledge needed
- No prior experience needed in using or understanding Web3, NFTs, Defi, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Description
Web3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, NFTs, DeFi, and the Metaverse, would you like to know what they are, and how they are linked? Would you like to be able to explore them and use them safely, but don’t know where to start?
welcome to this course Navigating and Using Web3 – Blockchain for everyday users
Web3, Blockchain, NFTs, DeFi, and the Metaverse have all made headlines in the last few years. With companies like Facebook rebranding to Meta & investing billions in the metaverse, and brands such as Gucci and Nike crushing it with NFTs, it’s hard to escape from these terms. But I’m here to help you embrace them instead of escaping them so you can hop on this trend and not get left behind.
The aim of this course is to give you the skills needed to navigate and participate in web3 and use blockchain applications. This course is a practical hands-on course, with lots of demonstrations, along with live online Q&A classes and giveaways.
By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of web3 & blockchain as we will explain the main concepts in an easy-to-understand way. You will learn how to select and set up a wallet and store digital items safely. You will learn how to use block explorers, how to buy and sell and transfer cryptocurrency, you will gain a better understanding of NFTs and DeFi and you will be equipped with the skills and confidence needed to interact with apps based on blockchain and web3
A Block of Crypto has been grant funded by the Solana Foundation to run this course. This means as a student, you get some extra benefits. Such as regular live classes on Zoom to answer your questions and monthly NFT giveaways for just practicing what you learn.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner user of Web3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and digital assets
- Those that want to explore Decentralized Finance
- Those that want to explore NFTs and the Metaverse
- This course is NOT for those that want to learn to code web3
- This course is NOT a cryptocurrency trading or investment analysis course
- Those that want to learn to navigate and use Web3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance and NFTs.
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Course content
1 section • 25 lectures • 1h 55m total length
Introduction25 lectures • 1hr 56min
- Introduction02:16
- Resources, Live class schedule and giveaway form01:02
- What is Web3?04:05
- What is Blockchain04:57
- Private keys and Public Keys05:12
- Securing the network – The role of a miner03:13
- How blockchain transactions work on Solana01:43
- What is a Blockchain explorer01:30
- How to use a blockchain explorer09:38
- Choosing a wallets and storing tokens safely03:18
- How to set up a hot wallet06:59
- Buying Cryptocurrency or selling cryptocurrency for Fiat12:03
- Sending and Receiving Cryptocurrency and digital assets09:23
- An Introduction to blockchain programs and Smart Contracts03:48
- Blockchain ecosystems01:10
- How to explore an ecosystem05:43
- An Introduction to Defi04:51
- An introduction to stablecoins01:36
- How to swap tokens using a Swap or DEX04:30
- How to Staking and secure a network08:57
- How to use Decentralized Finance (DeFi) products07:57
- An introduction to Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs’) and the Metaverse05:57
- How to buy an NFT04:21
- How to mint an NFT00:16
- Conclusion01:19
