- Course
Blockchain Explained
A short, pragmatic, business-focused introduction to blockchain.
What you'll learn
With a focus on real-world business applications over cryptocurrency, we’ll get past the misconceptions and hype around blockchain, cover the most important ideas and terminology—making sense of terms like distributed ledgers, smart contracts, cryptographic hashing, and consensus— explore the blockchain platforms, and cover multiple scenarios to show where blockchain could be useful for your company or business.
Table of contents
- Introduction | 2m 48s
- The Early Days of Blockchain | 3m 22s
- Common Misunderstandings | 2m 44s
- Ledgers and Distributed Ledgers | 6m 54s
- Building a Blockchain | 2m 51s
- Cryptographic Hashing in Blockchain | 5m 59s
- Terminology Sidebar | 2m 4s
- Applications of Blockchain | 4m 24s
- Scenario Supply Chain Management | 2m 19s
- Smart Contracts and Platform Overview | 3m 12s
About the author
With over three decades of software development experience, Simon has programmed in every discipline: from finance to transportation, nuclear reactors to game development. His first video course released back in 2002: since then, his popular courses have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of developers. Simon obsesses on making complicated subjects accessible, memorable, and easier to learn.