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Lecture 12 — History of Cryptocurrencies [Bonus lecture]
Bonus lecture by Jeremy Clark due to popular interest.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/ -
Lecture 11 — The future of Bitcoin?
Eleventh and final lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture:
* The block chain as a vehicle for decentralization
* Routes to decentralization
* What can we decentralize?
* When is decentralization a good idea? -
Lecture 10 — Altcoins and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Tenth lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture:
* Short History of Altcoins
* Interaction between Bitcoin and Altcoins
* Lifecycle of an Altcoin
* Bitcoin-Backed Altcoins, “Side Chains” -
Lecture 9 — Bitcoin as a Platform
Ninth lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture:
* Bitcoin as an append-only log
* Bitcoins as “smart property”
* Secure multi-party lotteries in Bitcoin
* Bitcoin as randomness source
* Prediction markets & real-world data feeds -
Lecture 8 — Alternative Mining Puzzles
Eighth lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture:
* Essential Puzzle Requirements
* ASIC Resistant Puzzles
* Proof-of-useful-work
* Nonoutsourceable Puzzles
* Proof-of-Stake -
Lecture 7 — Community, Politics, and Regulation
Seventh lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture:
* Consensus in Bitcoin
* Bitcoin Core Software
* Stakeholders : Who’s in Charge?
* Roots of Bitcoin
* Governments Notice Bitcoin
* Anti Money-Laundering Regulation
* New York’s BitLicense Proposal -
Lecture 6 — Bitcoin and Anonymity
Sixth lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture:
* Anonymity basics
* Overview of Bitcoin deanonymization
* Mixing
* Decentralized mixing
* Zerocoin and Zerocash
* Tor and the Silk Road -
Lecture 5 — Bitcoin Mining
Fifth lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture (click the time to jump to the section):
* The task of Bitcoin miners 0:15
* Mining hardware 10:17
* Energy consumption & ecology 33:38
* Mining pools 50:16
* Mining incentives and strategies 1:04:29 -
Lecture 4 — How to Store and Use Bitcoins
Fourth lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture (click the time to jump to the section):
* Simple Local Storage 0:27
* Hot and Cold Storage 6:28
* Splitting and Sharing Keys 19:52
* Online Wallets and Exchanges 30:54
* Payment Services 50:17
* Transaction Fees 58:30
* Currency Exchange Markets 1:04:09 -
Lecture 3 — Mechanics of Bitcoin
Third lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture (click the time to jump to the section):
* Bitcoin transactions 1:44
* Bitcoin scripts 11:42
* Application of Bitcoin scripts 27:20
* Bitcoin blocks 42:09
* The Bitcoin network 47:58
* Limitations & improvements 1:08:02 -
Lecture 2 — How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization
Second lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture (click the time to jump to the section):
* Centralization vs. decentralization 1:12
* Distributed consensus 4:45
* Consensus without identity: the block chain 17:46
* Incentives and proof of work 35:43
* Putting it all together 55:39 -
Lecture 1 — Intro to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies
First lecture of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies online course.
For the accompanying textbook, including the free draft version, see: http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/
In this lecture (click the time to jump to the section):
* Cryptographic hash functions 1:51
* Hash pointers and data structures 20:28
* Digital signatures 29:25
* Public keys as identities 39:04
* A simple cryptocurrency 44:39
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Online CourseMG Montague2018-08-06T13:32:27-04:00