by Kirankalyan Kulkarni | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release Date: March 2018 | ISBN: 9781787127791

Your entry point to the world of decentralized databases!About This VideoLearn quick, highly-effective and easy ways to master Blockchain and Bitcoin.Understand the impact of decentralization and discover ways to tackle it.Gain a strong foundation in where Bitcoin and Blockchain are going, what they do, and how to prepare for them.In DetailBlockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and secure storage of data. Blockhchain technology uses cryptography to keep data secure. The blockchain technology is the backbone of cryptocurrencyIt would take you on a journey of the blockchain database, followed by advanced implementations of blockchain concept.This video course is aimed at anyone who is in interested in learning about bitcoin basics, the technical operation of bitcoin.This video would give you a full insight of this leading technology and its implementation in the real world. We would begin with the technical foundations of the blockchain, teaching you the fundamentals of cryptography and how it keeps data secure. Along the way, you would also learn about the mechanisms behind cryptocurrencies. In this video you will learn everything you need to know about decentralized digital money,

1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to Blockchain and Bitcoin
   • The Course Overview 00:03:24
   • Introduction to Cryptography for Cryptocurrencies 00:07:17
   • History and Introduction to Bitcoin 00:08:01
   • Introduction to Blockchain 00:06:55
   • How the Blockchain Is Structured? 00:10:33
   • Comparing Private, Public, and Consortium Blockchains 00:08:59
2. Chapter 2 : Fundamentals of Decentralization
   • How Decentralization Works? 00:10:48
   • What Can Be Decentralized? 00:13:12
   • The Impact of Decentralization 00:09:16
   • Pros and Cons of Decentralization 00:07:43
3. Chapter 3 : Advanced Blockchain Concepts
   • Consensus Protocols 00:10:30
   • PoW Versus PoS Versus PoET 00:13:17
   • Key Privacy Challenges of Blockchains 00:09:01
   • Smart Contracts, Decentralized Applications 00:12:01
4. Chapter 4 : Bitcoin and Blockchain Security
   • User Security Best Practices for Bitcoin 00:07:01
   • User Security Best Practices for Bitcoin (Continued) 00:07:42
   • Hardware Wallets, Physical Bitcoin 00:06:31
   • Balancing and Diversification, Survivability 00:10:45