Blockchain – Principles and Practices

Blockchain – Principles and Practices

English | MP4 | AVC 1280×720 | AAC 44KHz 2ch | 2h 41m | 450 MB

In this course, you will delve beneath the covers of Blockchain technologies to see how they work. Having an understanding of how this technology operates is essential to understanding platforms like BitCoin and Ethereum or other providers.

Blockchains are probably one of the most highly talked about technologies at the moment as they provide a way to attain digital trust on the Internet. There is so much emphasis on the technology that companies are very keen to learn about Blockchains and adopt them. Venture capitalists are currently diverting a lot of investments into funding Blockchain-based companies. In this course, Blockchain – Principles and Practices, you will explore the fundamental data structures and algorithms used to build a typical Blockchain and build up a working example over the course. First, you will learn how to store single transactions in a block. Second, you will discover how to store multiple transactions in a block using Merkle trees. Next, you will be taught how to make the Blockchain tamper-proof using mining and proof-of-work. Finally, you will learn how nodes on a Blockchain maintain consensus. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and tools necessary to build your own Blockchain.

Table of Contents

01 Course Overview
02 Course Introduction
03 Thinking About Trust
04 Bitcoin
05 Introducing Blockchain
06 Private vs. Public Blockchain
07 Blockchain Use Cases
08 Introduction
09 Hashing
10 Authenticated Hashing (HMAC)
11 Digital Signatures
12 Overview
13 Overview of the Case Study
14 Blocks with a Single Transaction
15 Demo Blocks with a Single Transaction
16 Blocks with Multiple Transactions
17 Demo Blocks with Multiple Transactions
18 Transaction Pools, Authenticated Hashes, and Digital Signatures
19 Demo Authenticated Hashes and Digital Signatures
20 Summary
21 Overview
22 Byzantine Generals’ Problem
23 Solving the Problem with Hashing
24 Strength in Numbers
25 Preventing Block Tampering
26 Proof of Work Demo
27 Integrating Proof of Work
28 Integrating Proof of Work Demo
29 Summary
30 Overview
31 The Challenge with Consensus
32 Longest Chain
33 Longest Chain Consequences
34 Summary
35 Summary
36 Thinking About Trust
37 Public vs. Private Blockchain
38 Storing Transactions in Blocks
39 Proof of Work
40 Maintaining Consensus
41 What Next