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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 Israel O R

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Jun 28, 2020

THANK YOU FOR THE EDUCATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO ACQUIRING A JOB IN THE FIELD OF STUDY.

By Violet R

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Sep 27, 2018

Wonderful course, some concepts are bit difficult to get at first but great lecturers!

By Amit M

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Jul 22, 2018

Good course to get your feet wet before venturing further into blockchain development.

By Swaraj P

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May 2, 2021

this is new concept i have learned and it is very interest topic.I enjoyed very much.

By Abhishek G

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Jul 24, 2020

Everything has been explained in facile manner. Loved the way she taught everything,.

By Fadi H

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Mar 8, 2020

Good course, all the information was available to learn about the basics ofblockchain

By Pranav H M

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Feb 24, 2020

The best online learning experience up till now. Provided a good tools and resources.

By Prabhat G

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Aug 9, 2018

Really loved the course for the details and the lectures which explains in clear way.

By Mourya b

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Feb 6, 2020

Amazing introduction to blockchain technology. The course resources are very useful.

By Tatsapat S

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Jul 16, 2021

Course is well organized and easy to follow. I would highly recommend for beginner.

By Olalekan M

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Sep 21, 2020

This is awesome, I really love the course, very much interested in studying further

By Vishakh R

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Apr 22, 2020

Amazing course with all relevant details required for basic knowledge in the field.

By Anja G

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Jul 20, 2018

Great course for a blockchain beginner who intends to dive deep into the subject...

By Shreyansh P

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Jul 3, 2023

This course is really very informative and its structure is also very interactive.

By Ram D

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Dec 20, 2022

Best way to understand Blockchain Basics is thru this Course, wonderful Instructor

By Antonios L

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Feb 14, 2021

Great introduction in such a complex topic with very efficient education approach!

By Sunil S

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Apr 7, 2020

Well structure and well paced sessions. Also the project work was very informative

By Chandragupta S

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Oct 10, 2019

Best course to start your journey, if you are planning your carrier in Blockchain.

By vijaya k D

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Jul 25, 2018

if one wanted to get grip on blockchain, this is the first and best starting point

By Hamed M

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Nov 27, 2023

Great Knowledge.I really Appriciate From Coursera for providing such great Course

By kasun h

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Dec 16, 2021

This is good course to those who have less knowledge with block chain technology.

By AYUSH S

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Dec 19, 2020

I am very lucky to have this as my first course.

Thank you for making this course.

By Deleted A

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Jul 16, 2019

The course is really good if you want to start a blockchain career from the root.

By Tirthankar B

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Feb 15, 2019

Good Course! I learned a lot. However, the last course assignment could have been

By Disha D

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Sep 10, 2018

The course is excellent for all those looking for a basic overview of blockchain.