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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

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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 Pranav P

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Sep 24, 2018

The course content and instructor was really great. Will continue taking other courses from the series as well

By Diane

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Sep 14, 2019

An excellent intro course with substance. Will be useful and will not waste your time. Worth the commitment.

By 賈泉檳

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Jan 22, 2022

It explain blockchain step-by-step, well-structured. And the selected reading materials are rich and broad.

By cooper s

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May 18, 2021

Fairly in depth overview of the ins and outs of Ethereum. Looking forward to going through the next course.

By Diego R S A

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Dec 13, 2020

Bastante amigable la interfaz y el contenido para aprender este tema tan interesante y sus funcionalidades.

By Prasana R

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Oct 11, 2020

One of the best sites and courses. I enjoyed learning the new tech. I am hoping to complete all the courses

By John D T

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Feb 12, 2020

Very informational beginning blockchain course. Great resources are provided as well to help with learning.

By Mohammad M

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Feb 11, 2020

thanks for your great course... I really enjoyed it .... thancks for helping me pass it as a financial aid

By Angel D

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Mar 22, 2019

Great introduction, and the final project is a profitable way to understand some of the blockchain elements

By Todd N

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Jul 9, 2018

Very good overview of the basic concepts around Blockchain and how it is used in both bitcoin and ethereum.

By SAYANTH F C 2

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Nov 28, 2021

Highly in-depth knowledge of blockchain basics. A must for all interested in data handling and management.

By Shivansh P

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Mar 16, 2021

It Was an Amazing Introductory Course. Thank you. I wanted to know about Blockchain for quiet a long time.

By Darla H K

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Oct 17, 2020

The new technology blockchain is something that is interesting and the learning process. thank you cousera

By Rui V

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May 12, 2020

Great course! Mrs. Ramamurthy explains the themes very well, and the lectures are challenging. Thanks all.

By Maryam S

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Jul 28, 2022

It was goof It helped me in understanding of all the jargons of this field in few hours. Thanks Coursers.

By Kevin R

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Dec 29, 2021

Great course. I recommend reading all of the optional resources. I learned way more than I bargained for.

By Aadesh J B

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May 26, 2020

Very well structured quiz and assignments . Had great learning and understanding of Basics of Blockchain.

By DEVRISHI D

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May 9, 2020

Excellent Course for beginners and for anyone who's looking forward to exploring the world of blockchain.

By Amey K

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May 1, 2020

A very gentle, but thorough introduction to Blockchains.

Programming assignment could be more challenging.

By Muhammad M

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Dec 13, 2019

It's an amazing course which helps me to understand the working of blockchain and etherum.thanks COURSERA

By Tomoyuki N

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Jan 3, 2023

I learned the basis of Blockchain. The hands-on simulation gave me a concrete image of Ethereum trading.

By Muhammad R W

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Mar 22, 2021

its very good for someone like me that i don't know anything about blockchain and this course is help me

By Shanmuka A P

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May 1, 2020

I got the best explanation from this instructor and I recommend every enthusiast to take up this course.

By Daniel G B

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Apr 17, 2020

Thank's a million, crystal clear explanations, very useful graphical presentations. Bina is the best :-)

By Deepanjan D

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Apr 11, 2020

Amazing course! Learned a lot about blockchain technology and about bitcoin network and ethereum network